Liquid Love bar owner gets 12 months, fined $1.1M for three of five charges
The owner of the Kitty-based Liquid Love bar, who was slapped with five offences including human trafficking, was yesterday sentenced to 12 months in...
Fireman charged with causing death of spouse in accident
A fireman attached to the Mahdia Fire Service was late this afternoon charged with causing the death of his spouse in an accident and...
Conductor remanded for raping 15 y.o girl faints in court
A conductor who allegedly slapped a 15-year-old girl to the face before raping her fainted in court today upon hearing that he was remanded...
Convicted killer’s sentence slashed from 70 to 30 years
Though initially sentenced to 70 years behind bars for the 2009 murder of a grasscutter, Lloyd Rampersaud will now only have to serve 30...
Sophia Primary pupils constructing models with new robotic kit
Grade Five pupils at the Sophia Primary School are having fun putting together workable and non-working models with their new Robotic Kit that was...
Released Renaissance Papers to be linked to UG’s public intellectual engagements
The University of Guyana (UG) Press recently released the first six editions of The Renaissance Papers, its online occasional paper.
The first one, “Petroleum and...
Pomeroon man confesses to killing drinking buddy
A 37-year-old Pomeroon, Essequibo resident has confessed to stabbing his drinking buddy more than 10 times on Thursday at Takutu Landing, Mazaruni River.
The deceased...
Magistrates overstepping rules for sentencing criminals — Datadin
Guyana’s laws allow for a magistrate to sentence an individual to a maximum of five years and, given that a prison year is equivalent...
Chainsaw operator remanded for killing wife
A 50-year-old man who was said to be intoxicated when he allegedly stabbed his wife Farida Khayum to death was today charged and remanded...
UG closed following threat of 20 bombs on campus
The University of Guyana (UG) is closed temporarily after receiving another bomb scare. This time, an individual using the pseudonym Jack Ryan, said he has...
