CRIME

Six homeless after fire destroys East Canje house

July 9, 2025 Editor

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 […]

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COURT

Sophia taxi driver remanded over fatal stabbing in road rage incident

July 8, 2025 Editor

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 […]

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Regional News

Mottley renews call for full regional adoption of Caribbean Court of Justice

July 8, 2025 Editor

Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley has issued a renewed and impassioned call for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states to adopt the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as their final appellate court, saying that full regional integration and legal autonomy cannot be achieved without embracing the CCJ. Speaking at the opening of the 49th CARICOM Heads […]

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POLITICS

GCB reiterates support for President Ali

July 8, 2025 Editor

Read the full statement from the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB): The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) notes with utter disappointment and concern the press release issued by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), captioned “GCB ENDORSEMENT OF PRESIDENT IRFAAN ALI MUST BE CONDEMNED” and dated July 2, 2025. Let us be absolutely clear: the GCB is […]

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CRIME

Crime Chief calls for trust as police work to close safety perception gap

July 8, 2025 Editor

Despite official statistics showing a decline in violent crime across Guyana, many citizens continue to feel unsafe, a disconnect that Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum says is rooted in perception rather than reality. In the third episode of the national security series, ‘Safeguarding Our Nation,’ Crime Chief Blanhum detailed current crime trends and the Guyana Police […]

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COURT

Man pleads guilty to 1998 wife’s murder

July 8, 2025 Editor

More than two decades after fleeing justice, Philbert Thomas has pleaded guilty to the 1998 murder of his wife, Viola Thomas.He entered the plea with explanation, recently before Justice Simone Morris at the High Court in Demerara, and is now awaiting sentencing. The fatal stabbing took place on September 5, 1998, in Waini, North West […]

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POLITICS

Nandlall reaffirms gov’t’s commitment to equitable resource distribution

July 8, 2025 Editor

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, has reaffirmed the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government’s commitment to ensuring that national resources are distributed equitably across Guyana. He made the statement during last week’s commissioning of the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court in Region Two, where he noted that equity in governance has been […]

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COURT

Kitty man remanded for attempted murder after brutal scissors attack

July 8, 2025 Editor

A 26-year-old Kitty, Georgetown welder has been remanded to prison on an attempted murder charge following a stabbing that left a man critically injured. Alvin Grannum, of Da Silva Street, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Friday. He is accused of stabbing 32-year-old Dennis Narine multiple times in […]

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POLITICS

APNU launches 2025 campaign with fiery rhetoric and big promises

July 7, 2025 Editor

The A Partnership For National Unity (APNU) launched its campaign on Sunday night, criticising the Dr. Irfaan Ali-led Administration while making some big promises if they win the upcoming election.  Taking the stage to Vybz Kartel’s song “God is the Greatest,” presidential candidate Aubrey Norton wasted little time in making personal jabs at the governing […]

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POLITICS

GECOM warns dual citizens are ineligible to contest upcoming elections

July 7, 2025 Editor

Read the full statement issued by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM): As we approach Nomination Day for the September 1, 2025 General and Regional Elections, it is of paramount importance for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to remind all stakeholders, but particularly the contestants, with regard to the qualifications to be elected as a member […]

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