The Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard has responded to a riverine incident in the vicinity of Morawhanna, Region One, after a vessel owned by the Guyana Elections Commission ran aground and subsequently caught fire, leaving it extensively damaged. The incident occurred on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at approximately 19:15 hours. The vessel, which was carrying […]
A family of four has been left homeless after a fire destroyed their two-storey wooden and concrete home at David James Scheme, Charity, Essequibo Coast, Region Two, on Sunday morning. The blaze is believed to have started between 07:15 and 08:30 hours, approximately an hour after incense (agrabatti) and a diya were lit at the […]
President Dr. Irfaan Ali has announced that Aubrey Barker Road in South Georgetown will be designated a public road, while openly expressing his desire to see the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) take control of the capital’s governance. The announcement came during an address at the commissioning of the upgraded roadway, which drew loud applause and […]
More than 460 of the issues submitted through the Government of Guyana’s Citizens Connect App have been fully resolved, with Minister of Public Service, Government Efficiency and Implementation, Zulfikar Ally, reaffirming the administration’s commitment to improving public services. Ally made the disclosure during an appearance on the Starting Point Podcast at the weekend, revealing that […]
Two of the seven persons charged in connection with the deadly Mobil gas station explosion have been discharged after the court upheld a no-case submission on their behalf. Ramesh Pramdeo and Wayne Correia were freed by Principal Magistrate Alisha George at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court on Monday, following arguments by defence attorney Bernard DaSilva that […]
Digital scanners that will allow travellers to self-declare at customs checkpoints are set to be installed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), President Dr. Irfaan Ali has announced — but he warned that strict penalties will apply to anyone caught misusing the system. President Ali made the disclosure on Friday, hours after the airport […]
The Guyana Police Force has launched a formal investigation after seven firearms and 68 rounds of ammunition were discovered missing from the arms room at the Cove and John Police Station, Regional Police Division #4 ‘C’, East Coast Demerara, with a Sergeant attached to the station now under arrest in connection with the matter. overed […]
Police ranks seized firearms and ammunition during two separate intelligence-led operations along the East Coast Demerara corridor on Sunday evening. In the first operation, conducted between 22:30hrs and 23:00hrs at Hope Estate, East Coast Demerara, ranks acting on information received went to the home of a 55-year-old farmer, where they conducted searches of the premises. […]
News Room Reports : A 55-year-old fisherman was allegedly murdered during an altercation at a bar along the Golden Grove Public Road, East Coast Demerara, on Sunday night, and a 49-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with the incident. Dead is Elton Lilly of Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara. According to Police Headquarters, the […]
Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty has set May 20, 2026 as the date for a report in the high-profile Mobil gas station bombing case, which claimed the life of six-year-old Soraya Bourne. When the matter was called in court on Monday, Legal Aid Attorney-at-Law Shellon Boyce, representing prime suspect Venezuelan national Daniel Alexander Ramirez Poedemo, […]
Shared from Akelo Elliott : Nine-year-old Jamal Clement should be thinking about school, friends, family and what he wants to be when he grows up not fighting for his life. But today, Jamal is facing something no child should ever have to face. He has been diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukemia, an aggressive and life-threatening blood […]
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 […]
