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Two Policemen arrested in sex trade scandal

The two policemen who are accused of raping five young women have been arrested and are expected to be charged shortly. The young women were...

Security Guard remanded for allegedly beating wife

A Security Guard appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry and pleaded not guilty to three counts of unlawful assault which he allegedly committed against...

Businessman busted with 403 grams of marijuana, remanded to prison

A businessman appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry charged with Possession of Narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. Thirty – Eight – year old Jacoma...

Linden resident accused of beating man with hammer

Thirty - year - old Devon Green of Linden appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry to answer the charge of unlawful wounding. It is alleged...

Baroombar employee, friend remanded for robbery

Two men were today remanded to prison by the Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry. A Security Guard attached to Baroombar Leroy Holder of 48 Princess...

Dead man in early morning robbery identified

The man, who was shot and killed in an early morning robbery today, Monday July 8, has been identified as Victor Da Silva of...

Update: One dead, another injured in early morning robbery

An early morning robbery at the corner of Water and Cowan Streets, Kingston this morning, Monday July 8 has left one person dead and...

Man shot dead on Vryheid’s Lust Seawalls

 Police have confirmed that a 32 – year – old man was last evening, Sunday, July 7, 2013, shot dead during a robbery at...

U.S Citizen sentenced to 4 years in jail for possession of cocaine

United States citizen, Brianna Rodney today pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine and was sentenced to four years in prison by Chief Magistrate Priya...

Fire destroy 3 houses, 16 homeless

By Nickhail Jaundoo Sixteen persons are homeless after three houses were destroyed between Camp and Quamina Streets around 15:00 hrs today, Saturday July 6. The Guyana...

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...