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Annoyed that a fellow villager set free his horse, a 43-year-old cart operator discharged a loaded firearm in the man’s direction and then attempted to escape police custody. Garnett Moore, of West Ruimveldt Squatting area, Georgetown…

A Venezuelan national was today sentenced to six months imprisonment for stealing from a businesswoman at Water Front, Port Kaituma. Luis Marques appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and admitted that between July 1 and July 2,…

The private sector is urging the Government to intervene and adjust excise taxes to reduce the fuel price and negate the harmful impact on Guyana’s economy.   A joint statement from the Private Sector Commission (PSC), the Guyana…

A 57-year-old porter, who is employed with Puran Brothers Disposal Service, is in police custody after he allegedly beat his brother to death for eating his food. Dead is 61-year-old Nazir Khan known as ‘Karie’ of Lot 37 Bella Dam, West…

Even as the Government recommits to distributing the remaining severance to retrenched sugar workers, the parliamentary opposition is hoping the court sets a deadline in which to make the payments. The Guyana Agricultural and General…

Guyana will next January host the 17th session of the committee for the review of the implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Minister of State Joseph Harmon announced Thursday. He said representatives…

Re-captured prisoner, Stafrei Alexander, was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice Sandil Kissoon at the High Court after being found guilty on a charge of attempted murder. Alexander called ‘Mad dog’ was found guilty by…

A 19-year old Crabwood Creek, Corentyne Berbice woman is blaming the New Amsterdam Hospital for the death of her unborn daughter on Tuesday, July 3. Carrying the baby for a full nine months in good health, Bibi Asiyaa Hussain was…

Mental health patients of Cuyuni/Mazaruni (Region Seven) want the Government to restore psychiatrist Dr Bhiro Harry’s monthly visit to the mining area, the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) said in a press release Thursday. Currently, the…

General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo fears that potential presidential candidates of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) will be “targeted” by the Government. As the countdown begins to the next national elections, political parties are in…