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Farmer admits to killing man for eating his wild meat and cassava bread
A 49-year-old farmer on Monday confessed to bludgeoning a man with a piece of wood after accusing him of eating his wild meat and cassava bread.
Charles Leonard known as ‘Poon’ of Port Kaituma appeared before High Court Judge Brassington…
Doctors’ residence destroyed by fire in Mabaruma
A building, rented by the Department of Health to house Cuban doctors, was completely destroyed by fire in Mabaruma, Region One on Monday.
The doctors were on duty at the Mabaruma Regional Hospital when the fire started sometime after…
Police Constable missing
Police Constable Quincy Lewis who left his home on June 19, 2020, for work has been reported missing.
His mother told the News Room he left his Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara home and has not been seen or heard from since.…
Journalist’s vehicle destroyed by fire; arson suspected
Police are investigating the cause of a fire which completely destroyed a brand new vehicle belonging to TV journalist Travis Chase at around 02:45h Monday.
Chase told the News Room that he usually parks his Honda CRV 4-wheel drive in…
Deadly fire: Arson suspected, man arrested
A fire on Saturday evening which destroyed an apartment building and claimed the lives of three family members at Sixth Street, Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown, is believed to have been deliberately set.
The suspect, who is the…
Family killed in Cummings Lodge fire
A family of three was killed in a fire which destroyed a huge apartment building in Sixth Street, Cummings Lodge, Georgetown Saturday evening.
Dead are 40-year-old Beverly Miller, her 46-year-old husband Marvin Lewis and their…
Gunman seen on video robbing victim hospitalised after attempting another robbery
A 22-year-old gunman is under Police guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he fell off his motorcycle and injured himself while attempting a robbery on Friday night.
Police said the suspect is the same man who was seen in a video…
Gunmen invade cellphone store at Mon Repos
Two men on Friday afternoon invaded the Celltronicx store in Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara and escaped with 25 cellphones and cash amounting to a total of $1M.
The incident occurred at around 14:30h.
The owner of the store, Imran…
Employees confess to beating, robbing gold miner
Three men have reportedly confessed to beating and robbing their boss of a quantity of raw gold at Sandhill/Oku Landing, Cuyuni River Region Seven.
Police Headquarters said the incident occurred at about 17:30h on Friday.
The miner,…
Guyana maintains Trafficking In Persons status; new report points to insufficient labor inspectors,…
Guyana has retained its Tier 1 ranking in the latest Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report of the United States Department of State, which was released on Thursday.
However, the report stated that although the government meets the minimum…
