President Irfaan Ali announced that all healthcare workers will receive a two-week equivalent bonus pay before the end of the year as part of Government’s response to the pandemic. He said that all … Continue Reading HEALTH CARE WORKERS TO RECEIVE TWO WEEK PAY BONUS
City Magistrate Leron Daly imposed a three years jail sentence on Mohammed Wazir Khan, who was found guilty of engaging in sexual activity with an underage girl. The offence was … Continue Reading TEACHER TO SERVE THREE YEARS FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OF MINOR
Police say that between 03:30hrs and 18:15hrs, a party of policemen under the command of a Superintendent conducted a raid exercise at DeVeldt Village, Berbice River, and an eradication exercise … Continue Reading POLICE UNEARTHS GUNS AND ERADICATES DRUGS
Four men were on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 each sentenced to serve 11 ½ years in jail after admitting to killing kidnapped businessman Rajendra Singh. Deonauth Ketwaru, Tony Thomas, Michael … Continue Reading QUARTET TO SERVE MORE THAN 11 YEARS FOR KIDNAPPING AND KILLING BUSINESSMAN
Justice Navindra Singh on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 sentenced three men to serve 11 and a half years in prison for manslaughter. Initially charged for the October 19, 2014 murder … Continue Reading MEN WHO KILLED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER TO SPEND 11 YEARS IN PRISON
Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn is encouraging road users to record their interaction with police officers with the aim of holding them accountable. Minister Benn’s remarks were made during … Continue Reading HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER ENCOURAGES CITIZENS TO RECORD INTERACTIONS WITH POLICE
Former national cyclist Hamzah Eastman was last Thursday released on $150,000 High Court bail on firearm-related charges The bail was granted by High Court Judge Navindra Singh. He was charged … Continue Reading FORMER NATIONAL CYCLIST RELEASEd ON $150,000 BAIL
A Sophia couple who the Police allegedly busted with a quantity of Amphetamine made their court appearance on Monday, November 23, 2020, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. 33-year-old Nylon Wilson … Continue Reading SOPHIA COUPLE SECURES BAIL FOR ALLEGED DRUG POSSESSION
A 19-year-old man was on Friday, November 20, 2020, found not guilty by a jury for the October 2016 murder of Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara businesswoman, Bib Ali. For legal … Continue Reading TEEN FOUND NOT GUILTY OF MURDERING MAHAICONY BUSINESSWOMAN
Guyana for decades has been divided by racism. There are many reasons for this, for example politics and religious intolerance. One of the top suggestions has always been for both … Continue Reading WILL THE PRESIDENT AND OPPOSITION LEADER MEET TO DISCUSS ETHNIC RELATIONS?
A 19-year-old man is presently on trial before Justice Navindra Singh and a 12-person jury for the October 2016 murder of Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara businesswoman, Bib Ali. For legal … Continue Reading TEEN ON TRIAL FOR MURDER OF MAHAICONY BUSINESSWOMAN
27-year-old Devon Chacon was on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 released on time served for the October 20, 2016 unlawful killing of a Peters Hall, East Bank Demerara resident. Chacon, a … Continue Reading MINER FREED ON TIME SERVED FOR KILLING PETERS HALL MAN
Within the space of 48 hours, two women became victims of domestic violence. The issue of domestic violence has been tackled from the level of government and has become a … Continue Reading HEAD OF GENDER AFFAIRS BUREAU IMPLORES MEN TO BE MORE VOCAL ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SPORTS: The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport will be rolling out tournaments in different sport disciplines to select above-average athletes for focused training, in keeping with plans to create … Continue Reading TOURNAMENTS TO BEGIN IN 2021 – SPORTS MINISTER
The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) and the Ministry of Health today seized 483 pounds of undocumented and expired packaged duck meat from a city business. While the shipper’s name … Continue Reading 483 POUNDS OF DUCK MEAT FROM USA TO BE DUMPED FOLLOWING SEIZURE BY GLDA
The Prison Officer who was recently caught with more than 800 grams of cannabis was on Monday granted his pre-trial liberty after he was arraigned before the courts for alleged … Continue Reading PRISON OFFICER ALLEGEDLY CAUGHT WITH MORE THAN 800 GRAMS OF WEED GETS BAIL
With close to one hundreds days since the bodies of Joel and Isaiah Henry, including Haresh Singh were found in the backland of Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice, the opposition … Continue Reading OPPOSITION APPLIES PRESSURE ON POLICE TO SOLVE WEST COAST BERBICE TEENS MURDER
Mayor of Georgetown Pandit Ubraj Narine and acting Town Clerk Sherry Jerrick are not too pleased with a decision by the Local Government Commission (LGC) to not approve the employment … Continue Reading CITY HALL TO ASK HIGH COURT TO QUASH LGC DECISION TO BAR EMPLOYMENT OF STAFF
A Patentia, West Bank Demerara man was on Thursday, November 12, 2020 charged with manslaughter over allegedly pushing his neighbour to death during a row over cabbage. 33-year-old Rajindra Ramlall, … Continue Reading LABOURER WHO ALLEGEDLY PUSHED PENSIONER TO DEATH SECURES BAIL
Aqueos Corporation and AGT Energy Group Inc., on Wednesday, inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide subsea and other marine services to Guyana’s growing oiland gas sector. Aqueos currently … Continue Reading AGT INKS DEAL WITH SUBSEA AND MARINE SERVICE PROVIDER AQUEOS
