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Thursday, September 19, 2024

28-Y-O man remanded on child pornography charges

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Today, April 15, 2024, 28 year old Joshua Rambarran of Lot 826 St Ann Street, New Amsterdam,...

56-Y-O Guyanese dies in Antigua jail awaiting sentence for rape

  - Less than two weeks after he was found guilty of rape and remanded to prison and 11 days before he was due...

US says Dataram smuggled at least 150kg of cocaine into country

Self-confessed drug trafficker, Barry Dataram, who was arrested by Federal Agents at the John F Kennedy International Airport upon his arrival in the United...

Brazilian miner killed after being pinned under ATV

A Brazilian miner is now dead after he lost control of his All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) which toppled and pinned him on Monday. Dead is 58-year-old...

GTI Lecturer charged with wounding reputed wife

– A 25 – year – old Lecturer attached to the Government Technical Institute (GTI), appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman on November 18,...

UPDATE: Suspect in young teacher’s murder in custody

...DNA samples still to be sent overseas for testing  Nearly one month after the battered body of Richard Ishmael school teacher, Kescia Branche was found,...

Bandits beat, rob Mahaica family

Two armed bandits on Saturday pounced on a Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, family robbing them of a quantity of cash and jewelry, among other...

Decomposed body of man found in Charity house

– The swollen decomposed body of a 55 - year - old man was discovered in a house in the Charity Extension Housing Scheme...

Woman refuses to give evidence against ‘Child father’; assault, other charges dismissed

  – Magistrate Fabayo Azore dismissed three charges against a mechanic on Monday, June 15, after the complainant, who is the mother of his...

State House update: Security officer stabbed 5 times, suspect shot

See full police report: There was an alleged shooting incident which occurred at the State House (southern guard hut) on Carmichael Street at about 07:30...

Recent Articles

Letter: What is wrong with having classes under the cashew tree?

Dear Editor, The listening and grounding walkabout seems focused on the hinterland. With the stiflingly hot weather, what is wrong with classes being held outdoors,...

UG, Massy ink agreement to enhance student development & innovation

The University of Guyana (UG) and Massy (Guyana) Ltd., on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at providing UG...

Guyana reaffirms commitment to improving relations with Chile

  Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret'd), Mark Phillips reaffirmed Guyana’s commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Chile during a reception to mark the Spanish-speaking nation’s 214th...

Energy stakeholders in key meeting on ensuring reliable power supply

  Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret'd), Mark Phillips on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting with key stakeholders in the nation's power sector, at his Office on...

Govt to appeal timeline for payments to Peter’s Hall residents

  Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs on Tuesday evening said the Government will appeal the timeline it was given to issue payments to...

‘Pagalee’, ‘Prags’ among Guyanese terms added to Oxford English Dictionary

  From belna, feg and foreday morning to ketcha, prags and queh-queh, several Guyanese origin colloquial terms were included in the new words added to...

$17M worth of ganja destroyed in Bartica

Police in Regional Division Six have successfully conducted an 'eradication exercise' at Bartica, Region Seven during which a cannabis farm was destroyed. According to a...

TKR bests GAW in see-saw thriller

A bit of revenge for last year’s Republic Bank CPL was on the cards on Wednesday night as the Trinbago Knight Riders overcame the...

1 injured, 15 homeless after fire destroys Guyhoc Park houses; arson suspected

Persons residing at Lots 6 and 7, Lamaha Park, Reserve, Georgetown – also known as Guyhoc Park – are grappling with uncertainty after a...

Contract to be awarded this year for seismic survey offshore Guyana

The government is aiming to soon complete the evaluation of companies that have expressed an interest in conducting a seismic survey of the oil...