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CONSTRUCTION WORKER SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS FOR DEADLY STABBING

A construction worker was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Friday for the deadly stabbing of his friend. Andrew Seegobin, 32, from Johns, Port Mourant, Corentyne Berbice, was charged and taken into custody for the murder of Ramanand Mingo, which took place on November 19, 2023, at the Superbet shop in Johns, Port Mourant, […]

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MAN REMANDED FOR POSSESSION OF 2.8 KILOGRAMS OF CANNABIS

A man from Berbice was remanded to prison on Friday, May 15, 2026 after being charged with the possession of narcotics discovered in a minibus. Carlos Chung, aged 30, a cash crop farmer residing at Lot 239 Ithaca Village, West Bank Berbice, and also at Lot 50 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam Berbice, appeared before Magistrate Shivani […]

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PRISON SERVICE SEEKS PUBLIC’S HELP IN RECAPTURING ESCAPED INMATE

The Guyana Prison Service is seeking the public’s assistance to recapture an inmate who escaped from the Lusignan Prison on Monday. The escapee is Adrian Damder, whose last known address is 44 Graham Street, Better Hope, East Coast Demerara. According to the Prison Service, Damder is incarcerated for threatening language. Authorities are urging anyone with […]

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BAIL DENIED FOR MAN ACCUSED OF BOUTIQUE BREAK-IN

Magistrate Shivani Lalaram denied bail on Friday for a man accused of breaking into a boutique at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice and stealing several items. Jai Chamanlall, 30, of Bath Experiment, West Coast Berbice, appeared at the Weldaad Magistrate’s Court where it was alleged that between Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9, 2026, […]

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TEENAGER FACES 15 TRAFFIC CHARGES IN LETHEM COURT

Nineteen-year-old Joel Darrel from Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo) was on Tuesday slapped with 15 traffic-related charges when he appeared before Magistrate Omadatt Chandan at the Lethem Magistrate’s Court. Police stated that on Friday, April 24, 2026, along the Tabatinga Public Road, Lethem, Central Rupununi, the teen was driving without being the holder of […]

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MINIBUS DRIVER CHARGED IN FATAL NORTH RUPUNUNI ACCIDENT

news Source Guyana Reported : A 54-year-old Linden resident, Lester Baker, who was the driver of a minibus that was involved in a fatal accident along the Toka Trail in North Rupununi has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving. The accident occurred on the night of May 11, resulting in the death of […]

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WELDER SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS FOR RAPE OF CHILD

A welder from Rosignol, West Bank Berbice, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for raping a girl. Robert Campbell, 37, appeared before Justice Simone Morris at the Berbice High Court. The charges state that on April 30, 2020, Campbell committed a sexual act against a 12-year-old girl in Berbice. He pleaded not guilty, but […]

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POSTMORTEM CONFIRMS TAXI DRIVER DIED FROM STAB WOUNDS

A postmortem examination has confirmed that Berbice driver Oswain Lawson died from multiple stab wounds, which resulted in excessive bleeding and lung damage. A postmortem examination conducted on Wednesday by Government Pathologist Dr. Vivekanand Brijmohan revealed that Lawson died from multiple incised stab wounds resulting in serious blood loss and the collapse of his lungs. […]

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COCAINE SEIZED IN ESSEQUIBO COAST OPERATION

Police are investigating the discovery of a quantity of suspected cocaine found on Tuesday during an operation conducted at Onderneeming Sand Pit Junction, Essequibo Coast. According to reports, around 17:40 hours, ranks were carrying out an exercise when they stopped a motor car travelling north along the Essequibo Coast Public Road, which subsequently turned onto […]

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DELIVERY DRIVER ROBBED AT GUNPOINT IN GEORGETOWN

News Room Guyana Reported : Police are investigating a robbery under arms that occurred on Tuesday around 21:30 hours at Lamaha Street, Georgetown, involving a 30-year-old delivery driver from Prosperity, Mocha, East Bank Demerara. Preliminary investigations indicate that the victim was riding his motorcycle westbound along Lamaha Street when he observed two motorcycles carrying four […]

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BUSINESSMAN SHOT AND WOUNDED IN KITTY ATTACK

News Room Guyana Reported : A 32-year-old businessman from Campbellville, Georgetown, is recovering in hospital after being shot during a gun attack on Dowding Street, Kitty, on Tuesday morning. Police said the incident occurred at about 11:45 hours when the victim and another man were travelling in a motor car and were approached by two […]

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PRESIDENT ASSURES ALL SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO COMBAT FLOODING

With heavy rainfall expected over the next few days and with a possible extension of the rainy season, President Irfaan Ali has assured that all systems are in place to minimize flooding in and around the city, as well as other vulnerable areas. The President, along with Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, and Minister of Culture, […]

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GOVERNMENT AGGRESSIVELY RECRUITING HEALTH WORKERS GLOBALLY

The Government is aggressively recruiting health workers from around the world to meet the demand for the local Health Sector, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has stated. In an interview with reporters on Monday, the Vice President admitted that the Government is “struggling” to grapple with the shortage of healthcare workers in the country, even as […]

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GDF STAFF SERGEANT ACQUITTED IN MARIJUANA POSSESSION CASE

A Guyana Defence Force Staff Sergeant who was jointly charged after more than 150 pounds of marijuana which was allegedly discovered in a military vehicle on the East Bank of Demerara has been acquitted after a magistrate ruled that the prosecution failed to prove the case against him. Staff Sergeant Adisa Higgins was on Monday […]

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REGIONAL COUNCILLOR ARRESTED IN ASSAULT INVESTIGATION

Inews Guyana Reports : Police are investigating a regional councillor for We Invest in Nationhood after a 20-year-old man allegedly suffered a broken hand during an incident at the councillor’s Black Bush Polder home on Saturday night, just days after the councillor was granted bail in a separate matter involving the alleged injury of five […]

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CARIBBEAN HEALTH OFFICIALS ASSURE LOW HANTAVIRUS RISK IN REGION

Hantavirus recently struck a European cruise vessel, infecting several individuals with three confirmed deaths. While there have been many concerns about the spread of this rare infection spread by rodents, Caribbean officials say the risk in this region remains low. Head of the Caribbean Public Health Agency, Dr. Lisa Indar, says the rodent species that […]

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