No more lengthy Preliminary Inquiries as House passes Bill
The National Assembly on Monday evening passed the Criminal Law Procedure (Paper Committals) Bill 2024, which abolishes lengthy preliminary inquiry (PI).
This Bill is expected...
Houses passes bill to broaden evidence pool that can be used in extradition proceedings
The National Assembly on Monday passed amendments to the Fugitive Offenders Act, aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of extradition proceedings.
The Fugitive Offenders (Amendment) Bill...
Vet, Chef among three arrested in GT drug bust
Three men are now in police custody following a drug bust in Georgetown. According to reports, Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) Officers were conducting...
Manager robbed $10M by men reportedly dressed in police uniforms
Police are investigating an alleged armed robbery committed on the 65-year-old manager of Toucan Distributors Limited. He was robbed at about 21:50hrs on Wednesday...
Guyana prepares to crack down on road offenses with new electronic fines legislation
Between October 1 and 21, 2022, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) logged 52,932 traffic offenses via the e-ticketing system along the Mandela, Georgetown to...
Motorcycle bandit shot by contractor in botched robbery
Police are investigating an alleged armed robbery committed on a 32-year-old contractor, which occurred at about 19:45 hrs on Sunday night at the corner...
Stakeholders offer perspectives on Guyana’s draft Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill 2024
By: Sueann Wickham
Recently, a coalition of prominent voices in Guyana, including Red Thread Guyana, the Indigenous Delegation against Domestic and Sexual Violence, and individual...
Businessman dies in Enmore accident
Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 21:45 yesterday on the Enmore Railway Embankment Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Dead is Inderpaul Pramenauth,...
3-month-old infant was alive when mother took him to daycare – teacher confirms
Police are investigating the death of Kyre Anthony Nelson, a three-month-old infant from First Street Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, which occurred between 08:00 and...
“Faulty” wiring suspected as cause of MHS&S living quarters blaze
At approximately 10:24hrs today, the Guyana Fire Service received a report of a building fire at Block X Plum Park, Sophia, Greater Georgetown. The...
