January 2026

A 31-year-old taxi driver is in critical condition after he was shot to his head on Monday night along the East Coast of Demerara. Police reported that the incident occurred around 23:45 hrs at Triumph, East Coast Demerara (ECD), in the vicinity of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC), Region Four. The injured man, a resident…
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A judicial review to Guyana’s extradition process unfolded in the High Court on Wednesday, placing senior Trinidadian attorney Douglas Mendes, SC, and the Attorney General’s Chambers at the centre of a legal debate over bias, politics and the limits of ministerial power. US-indicted businessmen Azruddin Mohamed and his father, Nazar Mohamed, both of whom were…
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Police on Wednesday conducted a major eradication operation at Wel te Vreeden, Canje Creek, Berbice seizing and destroying close to $1 million worth of cannabis plants. The exercise was carried out between 04:00 hrs and 12:30 hrs. According to Police Headquarters, the team of ranks first discovered a plot of land measuring approximately one acre….
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A 13-year-old boy was shot by a licensed firearm holder on Wednesday morning after allegedly attempting to rob an 81-year-old man in front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Brickdam, Georgetown. The incident occurred around 10:15 hrs. Police Headquarters said the victim, an 81-year-old pensioner, was accompanied by his 79-year-old brother. They were…
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Loretta Sonia Cyrus, the 31-year-old cleaner who was found dead in a Wortmanville guesthouse following a suspected murder-suicide had previously reported being assaulted by her former partner, the other victim in the incident. Cyrus and the man, Cyril Saul, a 36-year-old security guard were found dead on Tuesday at the KK Villa Guesthouse in Wortmanville….
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The CARICOM countries that could be affected are Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The Trump administration is suspending all visa processing for applicants from 75 countries, a State Department spokesperson said on Wednesday. The spokesperson did not elaborate…
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Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Priya Manickchand, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to addressing the needs of residents nationwide. Speaking during a community engagement in Canal No. One Polder, West Bank Demerara, the minister said open community meetings are being conducted to ensure there are nationwide improvements.  She was accompanied by Minister within the…
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