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A police witness testified yesterday when the trial of Maryann Daby on charges of illegal possession of a gun and ammunition continued in a city court and he recounted the discovery of the weapon at her home.
The Ministry of Natural Resources yesterday cautioned that the final amnesty it has announced for miners in arrears on payments will not be extended.
Amid negative comments on social media about his presence at a PNCR campaign launch in Linden on Saturday, Jamaica batting star Chris Gayle has reiterated that he is apolitical and had simply taken the opportunity to meet his fans.
A mining accident today at Australian-owned company, Troy Resources Ltd resulted in the death of an employee and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has been instructed to carry out a thorough investigation.
If Guyana is to avoid the oil resource curse, policymakers need to structure the Public Investment Programme to embrace transparency and evidence-based investment decisions.
A Police Corporal and another individual were arrested yesterday afternoon after they were busted with over 50 pounds of marijuana in their possession in South Ruimveldt.
Terrence Madray, who clubbed his bedridden mother with a piece of wood, resulting in her death, was yesterday sentenced to 21 years in prison after admitting to the crime.
Although she was recently cleared of a charge of obtaining almost $1 million by false pretence, Carole Chester believes that she last lost as a result of the court case.
A man died early yesterday morning after the car he was travelling in turned turtle along the De Kinderen Public Road, West Coast Demerara, during a street race.
Forty-four-year-old Athlone Pitt yesterday admitted to chopping his wife to death in an attack at Bygeval Secondary School in 2016.
A former MMC Security Force guard yesterday admitted to killing a colleague during an argument in 2016.
A youth now awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to hacking his 70-year-old stepfather to death at Crane, West Coast Demerara in 2016.
The family of a woman who died in an accident on Saturday night after being struck down by a drunken driver on the Friendship, East Bank Demerara Public Road is calling for justice.
Nearly 3,500 sugar workers have submitted a petition to President David Granger seeking a pay hike, according to a statement yesterday from their union GAWU.
A fire, suspected to be electrical in origin, gutted the home that was occupied by members of a North Sophia family, who lost all of their possessions.
On September 29, the Association of Haitian Nationals (AHNIG) launched its operations.
A mother of four was shot in her back during the wee hours of yesterday morning and police have launched an investigation.
Stressing the need for full ownership of their lands, National Toshaos’ Council (NTC) Chairman Nicholas Fredericks yesterday called for unity between government and the opposition and within the indigenous community as indigenous leaders gathered for a five-day national conference.
Kevin Bruce, who is accused of pulling a gun on a police constable, yesterday tearfully told a court that it was the other way around and that he ended up being shot.
A city magistrate is expected to commence the trial of Darryl John, who was freed months ago of ecstasy possession charges, on a charge of trafficking the drug.
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