CRIME

Berbice teen injured, wrongly detained after police mistake him for robbery suspect

July 11, 2025 Editor

Nineteen-year-old Orandy Welcome Jr., of Cumberland Village, East Canje, Berbice, was injured after being struck by a police vehicle while mistakenly identified as a robbery suspect. The incident occurred on Tuesday as Orandy Jr. was turning onto Pitt Street after dropping off a friend. He told reporters that he was knocked off his motorcycle and, […]

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POLITICS

“You can’t bluff your way to Presidency” – CGID to Azruddin Mohamed

July 11, 2025 Editor

Noting that one cannot bluff their way to the Presidency, President of the Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID), Rickford Burke, has urged United States-sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed to reveal his policy position as the elections draw near. Mohamed has launched his presidential campaign under the ‘We Invest in Nationhood’ party. However, Burke expressed grave […]

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COURT

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

July 10, 2025 Editor

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 […]

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COURT

Policeman sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing Orin Boston

July 10, 2025 Editor

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, […]

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Agriculture

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

July 10, 2025 Editor

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 […]

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COURT

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

July 10, 2025 Editor

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. […]

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POLITICS

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

July 9, 2025 Editor

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 […]

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COURT

Two remanded for killing Litchfield youth

July 9, 2025 Editor

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 […]

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POLITICS

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

July 9, 2025 Editor

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 […]

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UNGATEGORIZED

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

July 9, 2025 Editor

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 […]

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