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A 23-year-old man of Turkeyen on the East Coast of Demerara was pronounced dead at the Georgetown Hospital after he was rushed there by Police following an exchange of gunfire at the home of his parents. Police were called to the home early this morning after the youth, Joshua Taylor, armed himself with his father’s […]
More than two weeks since he was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to nine months in jail, political activist for the governing People’s Progressive Party in Linden, Kevon Lorrimer is still to begin his sentencing. The sentence was handed down against Lorrimer in his absence, however, he was taken into custody by the Police […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall is cautioning that unauthorized visits to some Amerindian communities could amount to a criminal offence. He is urging persons to follow the correct procedures before entering those villages. The Attorney General’s comments appear to be in response to the controversy that erupted during a visit by Presidential Candidate for We Invest […]
Blumberg Grain – a leading global food security company – today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Agriculture to collaborate on the marketing and branding of the regional food hub, which is currently under construction at Yarrowkabra, along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway. Blumberg Grain’s fully integrated crop […]
The prices for vegetables, fruit, ground provision and meat have soared on average by more than 75% over the past three years in Guyana. In comparative data provided by the New Guyana Marketing Corporation in 2021 and 2025 as part of its weekly bulletins, food prices have been climbing steadily since 2021. The data represents […]
By Svetlana Marshall The United States Government will be deploying security experts to Guyana to train members of the Guyana Police Force ahead of the September 1 General and Regional Elections, US Ambassador Nicole Theriot disclosed today. Those experts, according to Ambassador Theriot, will either come from the Las Vegas or Miami Dade Police Department. […]
Seven years after she was charged for manslaughter over the death of her reputed husband, 36-year-old Melissa Cylus walked out of the High Court a free woman this morning, after the jury returned a not guilty verdict. The husband, Julian Anthony Reberio, was found dead at the couple’s Soesdyke home on the 13th November 2018. […]
Crime Chief, Deputy Commissioner of Police Wendell Blanhum has indicated that the Adriana Younge case is still open and under investigation by the Guyana Police Force. The 11-year-old girl was found dead in a pool at the Double Day Hotel in Tuschen, one day after she went missing. A post-mortem examination concluded that she died […]
A 29-year-old woman from Albouystown was arrested on Monday at the Camp Street jail in Georgetown over an alleged attempt to smuggle mobile phone SIM cards into the jail house. The Guyana Prison Service has identified the woman as Shevaghn Samuels. According to a statement from the Prison Service, the woman showed up at the […]
The 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government opened in Montego Bay, Jamaica on Sunday with the CARICOM Secretary General, Dr Carla Barnett challenging the Regional leaders to recommit to the full implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). In her address to the Regional leaders, Dr Barnett said […]
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