The Ethnic Relations Commission, (ERC), has taken seven persons to court for allegedly exciting racial hostility. The ERC says five of them have pleaded guilty and have been fined. Three of them allegedly committed the offence in December, 2020 and four in January, 2021. John Gobin, Lashonna Chester, Stacy Smartt, Glynis Gibson and Tiffany Greene were all fined after they ...

Three men were Tuesday  granted bail after appearing in court for unlawful possession of weapons found in their possession by police. Police say they found two 9 MM pistols,  three magazines, thirty-two 9mm live rounds and fifty twelve gauge shotgun cartridges in a house at Port Mourant, Corentyne one week ago. The firearms and ammunition were lodged and the suspects ...

Search and recovery experts believed that a vessel, with a number of decomposed bodies, seen adrift in the Atlantic sea offshore Guyana might have drifted from as far as Africa and eventually sank overnight Monday in bad weather. Director Maritime Safety, Retired Coast Guard Commander John Flores said the vessel, which is fairly deep, might have accumulated sea water or ...

Four prisoners on Tuesday escaped from the Mazaruni Prison, the Guyana Police Force said. They have been identified as Imran Ramsaywack, Kenrick Lyte, Samuel Gouveia and Ryan Jones. Police appealed to the escapees to surrender and avoid a possible confrontation. “An appeal is being made to the escapees to surrender to the police or relevant authority, to avoid any serious ...

The Guyana government on Monday cautioned businesses against racking up the cost of goods and services because that would reduce the country’s profit share, but said future Production Sharing Agreements (PSA) would ensure this country earns much more from the oil and gas sector. “The oil companies would have to understand that they would have to work differently in Guyana,” ...

A 19-year old shopkeeper, who rode an All Terrain Vehicle belonging to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), got into an accident and was badly injured, police said. The name of the man injured in the accident yesterday afternoon at Arakaka Access Road, North West District has not been released by police. The accident occurred at about 9:20 AM ...

Armed bandits invaded the home of a 62-year old woman, placed a gun in her mouth and then carted off cash and other valuables, the Guyana Police Force said Monday. The robbery victim has been identified as Cheryl Barker of Hummingbird Street, Festival City, Georgetown. She told police that the three identifiable men, who were armed with a gun and ...

Authorities were Monday afternoon probing a report that several bodies were seen aboard a boat in Guyana’s territorial waters. An official familiar with the response operation said an inter-agency task force comprising the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard, police, Maritime Administration and Port Health was “probing the discovery.” Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn said it was not immediately clear ...

Well-known civil engineer, Geoffrey Vaughn has been fired by the Ministry of Public Works without reason, but he has chided those who are already politically exploiting the decision on grounds of racial discrimination. “Please I’m no politician and I need this whole go around political ramble to stop. All I need to move forward with grace my records are spotless ...

A man, who allegedly killed a fellow community member  late last year, was arrested on Sunday, police said. Investigators said they arrested 32-year old Reuben Kalvis of Cassie Creek, Baramita, North West District in connection with their probe of the killing of Jonah “Wammick” Williams, a farmer of Cassie Creek on Friday 6th November 2020. Police are treating that incident, ...