Guyana

A 25-year-old minibus driver has been charged with two counts of obtaining by false pretence following a police investigation into allegations that he collected money from persons by promising to secure housing allocations. Police said the investigation stemmed from a report involving $300,000 allegedly obtained from a victim in Georgetown between September […]

A 38-year-old Turkish national was robbed at gunpoint early Tuesday morning on Lombard Street, Georgetown and police subsequently arrested a 29-year-old man in connection with the incident. According to police, the robbery under arms occurred at about 00:05h on October 27, 2026. Preliminary investigations revealed that the victim, who resides at Friendship, […]

President of the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA), William Brown, has outlined a three-point plan focused on modernising ports, strengthening regional connectivity and developing the maritime workforce, as the region seeks to build a more competitive and resilient shipping industry. He made the remarks on Monday during the opening of the Caribbean […]

Thirty recruits of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) are participating in training aimed at helping them identify and respond to suspected cases of human trafficking. The session is being held on Tuesday at the GFS Training School in Leonora, West Coast Demerara (WCD). According to the GFS, the training, which was organised by the Home The post Fire service […]

Attorney General (AG) and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall, SC, has described the alleged payment of $800,000 by United States-sanctioned and indicted Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed to a Police constable for surveillance footage as a new development that could amount to tampering with evidence in an ongoing criminal matter. “This is tampering now. […]

Guyana’s rice exports to the European Union (EU) could be affected if the bloc goes ahead with proposed changes to its pesticide residue rules, with an estimated US$72 million in trade value at risk, according to a new assessment. The assessment, prepared by Bryant Christie Inc for the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), The […]

Three United States (US) water specialists visited Guyana for a two-week technical exchange aimed at strengthening the monitoring and management of the Mahaica River, which supports farming communities and rural livelihoods. The visit, held from October 3 to 17 under the Ambassador’s Water Experts Programme (AWEP), focused on improving water monitoring […]

A 31-year-old labourer has been charged with the murder of his common-law partner and their three-year-old son, whose charred remains were found after a fire destroyed their home at David James Housing Scheme, Charity, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam). Mahindra Latchman, of David James Housing Scheme, was charged on Thursday with two counts […]

Firefighters from the Melanie Fire Station contained a fire to a bedroom at a house at Lot 12 Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara (ECD), preventing it from spreading to other sections of the building. According to the Guyana Fire Service (GPF), two water tenders accompanied by a crew were dispatched to the scene after receiving The post Fire contained to […]

…accused of forging cheque, authorisation letter; encashing cheque at Republic Bank A former member of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and a legal clerk attached to the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrates’ Courts have been charged in connection with an alleged scheme involving a forged $17 million cheque drawn on the court’s maintenance account. The […]