2023

By Sharda Bacchus shardabacchus@newsroom.gy As the Police probe continues into the death of 88-year-old Patricia ‘Patsy’ Bovell, a neighbour recalled her screaming ‘murder, murder!’ on Saturday night, a day before she was reported…

A 19-year-old handyman was on Wednesday sentenced to four years imprisonment for breaking into a woman's home and carting away $6.8M worth of gold jewellery. Vicky Ganga of Jetty Squatting Area, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara,…

One man is dead and another is injured following reports of an exchange of gunfire between a civilian and a Police Officer in Linden, Region 10 on Wednesday. The dead man has been identified as 33-year-old Randy Jerome of One Mile, while…

By Sharda Bacchus shardabacchus@newsroom.gy Scores of residents at Grove, East Bank Demerara, are now picking up the pieces and counting their losses after a breach in the sea defence resulted in severe flooding on Tuesday…

Police are probing the death of an 88-year-old woman whose body was discovered among some bushes a short distance from her Russell Street, Georgetown home on Wednesday. Dead is Patsy Bovell. Police Commander of Region 4A, Simon McBean…

The Court of Appeal on Wednesday wrapped up hearings after entertaining oral arguments in the APNU+AFC’s appeal for its elections petition #88 and is set to hand down its ruling soon. During the hearing on Wednesday, APNU+AFC…

Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues on Tuesday reminded of the government’s policy which allows for only one house lot to be obtained by each citizen. No citizen should be allowed to purchase from the State…

A 40-year-old businessman was on Wednesday released on $150,000 bail for allegedly forging a business registration certificate. Andrew Hunte of Lance Gibbs Street, Queenstown, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the…

A 21-year-old waitress was on Wednesday released on $300,000 bail for fatally stabbing her reputed husband at their Fourth Street, Alberttown, Georgetown home. Aaliyan Lewis, called Dacia, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at…

Haemorrhaging and suffocation have been determined to be the causes of death for seven-month-old Oriya Gravesande, according to an autopsy conducted on Wednesday. The infant died on Tuesday hours after she was dropped off at her day care…