NCN Reports: A 52-year-old labourer died on Sunday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital after being struck by a vehicle the previous evening along the Providence Public Road, East Bank Demerara. Matthew Vanveen, of Lot 51 Castello Housing Scheme, East La Penitence, Georgetown, was involved in the accident on Saturday evening in the vicinity of […]
Guyana Times Reports : Two men from the Essequibo Coast appeared before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, with one remanded to prison on a narcotics charge and the other sentenced to imprisonment for malicious damage to property. Cleon Alphanso, 33, of Henrietta, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), was remanded […]
A 24-year-old Georgetown woman is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to manslaughter in connection with the death of her partner, who died from severe burn injuries sustained during a domestic altercation at their New Market Street, North Cummingsburg residence. Melissa David, of Lot 99–100 New Market Street, appeared before the High Court last week and […]
A 23-year-old woman from the Meadow Brook Squatting Area, Georgetown, has been charged and remanded to prison following the discovery of cannabis, ecstasy and a cannabis-infused liquid substance at her home during an intelligence-led operation by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU). Keyola Daniels was arrested on Wednesday after CANU ranks searched her residence and uncovered […]
Police in Regional Division #4 ‘B’ (East Bank Demerara) are investigating the stabbing death of a 28-year-old construction worker who was killed during an altercation at Soesdyke on Saturday night. Dead is Curtis Bengochea of Eight Street, Ivan Road, Soesdyke, who was stabbed at around 22:30h at First Street, Ivan Road, Soesdyke. According to police […]
A 40-year-old porter from Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, has been charged with rape following an alleged incident involving a woman from the same community in September 2024. Kalika Singh, of Lot 429, Good Hope, appeared before the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, where the charge was read to him. Singh was not required to […]
News Source Reports : The Guyana Police Force is investigating the suspected theft of seven firearms and 68 rounds of ammunition from the arms room of the Cove and John Police Station on the East Coast of Demerara, with a Sergeant attached to the station currently in custody in connection with the matter. The guns […]
News Room Reports : Three foreign nationals caught operating illegal gold mining operations within the Iwokrama Forest Protected Area have been convicted and sentenced to five months imprisonment each, in what the Iwokrama International Centre is hailing as a significant enforcement victory — even as fresh concerns emerge over the growing presence of river dredges […]
A Layne Avenue man and his neighbour have been placed on a lifetime bond to keep the peace following a dispute that culminated in the cutting of an electrical cord. Brandon Mars, 26, appeared before Magistrate Orinthia Smith at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday, facing charges of abusive language and damage to property. The […]
Four residents of Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), appeared before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday on separate road traffic-related charges ranging from dangerous driving to refusal to provide breath specimens. Eighteen-year-old teacher Priya France of Coffee Grove, Essequibo Coast, was charged with dangerous driving contrary to Section 36 of […]
The Guyana Government has issued a preliminary call for investors to participate in two major energy projects under its Gas-to-Energy initiative at Wales, West Bank Demerara — a cooking gas bottling plant and a fertiliser facility. Through the Office of the Prime Minister, which has oversight for the energy sector, the Government is inviting Preliminary […]
A 23-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a 15-year-old boy who died during a recreational outing at the Hot and Cold Lake, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) on Easter Monday. Shemar Smith, also known as “Short Man,” of Adventure, Essequibo Coast, appeared before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir at the […]
A canteen operator who has worked at the Woolford Avenue complex of the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) for five years says she suspects she is being victimized after receiving an abrupt eviction notice just days after posting a humorous TikTok video referencing the rising cost of living under President Irfaan Ali. Farha Najab […]
From banking and finance to energy and mining, more than 40 companies converged on the University of Guyana’s Turkeyen Campus on Friday for Day 1 of the institution’s Open Day and Job Fair, offering hundreds of current and prospective students a window into the country’s growing employment landscape. Republic Bank Managing Director Dr. Toussaint Boyce, […]
The University of Guyana is overhauling its academic programmes in response to shifting attitudes among young people toward work and career, following two surveys that revealed a generation more focused on financial flexibility and personal fulfilment than traditional long-term employment. Vice Chancellor Professor Paloma Mohamed, speaking today at the University’s Turkeyen Campus during a two-day […]
Three men are currently on trial before the Berbice High Court, facing charges of abduction and assault stemming from an incident in New Amsterdam in August 2022. Anil Parvitan, 33, known as “Black Boy,” a painter of Lot 161 New Street, Cumberland; Dharamnauth Gafur, 25, also called “Dharam and Ryan,” a labourer of Lot 164 […]
Two young men are in custody following the discovery of illegal firearms and ammunition during a targeted police operation at Dukestown, Corriverton, on Thursday afternoon. The operation, carried out at around 16:00 hrs on April 16, 2026, by ranks from Regional Division #6 acting on intelligence, led to the arrest of a 23-year-old businessman from […]
A man described by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) as a repeat offender has been granted bail on fresh drug trafficking charges, despite prosecutors’ objections, after appearing before the Wales Magistrate’s Court on Friday. Prince Bagot, charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking specifically 390 grams of cannabis pleaded not guilty before […]
Eleven motorists from Region One (Barima-Waini) have been charged with driving while their breath alcohol level exceeded the prescribed limit, with fines handed down across three days of hearings at the Mabaruma and Port Kaituma Magistrates’ Courts. A twelfth individual was separately charged for refusing to consent to a breathalyzer test. All defendants were charged […]
President Irfaan Ali has revealed that Guyana has resumed talks on establishing a local oil refinery, citing the need to strengthen the country’s energy independence as the world wrestles with the effects of the largest-ever global oil supply disruption. Making the disclosure in a video statement on Wednesday, President Ali said the government is also […]
