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Tuschen resident gets 13 years in jail for killing man over cigarettes

Justice Sandil Kissoon sitting at the Essequibo assizes, this morning imposed a 13 year custodial sentence on 36-year-old Parsram Ramnauth...

‘Blondie’ jailed 9 years for 2015 boxing day killing

Elvis Felix, a 31-year-old miner of Kato Village, North Pakaraima, Region 8, was this morning handed a nine  years prison...

Persons are commonly trafficked to Guyana for forced labour, sexual exploitation, and domestic servitude

Between January and July 2020, the Counter-Trafficking in Persons Unit (C-TIPU) received 22 reported cases of suspected trafficking of which...

Ex-policewoman gets one year suspended sentence for dousing lover with acid

A former policewoman who was charged in 2018 for dousing her lover with a corrosive substance, was given a one...

GuySuCo fails to reach first crop target

The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) having completed the First Crop 2020 in June, achieved a total of 37,015 tonnes...

Nagamootoo’s “olive branch” comment is merely a “dress up” of incumbent’s attempt at hijacking...

Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo is adamant that the current political impasse can be resolved with dialogue, but the People's Progressive...

Social Protection Ministry wants charges brought against Troy Resources for breach of health and...

Last year November, the Ministry of Social Protection completed an independent investigation into the operations of Troy Resources and found...

Financial impact of sugar worker strikes almost $38M for first crop

The financial impact of strikes industry- wide for sugar workers totaled G$37.9M, the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc.(GuySuCo) said today. The number...

5 M&CC staffers sent on administrative leave after alleged fraud

The Local Government Commission (LGC) has sent five staffers of the Georgetown Mayor & City Council (M&CC) on administrative leave...

Guyana records 84 road fatalities in seven months

After chalking up more than 120 road fatalities last year, Guyana is once again recording troubling figures one month over...

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