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Faced with a growing garbage disposal problem in several parts of the country, the Government is moving to update and operationalize both the Environmental Protection Act and the Summary Jurisdiction Offences Act, to include jail time and community service for littering, Attorney General, Anil Nandlall has announced. On his weekly “Issues in the News” programme, […]
The Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) recorded significant operational successes during the first quarter of 2026, seizing a total of 818 pounds of narcotics while disrupting trafficking networks across multiple regions. The Unit has also found that the East Berbice/Corentyne area is the main drug trafficking hotspot in Guyana. In a report, CANU explained that […]
A post-mortem examination conducted on the body of 7-year-old, Issabella Dabadial this afternoon confirmed that the young girl died by manual strangulation. The child’s mother, 26-year-old Sarah Shivpersaud, remains under police guard in hospital and is likely to face the murder charge for her own daughter’s death. The woman allegedly murdered the young child by […]
An Assistant Superintendent of Police is under investigation by the Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility after he was captured on camera while off duty, threatening to take the life of another man during a confrontation. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force said it has taken note of the video, which is circulating on […]
Several automotive and tint applications shops in the city were packed today as the new tint regulations took effect, allowing all vehicles to carry a specific level of tint on the windows and back windscreen. The regulations do not allow for any front windscreen tint, even with a tint waiver permit. Appearing on the New […]
More than 40 persons, mostly Cuban nationals, have been left homeless after a fire ripped through a three-story apartment building in Fifth Street, Alberttown on Tuesday evening. The Guyana Fire Service was alerted to the blaze just before 7pm and responded with multiple fire tenders. The mostly wooden building was completely engulfed in flames when […]
Two Guyanese-Canadian citizens who were preparing to board a Toronto bound flight at the Cheddi Jagan Airport were detained on Thursday after they were found in possession of over 15 ounces of raw gold. It is illegal to export raw gold without a license. In a statement this morning, the Guyana Police Force said the […]
Today’s cross-examination of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sharon Roopchand, in the ongoing Mohameds’ extradition case, centered around a Diplomatic note that was dispatched by the Government of Guyana to the US Government, seeking assurances that US indicted businessmen, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed will not be extradited to a third state […]
A tragic scene unfolded on Friday morning along the Orangestein Public Road, East Bank Essequibo when a 22-year-old motorcyclist, who had an amputated leg, crashed into a sales truck, while carrying his girlfriend and their young baby on his motorcycle. The motorcyclist, Krishna Persaud and his 4-month old baby lost their lives in the accident, […]
An investigation has been launched into a violent attack at a mining camp at Siparuni in Region Eight that has left one miner dead and at least two others nursing serious injuries. Police investigators have traveled into the area to probe the incident, which has left 32-year-old miner, Rowell La Cruz dead. The young miner […]
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