DPP recommends 19 murder charges for teen suspect in Mahdia dorm fire 

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack, SC has advised the Guyana Police Force to institute 19 murder charges against the teenager who...

Mahdia Fire Update: DNA results received; all bodies positively identified

See statement from the Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony: At 12.30 PM today, the Government of Guyana (GOG) obtained the DNA results matching the...

MAHDIA TRAGEDY: Building was grilled to prevent students from escaping at nights- Dorm Mistress

 By Steven Vickerie There is a well known Guyanese adage that says, "There is more to the mortar than the pestle." That proverb runs painstakingly...

MAZARUNI PRISON ESCAPE: Senior Officer among six charged with conspiracy

The plot has reportedly thickened regarding the investigation into the escape of death row convict Royden Williams. Investigators have found that the convict's escape...

A political link was explored, but not accepted – Jagdeo on Smallie’s escape

One day after Guyana's Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton said his party has the manpower to step into a "physical confrontation" with the government, a...

Boy ingests poison after suffering loss of friend in Mahdia dorm inferno 

Advisor to the Ministry of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy confirmed with Guyana Standard that a boy who is a friend of one of the...

Man who took family out for photoshoot gets shot at Albouystown

Police are investigating a shooting incident that left 27-year-old Kerol Atthon, a miner of Vigilance South, East Coast Demerara (ECD), hospitalised with a gunshot...

Cops catch thief at Parika with loot

Excellent work by ranks from the Parika Police Station has led to the arrest of a suspect and the recovery of a number of...

Carpenter, 47, beaten to death during row

Police are investigating the alleged murder committed on Terry Washington, a 47-year-old Carpenter who resided at Lot 60 D'Urban Street Lodge, Georgetown. The incident...

Students were never exposed to fire prevention drills; had no fire extinguisher – Mahdia...

As the police prepare to send a file on the deadly Mahdia fire which claimed the lives of 19 children to the Director of...

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