CRIME

Police silent on death of New Amsterdam businesswoman

June 21, 2025 Editor

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has not provided information regarding the death of 22-year-old Stacy Walton, a businesswoman from Alexander Street, New Amsterdam. Sheriff News Network understands that Walton was driving a motor vehicle along Number 19 Public Road sometime between Thursday night and Friday morning when she lost control of her motor vehicle and […]

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POLITICS

ANUG mulls court action over unresolved joinder of lists issue

June 21, 2025 Editor

Leader of A New and United Guyana (ANUG), Dr. Mark Defrance, is contemplating legal action over what he described as the prolonged failure by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to resolve critical issues. These issues relate to the joinder of lists mechanism—a key provision that allows smaller political parties to combine electoral strength. Speaking out […]

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COURT

Man sentenced to life in prison for 2019 murder of sister

June 21, 2025 Editor

Randy Cozier has been sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 18 years following his conviction for the 2019 murder of his sister, Cynthia Cozier. The sentence was handed down by Justice Simone Morris at the Demerara High Court after a jury found him guilty of the charge. In addition to the […]

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POLITICS

2025 elections: 28 political parties submit symbols to GECOM

June 21, 2025 Editor

As preparations intensify for the 2025 General and Regional Elections, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has confirmed receiving 28 party symbol submissions ahead of the June 22, 2025, deadline. Public Relations Officer Yolanda Ward shared the update on Friday, stating that 16 of the 28 political parties that submitted symbols were represented at a stakeholder […]

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CRIME

Daughter, son-in-law & husband confess to murder of missing Non-Pareil woman

June 21, 2025 Editor

Three family members are now in police custody after reportedly confessing to the murder of 48-year-old Jenny Mohammed, whose body was discovered on Thursday along the new Eccles-Ogle Highway. The suspects, identified as the victim’s daughter, son-in-law, and husband, were arrested after investigators visited the family’s Non-Pareil, East Coast Demerara home and observed blood stains […]

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COURT

SWAT Constable on trial for manslaughter in death of Orin Boston

June 20, 2025 Editor

The manslaughter trial of Constable Sherwin Peters, a member of the Guyana Police Force’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit, is underway before Justice Sandil Kissoon in the High Court in Essequibo. Peters, 34, is accused of fatally shooting 29-year-old Dartmouth businessman Orin Boston during a 2021 police raid on the Essequibo Coast. Peters, who […]

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TRAGEDY

Body of elderly Buxton man found in trench

June 20, 2025 Editor

Police have launched an investigation after the lifeless body of a 66-year-old pensioner, George Julian Harry, was discovered in a trench along Church of God Road, Buxton, early Friday morning. According to police, ranks responded around 07:45 hrs to a 911 call reporting the sighting of a motionless human body in a trench on the […]

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POLITICS

Jagdeo slams Opposition for “grudge and greed politics” amid defections

June 20, 2025 Editor

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, has condemned what he describes as “grudge and greed politics” within the Opposition, saying the constant infighting and shifting allegiances among their leaders show a lack of principles and vision for Guyana’s future. “What we see now in the Opposition camp […]

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ENVIRONMENT

GMCS and NTC sign historic MoU for Indigenous-led marine conservation

June 20, 2025 Editor

The Guyana Marine Conservation Society (GMCS) and the National Toshaos Council (NTC) have signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration on marine and coastal conservation, with a focus on placing Indigenous communities at the forefront of these efforts. The agreement was formalised on Thursday at a ceremony held at the NTC Headquarters […]

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POLITICS

PAC Chairman condemns use of Jaguar symbol by Mohamed’s political party

June 20, 2025 Editor

The Chairman of the Protected Areas Commission (PAC), Robert Persaud, has strongly criticised the use of Guyana’s national Jaguar symbol by the recently announced political party, “We Invest In Nationhood,” which is led by US-sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed. Mohamed, who the United States sanctioned for alleged gold smuggling and related financial crimes, recently named his […]

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