Berbice rice farmer allegedly shot dead during home invasion
A rice farmer was on Monday evening shot and killed at his West Berbice home after gunmen invaded his property.
Dead is 60-year-old Gregory Reynolds...
48 months jail for teenager who stole from roommate
– Eighteen – year - old Joshua Joseph of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown was sentenced to 48 months imprisonment by Magistrate Ann McLennan for...
Miner shot, robbed allegedly by weed handler on Cemetery road
Police are investigating an alleged robbery under arms committed on a 23-year-old miner by his weed handler on Friday evening as he was in...
Close to 60% of Guyana’s gold smuggled overseas – Trotman
Officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Homeland Security from the United States of America visited Guyana a few weeks ago and...
SOCU conducts raids, arrests as Bartica gold dealer investigations continue
…guns, ammo unearthed at properties
Employees of alleged fraudster Saddiqui Rasul were on Wednesday taken into Police custody following several raids in Bartica and Georgetown...
WCD man gets 14 years’ jail for brutally chopping woman
…previously jailed for killing wife
A man who had previously served 17 years in prison for killing his wife was on Thursday handed a 14-year...
Guyana records 272 suicide cases in 30 months; Indo-Guyanese, Males top list
By Jomo Paul
– With a 2014 World Health Organisation (WHO) report naming Guyana as the country with the highest suicide rate per capita,...
Pomeroon man remanded for allegedly molesting his daughter
A 51 - year - old laborer of the Lower Pomeroon River was remanded to prison on Monday when he appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce in...
17-Y-O remanded for killing brother-in-law
A 17-year-old was today remanded to prison for killing his brother-in-law, in an alleged bid to defend his 13-year-old sister's and his mother's honour.
The...
Guyana Deaf Mission Director trailed from bank to office, robbed
A 67-year-old representative of the Guyana Deaf Mission was on Wednesday evening robbed by a lone gunman who is suspected to have trailed him...
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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...