Wed, Jul 1, 2026
Wed, Jul 1, 2026
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Fire Service warns of fine, jail time for open burning of garbage, grassThe Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is reminding persons that the burning of garbage and/or grass openly is prohibited and those…
Berbice NDC robbed of over $1.3 million in cashThe Fort Ordinance Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) was in the wee hours of Thursday morning broken into, with thieves carting…
Weapons, wine found during Mazaruni prison searchThirteen improvised weapons and two grammes of cannabis were among items smuggled into the Mazaruni Prison in Region Seven (Cuyuni-…
Mahaicony man, 75, burnt to death after fire from rubbish heap next door spreads to houseA 75-year-old Mahaicony man was burnt to death on Wednesday afternoon after fire from a rubbish heap next door spread…
Overheating AC conductor caused fire which killed Corentyne pastorAn overheating AC conductor ignited nearby combustibles, sparking a fire that destroyed a house at Williamsburg, Corentyne, leaving a 64-year-old…
Ogle Day Care owner remanded to prison on manslaughter chargeDenise Benn, the owner of the Ogle, East Coast Demerara day care where seven-month-old Oriya Gravesande died was on Thursday…
Pastor perishes in Corentyne fireA pastor has been killed after his Williamsburg, Corentyne home went up in flames Thursday morning. Dead is Herman Pereira,…
$1.54 billion in marijuana plants destroyed at Ebini, DeVeldtThe Police and the Army’s Coast Guard have destroyed marijuana plants with a street value of $1.54 billion at Ebini…
Berbice clothes vendor nabbed with suitcase of ganjaA 39-year-old Berbice clothes vendor has been arrested after she was caught carrying a suitcase packed with 13 parcels of…
Woman hospitalised in critical state after boyfriend attacked her with cutlassA 34-year-old woman is currently hospitalised in a critical condition at the New Amsterdam Hospital after she was chopped multiple…
Turkeyen businessman gets $200,000 bail for possession of firearm, ammo chargesJoshua Taylor called 'Chiney', who was arrested after he was caught with an illegal firearm and a quantity of ammunition was on…
E/bo man gets $100,000 bail after charged for break and enter, burglaryHeamwant Charritar, a 27-year-old labourer of Lot 20 Columbia, Essequibo Coast, was Tuesday charged with the offence of break and…
Woman killed in accident had just paid for house lot, was returning home to celebrate son’s birthdaySixty-nine-year-old Kissoondai Sewratan, the woman who was struck down by a minibus on Tuesday night, had just paid for a…
Man, 51, busted with 30 pounds of 'ganja'Pradesh Hardwar, a 51-year-old resident of the Zeelugt Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo, was nabbed with about 30 pounds (13.4…
Tucville duo charged with robbery granted bailChief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Wednesday released two Tucville, Georgetown residents on $20,000 bail for robbing a man. Neville Dundas,…
Woman, 69, dies after struck down by minibusA 69-year-old woman was killed after she was Tuesday night struck down by a minibus on the Rupert Craig highway.…
37 cases heard in Demerara’s first Criminal Assizes for the yearThe Demerara Criminal Assizes heard a total of 37 cases, out of the 307 which were presented in its first…
Death at Day Care: Manslaughter charge recommended for owner Two weeks after an infant died while in the care of an Ogle, East Coast Demerara Day Care, the Office…
