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Cleaner granted bail after allegedly smuggling SIM cards into Camp Street Prison

A 29-year-old cleaner from Albouystown, Georgetown, was granted $50,000 bail on Wednesday after she was charged with attempting to smuggle SIM cards into the Camp Street Prison. Shevaghn Samuels appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, where she initially pleaded guilty with an explanation. However, based on her account, the […]

Policeman sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing Orin Boston

A former member of the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit, Sherwin Peters, was on Thursday sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment after being unanimously convicted of manslaughter for the 2021 fatal shooting of 29-year-old Dartmouth businessman Orin Boston. Justice Sandil Kissoon, who presided over the trial at the Essequibo High Court, […]

GAWU slams APNU and AFC for ‘disingenuous’ sugar renewal promises

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has sharply criticised recent statements by leaders of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change (AFC) on the future of the sugar industry, calling their remarks “deeply disingenuous” in light of the coalition’s track record in government. Read GAWU’s full statement below: The […]

Woman freed of killing husband after judge upholds no-case submission

Thirty-five-year-old Melissa Cylus has been freed of a manslaughter charge, more than six years after her common-law husband, Julian Anthony Reberio, was found dead at their Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara (EBD) home. Cylus, who had been accused of unlawfully killing Reberio, faced a jury trial before Justice Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the High Court in Demerara. […]

U.S. to provide election security training for GPF ahead of September 1 polls

The United States (U.S.) will soon deploy a team of police trainers to support the Guyana Police Force (GPF) with election security ahead of the September 1 General and Regional elections. The move is part of broader support for safeguarding the integrity of Guyana’s democratic process, U.S. Ambassador to Guyana Nicole Theriot has confirmed. Speaking […]

Two remanded for killing Litchfield youth

Two men were remanded to prison on Wednesday after being charged with the murder of 18-year-old Jerroy Gordon of Litchfield Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB). Antwone Campbell, also known as “Antone,” 19, and Rayon Frank, known as “Fearless,” both of Number 40 Village, appeared at the Fort Wellington Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Michelle Matthias. The […]

Nandlall calls APNU campaign launch “lukewarm”, highlights broken promises

People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Executive Member Anil Nandlall has delivered a lukewarm assessment of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) campaign launch, pointing to dwindling support and a lacklustre turnout as evidence of the party’s weakened political standing. The APNU Coalition, which is led by the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), launched its campaign […]

Wikki/Calcuni Toshao says village laws must be respected following clash with WIN party

Toshao of Wikki/Calcuni, Kevin Seegolam, has emphasised the importance of respecting Indigenous village governance following an incident on Sunday involving the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, which is led by United States-sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed. The situation, which unfolded during a local female cricket match, drew social media attention after a video footage surfaced […]

Six homeless after fire destroys East Canje house

Six people are now facing uncertainty after a fire ravaged their home in East Canje on Tuesday afternoon. The three-bedroom wooden and concrete house at Lot 61, East Canefield, was home to Imran Khan, his wife, and their four children, aged 8, 11, 16, and 20. Both Khan and his wife are employed at Rose […]

Sophia taxi driver remanded over fatal stabbing in road rage incident

A 30-year-old taxi driver, Keon Belgrave of B Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown, was on Tuesday remanded to prison for the fatal stabbing of mechanic Jamal Greene during a road rage incident earlier this month in Georgetown. Belgrave appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, where he was charged with Greene’s […]