Guyana News Updates

Extradition proceedings involving Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed were adjourned for three days on Wednesday after repeated disruptions — including illness, religious observance and scheduling conflicts — hampered the committal hearing at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. When the matter resumed before Magistrate Judy Latchman, defence attorney Siand Dhurjon, who represents Nazar, failed to appear. Senior Counsel […]

A West Coast Berbice man, Hemraj Singh Pahalad of Number 11 Village, was on Tuesday committed to stand trial in the Berbice High Court before Justice Deborah Kumar‑Chetty after being charged with fraud and the theft of more than $16 million from his former employer. Pahalad, who worked as a clerk for Ramdial Ramoutar, pleaded […]

A Hampshire, Corentyne resident was sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday after pleading guilty to murdering a 69‑year‑old businessman during a robbery. Satesh Ramnarace admitted to the killing of Akbhar Sain, which occurred during a robbery at Sain’s supermarket in Williamsburg Village on October 18, 2023. At the sentencing hearing, the probation officer told the […]

Cross‑examination of Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sharon Roopchand‑Edwards, continued on Wednesday, with the senior official confirming in court that the United States has assured Guyana it will not re‑extradite Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed to any third country without the Government of Guyana’s consent. The confirmation came during proceedings before Magistrate Judy […]

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, S.C., has warned that enforcement action will be taken to recover court-ordered costs from businessmen Azruddin and Nazar Mohamed after the Court of Appeal dismissed their challenge to extradition proceedings. The Court of Appeal on Tuesday unanimously upheld a February High Court ruling and awarded a […]

HGP Nightly News Reports : The body of a 64‑year‑old man was discovered moments ago in a room on the third floor of the Sleep In Hotel on Church Street, police confirmed. The deceased has been identified as Desai Pankaj Roy, who is believed to be a Venezuelan doctor. Sources close to the investigation told […]

Amanza Walton‑Desir of the Forward Guyana Movement says she has begun engaging authorities to secure immediate relief for families affected by recent demolitions in Friendship, East Bank Demerara, urging that responses be fair and humane. In a message posted today, Walton‑Desir said she is focusing on support for single mothers, children and other vulnerable households […]

The family of 13‑year‑old Jada Adrian is appealing for public assistance after she failed to return home following school on Tuesday morning, March 10. Jada was last seen leaving Bygeval Multilateral School, located a short distance before the old Mahaica Bridge. When she did not return, her guardian reported her disappearance to the Mahaicony Police […]

A fatal collision on Greenwich Park Public Road, East Bank Essequibo, on Saturday, March 14, 2026, has resulted in a fine for one of the drivers involved. The crash involved motor lorries GAB 5416 and GAF 6756, driven respectively by Sunil Singh and Zaheer Barclay, and motorcar PXX 9053 driven by Deryck Singh, who died […]

Linden Pitt, a 56‑year‑old mason of Lot 26 Coffee Grove, Lima, Essequibo Coast, was fined $200,000 after pleading guilty to driving while his breath alcohol level exceeded the prescribed limit. The offence occurred on Monday, March 9, 2026, along Charity Public Road, Essequibo Coast. Pitt appeared before His Worship Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir at the Charity […]

Solomon Ellis, a 34‑year‑old farmer of Lot 235 Charity Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, pleaded guilty on Monday to refusing to provide a breath specimen for a breath alcohol test, contrary to Section 39B(5) of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, Chapter 51:02. The offence occurred on Saturday, October 25, 2025, along Charity Public Road, […]

A 12‑year‑old patient of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Marlon Jupiter, has been diagnosed with T‑Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, an aggressive blood cancer, and urgently requires a bone marrow transplant that is not available in Guyana. Doctors treating Marlon say a transplant overseas is his best chance of survival. The cost of the procedure and associated […]

News Source Reports : Tempers flared today in Friendship, East Bank Demerara, as Court Marshalls and police moved in to clear a parcel of land on the orders of the court, prompting confrontations with residents and farmers who say they have occupied the site for more than two decades. The property, Rozel Di Leon Investments […]

A Berbice jury on Monday found 32-year-old construction worker Andrew Seegobin guilty of murdering his friend, Ramanand Mingo, in a November 19, 2023 stabbing at a Superbet shop in John’s, Port Mourant. Seegobin, of John’s, Port Mourant, faced the charge at the Berbice High Court before Justice Deborah Kumar‑Chetty. He pleaded not guilty when the […]

The Guyana Court of Appeal on Tuesday unanimously dismissed the judicial review appeal brought by businessmen Azruddin and Nazar Mohamed, ruling that their challenge to the Authority to Proceed (ATP) in the United States extradition matter had “absolutely no merit.” Delivering the ruling, Acting Chancellor Roxane George upheld the February 4 decision of Acting Chief […]

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has launched legal action against the Georgetown Mayor and City Council, asking the High Court to compel municipal authorities to remove vendors operating around the country’s largest public health facility. In a Fixed Date Application filed Tuesday, GPHC seeks court orders requiring the Town Clerk and City Council to […]

HGP Nightly News Reports : A fresh political controversy has erupted after Opposition Member of Parliament Odessa Primus was served a legal demand alleging defamatory statements posted on social media. Attorney-at-law Dexter Smartt, acting on behalf of former Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton, has issued a formal letter accusing Primus of publishing “false and malicious” claims […]

Anil Williams, a 20-year-old labourer of Guyanese Indian descent residing at Lot 18 Hibernia, Essequibo Coast, has been charged with multiple traffic offences following an incident on February 22, 2026. Williams faced charges for refusing to consent to the taking of a breathalyzer test, contrary to Section 39(e)(5)(a) of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic […]

Kumar Moses, a 37-year-old labourer of Guyanese Amerindian descent residing at Lot 99 Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, has been charged with several serious traffic offences following an incident on March 8, 2026. The charges against Moses include driving while his breath alcohol level exceeds the prescribed limit, in violation of Section 39A (1) of […]

Actar Jay, a 49-year-old taxi driver of Guyanese Indian descent residing at Lot 222 Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, has been charged with the offence of Dangerous Driving. This charge is pursuant to Section 36(1) of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, Chapter 51:02. The alleged offence occurred on December 21, 2025, at Perseverance Public […]