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Thursday, September 19, 2024

Police in Linden investigating rape of 6-y-o child

Police in Linden are now investigating the alleged rape of a 6-year-old child. According to reports, a 44-year-old male suspected of the heinous crime was...

Forest Ranger injured in drunken brawl at Orealla Village

A 29-year-old Forest Ranger attached to the Guyana Forestry Commission is now a patient at the Orealla Hospital, Corentyne after he was injured by...

Kitty businessman jailed 18 months for beating, threatening to shoot daughter

A Kitty, Georgetown businessman who was captured in a viral video kicking and punching his daughter has been sentenced to 18 months in jail...

GPF working to make 911 service consistent – Crime Chief

Persons who have an emergency can now rest assured as Crime Chief Lyndon Alves has assured that the 911 emergency line is currently up...

Armed bandits rob Craig couple

Four bandits armed with knives and cutlasses on Friday night broke into the home of a Craig, East Bank Demerara, couple and robbed them...

Manslaughter charge recommended for day care owner

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended that the owner of the day care that was responsible for the death of seven-month-old Oriyah...

Teen stabbed in altercation with school boy over girl, 13

A 17-year-old was stabbed outside of the Berbice High School (BHS) in New Amsterdam, during an alleged argument over a 13-year-old girl. The injured teen...

UK consultants had recommended “civilianizing” GPF’s Public Relations Dept. – Top Cop

Following widespread criticisms over the appointment of civilians to head the Public Relations Department of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and an Opposition Member...

Berbice money changer robbed by toy gun bandits

A Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) money changer was this morning robbed of $70,000 by two armed bandits. Reports are that the victim, 24-year-old Parsrham...

‘You better watch out’: Security checks to be heightened at airports for Christmas- CANU

With the Christmas season slowly approaching, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has instituted plans to heighten security checks at both Ogle and the Cheddi...

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...