Crime
Venezuelan gets three years prison after guilty plea for marijuana possession
Waldimir Guetrero A Venezuelan national was today sentenced to three years prison and fined $120,000 by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan...
Read moreDetails
Court rules Canadian teen charged with cocaine possession unfit for trial
Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan today granted $200,000 bail to a Canadian teen charged recently for possession of a large quantity...
Read moreDetails
DeAbreu St businessman charged for misusing money for Tacoma truck, motorbike gear
Businessman, Nyron Maraj A DeAbreu Street businessman was today charged with three counts of fraudulent conversion by Chief Magistrate Ann...
Read moreDetails
US DEA names Guyanese held in US$17 million cocaine haul
The boat carrying the cocaine was stopped and searched by authorities February 16 during a joint patrol by the crews...
Read moreDetailsEast Canje nurse remanded for 6 kilos marijuana
An East Canje woman, who was arrested with her daughter recently for 6 kilogrammes and 216 grammes of cannabis for...
Read moreDetails
Port Kaituma man remanded for illegal gun, ammo
A Port Kaituma man was today charged and remanded until May 9 by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for illegal firearm...
Read moreDetails
Four Guyanese arrested in biggest cocaine haul in almost 20 years
The boat carrying the cocaine was stopped and searched by authorities February 16 during a joint patrol by the crews...
Read moreDetails
Magistrate reportedly instructs transgender woman return to court dressed ‘like a man’
Petronella at the Appeal Court today. City Magistrate Dylon Bess, this morning, made an unconventional move clearing out his court...
Read moreDetails
Fire destroys bakery in Buxton; arson suspected
The remains of Benjamin Bakery. (Andrew Weekes photo) Fire early Monday morning destroyed the recently reconstructed and equipped Bejamin’s Bakery...
Read moreDetails
West Demerara Hospital pharmacist, wife in police custody for alleged fraud
A pharmacist and his wife, both employees of the West Demerara Hospital, are in the custody of the Guyana Police...
Read moreDetailsRecent News
Demerara Waves Media Inc. is a Guyana-based digital news media company committed to delivering timely, credible, and relevant news coverage. We report on key national issues, including politics, business, crime, education, health, sports, and culture, serving readers in Guyana and abroad.