Taxi driver charged with possession of stolen articles

Marlon Jones, a 38-year-old taxi driver residing at Lot 106 Third Avenue, Bartica, appeared before the Bartica Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday to face charges of receiving stolen articles. Jones was charged under Section 237(1) of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01. The items in question allegedly belonged to Chinese national Jianmei Qiu. During the […]

Constitution bars independent candidates from contesting elections – AG tells High Court

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, SC, has strongly defended Guyana’s electoral architecture against a constitutional challenge seeking to allow independent candidates to run for Parliament. The challenge, brought by attorney and chartered accountant Christopher Ram, argued that the Constitution permits individual candidacies and that the Representation of the People Act (RoPA) […]

GuySuCo CEO demands over $20M from Stabroek News over libelous publication

The Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Paul Cheong, has issued a demand for a $25 million settlement and a published apology from Stabroek News, following what he describes as seriously defamatory statements made in the newspaper’s “Letters to the Editor” section. Through his attorneys, Cameron and Shepherd, Cheong wrote to the […]

Lodge man remanded over iPhone robbery

A 22-year-old vendor and construction worker was recently remanded to prison after being charged with robbery under arms. Shamar McKoy, of Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown, appeared unrepresented before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, where he pleaded not guilty to the charge. The allegation is that on June 6, 2025, at Durban […]

Quick action by firefighters averted disaster at Berbice School 

Quick action by firefighters from the New Amsterdam Fire Station prevented a canteen at the Berbice Educational Institute (BEI) from being destroyed on Monday afternoon. According to the information received, the New Amsterdam Fire Station was contacted at approximately 17:09 hours. Subsequently, three units responded: two fire tenders and one ambulance. Divisional Fire Officer Clive […]

“Baby Skello” granted bail in blasphemous libel case

Local artist Daniel Wharton, popularly known as “Baby Skello,” was granted bail today following charges of blasphemous libel related to a song, which insults a Hindu deity. Wharton was initially remanded to prison by Magistrate Judy Latchman in the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrates’ Court. However, his detention sparked widespread outrage on social media, with many users […]

Jury clears East Canje man of manslaughter charge

Anthony Carter of East Canje, Berbice, has been acquitted of manslaughter after a jury at the Berbice High Court returned a formal not-guilty verdict in the 2019 fatal stabbing of ex-convict Delroy James, also known as “Slant Eye.” The decision followed a successful no-case submission by Carter’s attorney, Kevin Morgan of the Guyana Legal Aid […]