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Construction worker accused of misappropriating $500,000 granted bail

July 3, 2025 Editor 0

After months on remand, a 44-year-old construction worker accused of misappropriating funds intended for home renovation was granted $125,000 bail on Wednesday when he appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Sheldon Roach, who had been on remand since April, was charged with misappropriation after allegedly failing to complete construction work for […]

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Lodge man remanded for dangerous driving, fined $140,000 for other charges

July 3, 2025 Editor 0

A Lodge, Georgetown man who admitted to multiple traffic violations, was remanded to prison on Tuesday after the court learned that a pedestrian had been injured in the accident he caused. Greg Gaskin, 40, of Princess Street, Lodge, Georgetown, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where he faced five […]

UNGATEGORIZED

Richard Stanton to lead One Communications as Damian Blackburn moves to Chairman role

July 3, 2025 Editor 0

ATN International (ATNI) has announced a strategic leadership transition with Richard Stanton assuming leadership of the company’s Guyana operations, following Damian Blackburn’s appointment as Chairman of the Board for ATN’s international businesses. Effective July 1, 2025, Blackburn, President of International Operations and CEO of One Communications Guyana, will shift to a broader strategic role as […]

POLITICS

Nandlall says U.S. lawmakers’ tweets reflect official policy, not lobbyist scripts

July 2, 2025 Editor 0

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, SC, has affirmed that recent tweets from members of the U.S. Congress concerning Guyana represent official policy positions rather than scripted messages prepared by external lobbying firms. Nandlall’s comments followed two U.S. Congress members publicly voicing concerns about Mohamed’s candidacy and ties. Congressman Carlos Gimenez labelled […]

EDUCATION

St. Mary’s High to be renamed Brickdam Secondary School

July 2, 2025 Editor 0

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand, during a speech at the opening ceremony of the newly rebuilt St. George School of Science, announced that another secondary school is set to open in three weeks. Referring to the new Christ Church Secondary and the new Saint George’s Secondary, the Minister announced that St. Mary’s High will be […]

CRIME

Police recover pistol, drugs stashed in bushes at Parika

July 2, 2025 Editor 0

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has recovered a .45 pistol, 24 rounds of ammunition, and over two kilograms of cocaine and cannabis hidden in bushes at Crown Dam, Parika, during an operation on Wednesday. Led by a female deputy superintendent, the team discovered two bulky plastic bags concealed in a thick clump of bushes along […]

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Taxi driver remanded for possession of licensed firearm

July 2, 2025 Editor 0

A taxi driver was remanded to prison on Wednesday after being charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm in Region Six. Jayz Halley, 23, a taxi driver from Stevedore Housing Scheme, Georgetown, appeared before Magistrate Michelle Matthias at the Reliance Magistrates’ Court. Halley was charged with possessing a firearm without a license, an offence alleged […]

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CRIME

Cop arrested at Riverview for possession of illegal gun

July 2, 2025 Editor 0

In the early hours of Wednesday, law enforcement officers conducted an anti-crime mobile patrol at Riverview, Ruimveldt, in Georgetown and arrested a police constable found in possession of an unlicenced firearm. According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), at approximately 1:30 hours, officers received information from residents reporting a white Premio motorcar with a trade […]

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Two miners remanded on murder charge

July 2, 2025 Editor 0

Two gold miners, Rovel Santiago, 21, of Mabaruma, Region One, and Shawn Williams, 20, of Kuru Kururu Village, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, were remanded to prison on Tuesday, after being jointly charged with murder. The charge was read to them at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Teriq Mohammed under the Common Law of the Criminal Law […]

POLITICS

Figueira cites sycophancy, vindictiveness & ethnic divisions for exit from PNCR

July 2, 2025 Editor 0

Jermaine Figueira, who recently resigned from the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and his position as Opposition Member of Parliament, has finally revealed the reasons behind his departure. In a detailed resignation statement on Wednesday, Figueira expressed deep disappointment with the party’s current leadership and internal culture, which he says no longer reflects the values […]

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