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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...

Over 4000lbs of marijuana discovered at John Fernandes Wharf

Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers the Guyana Revenue Authority has found more than 4000 lbs of compressed marijuana inside a container at the...

Mon Repos Taxi Driver wanted for murder

Satish Neil Ramcharitar is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Jagdeo Thakurdeen on June 30, 2013, at Good...

Recent Articles

‘Rich, foreign companies should pay their taxes’ – VP condemns M&CC’s tax waiver to...

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has joined in condemning the cash-strapped Georgetown Mayor and City Council for its granting of a 25 per cent...

Jagdeo defends rental of second powership

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has explained the feasibility of renting a second power ship to meet the growing...

‘We believe in our ministers, it’s just tough love’ – Jagdeo defends Ali’s fiery...

President Dr. Irfaan Ali’s meeting with Permanent Secretaries, Engineers, Contractors and Ministers of the Government at 05:30h on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, has been...

LIAT (2020) Ltd launches new inaugural flight to Guyana

LIAT (2020) Ltd is thrilled to announce the launch of its inaugural flight to Georgetown, Guyana (GEO), on November 19, 2024. This new route...

MoE rolling out book distribution initiative nationwide

The Ministry of Education is distributing scores of high-quality textbooks and exercise books to students across Guyana, with the intention of enhancing education services. The...

After 2 years on the run, Corentyne labourer remanded for murder of ex-convict

A Corentyne labourer was on Wednesday remanded when he appeared at the Number 51 Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Tuanna Hardy to answer the capital...

Construction of $74M bridge at Alliance Road to commence next week

Construction of an access bridge at Alliance Road, Timehri on the East Bank of Demerara is scheduled to commence in a few days. This was...

‘Only Coconut’ factory closes after losing TT market; Govt to intervene

Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha recently visited the Precision Global Inc. factory on the Linden Soesdyke Highway. Precision Global Inc. is the parent company for the...

Guyana honoured as climate transparency leader; joins ranks with Japan, Netherlands Singapore

Guyana has been honoured as the only country in the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to be recognized as a champion of climate transparency. It has...

Guyana seeking partners to develop hemp industry – Pres. Ali tells UK trade mission

With the legislation having been in place since 2022, the Guyana Government is now actively moving to develop a local hemp industry and is...