Sophia man remanded for dousing girlfriend with gasoline, setting her afire
Days after a man allegedly set his girlfriend afire after an argument, he was today remanded to prison for the crime.
Twenty-five-year-old Wazim Perreira of...
“Frustrated” youth jailed for two years for attempting to rob Christmas shopper
“Happy New Year in prison,” were the words of Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty to a man who admitted that he attempted to rob a...
Vagrant charged for stealing battery
A vagrant, who admitted to removing a battery from a bus and selling it, was today charged for the offence.
Twenty-nine-year-old, Kumar Shaw pleaded guilty...
Jagdeo tells Full Court that COA erred in upholding Ferguson’s libel lawsuit
Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has appealed the June 16, 2021, High Court judgment, ordering him to pay Former Housing Minister Annette Ferguson an...
Second man charged with murder of taxi driver
Almost one week after a 21-year old fisherman was charged with gunning down a taxi driver during an argument, another man was today charged...
18-Y-O pleads guilty to ganja possession – sentenced to 80 hours community service
An 18-year-old boy was today sentenced to 80 hours of community service after he admitted to having a quantity of marijuana in his possession.
Shamar...
Guyana’s first drug treatment court opens
With the aim of rehabilitating and reintegrating addicts back into society, Guyana's first drug treatment court was this morning commissioned in the Georgetown Magistrates’...
‘Big Head’ gets life sentence for murder of one-year-old niece
18-year-old Sherwin Roberts was this morning handed a life sentence after he pleaded guilty to murdering his one-year-old niece, Renasha Pilgrim. At the opening...
Two on trial for fatally shooting guard during robbery at Lethem Post Office in...
Two men are presently on trial before Justice Sandil Kissoon and a 12-person jury at the High Court in Demerara. The men, Alvin Kissoon...
Inmates jailed for escaping from Lusignan Prison
Two murder accused and an alleged armed robber, who had escaped from the Holding Bay at the Lusignan Prison on October 21, 2020, and...
