Berbice businessman arrested for chopping wife to head

A Berbice woman is now fighting for her life after she was mercilessly chopped by her husband at a wash bay in Rosehall town....

“DIFFERENCE IN LEADERSHIP”: Unlike Coalition, PPP resorted to courts and never “politicized” police-related deaths...

Rather than labelling police-related deaths as extrajudicial killings under the Coalition’s five-year watch, the then-opposition resorted to the courts, resulting in millions of dollars...

Minibus passenger caught with over 4lbs of ganja at Dem. Harbour bridge 

A 23-year-old labourer of Parker Street, Providence, East Bank Demerara, was nabbed by police at around 11:20hrs on Friday at the western end of...

Mon Repos man busted with marijuana, molly 

A 46-year-old man from Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was nabbed by police ranks at about 22:45 hrs last night (Friday) with a...

Abolishment of Preliminary Inquiries from the criminal justice system on the cards – Nandlall

The Guyana Government has plans to abolish the process of Preliminary Inquiry (PI) from the Criminal Justice System, says Attorney General (AG) and Minister...

Brothers arrested after cops find ganja at Tuschen home 

Two Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) brothers are slated to answer drug possession charges soon, after cops found almost 70 grammes of cannabis at...

I got $200,000. What y’all can do for me? – Man busted with shotgun...

Police ranks on patrol at 28 Miles, Amelia's Falls Access Road, Upper Essequibo River last Wednesday night seized a 12-gauge shotgun and one matching...

Govt. scampering to upgrade jailhouses as inmate population swells by 14 percent

The Guyana Government has plans this year to enhance the country's prison infrastructure amid a 14 percent increase in the jailhouse population. The country's...

Cops among three slapped with narcotic, ammo possession charges

Two cops were among three persons remanded to prison today on drug and ammunition possession charges. Guyana Standard understands that Police Constables, Albert Beresford, 29,...

Porters must not be seated atop of logs during travel – Traffic Chief warns

The common practice of having porters seated at the top of logs strapped to various vehicles is a dangerous practice that will attract greater...

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