Suicide Prevention Bill top Govt.’s legislative agenda for 2019
Considering the worrying incidents of deaths by suicide in Guyana, the Government will be pushing for the passage of a Suicide Prevention Bill as...
Vendor on attempted murder charge for stabbing man over $600 eddeo leaf
Days after a vendor stabbed a man to the region of his heart because he refused to pay her $600 for eddoe leaf that she gave...
“I know nothing” – Stephen Vieira tells court on coke in lumber
“I have no knowledge of any drug or narcotics being placed in any wood,” were the words of super biker, Stephen Vieira, when he...
11 Months later… No coroner appointed to conduct over 12 inquests requested by DPP
In January last, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack, requested that more than 12 inquests be held into a number of unnatural deaths....
Teens charged for snatching phone from undercover cop
Two teenagers who snatched a cop's phone, were this morning charged and released on bail for the offence.
Eon Gittens, a labourer of East Ruimveldt,...
Ministry beefs up measles, yellow fever surveillance
Although symptoms such as a cough, sore throat, runny nose and even a fever may be easily classified as symptoms of a cold or...
Lawyer seeks to overturn 70 yr murder conviction
A lawyer is now requesting the setting aside and/or reversal of a 70 year murder sentence after major discrepancies were raised in evidence during...
Murder/Suicide rocks Kuru Kururu as Ex-con kills wife, commits suicide
Despite the intense focus being placed on domestic violence and spousal abuse, the unacceptable scourge continued last night with the brutal murder of a...
Police Sergeant critical after crashing into parked truck
A 42-year-old Police Sergeant is battling for his life at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after crashing into a parked truck on Sunday...
48% Guyanese tolerant of violence against unfaithful women–Report
As acts of violence against women continue to rise in Guyana, so does the tolerance of it. This was found in a recent study by...
