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25/12/2025

Christmas Through the Eyes of Arielle Sharma
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25/12/2025

Merry Christmas from all of us at Guyana Standard.
May the season bring peace, reflection, and renewed hope for Guyana and all Guyanese.

π‘·π’π’π’Šπ’„π’† 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒆 π‘¨π’π’π’†π’ˆπ’†π’… $153.9𝑴 π‘³π’‚π’“π’„π’†π’π’š π’ƒπ’š π‘ͺπ’π’†π’“π’Œ 𝒐𝒓 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕Police are investigating an alleged offence of Larceny by Clerk ...
24/12/2025

π‘·π’π’π’Šπ’„π’† 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒆 π‘¨π’π’π’†π’ˆπ’†π’… $153.9𝑴 π‘³π’‚π’“π’„π’†π’π’š π’ƒπ’š π‘ͺπ’π’†π’“π’Œ 𝒐𝒓 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕

Police are investigating an alleged offence of Larceny by Clerk or Servant valued at One Hundred and Fifty Three Million, Nine Hundred and Twenty Two Thousand, Nine Hundred and Seventy One Dollars Guyana Currency committed on a telecommunications company allegedly by a 37-year-old male of Herstelling, East Bank Demerara. The act is reported to have occurred between July 1, 2021 and February 18, 2025.

On Tuesday December 23, 2025 about 16:33hrs, ranks from the Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters conducted an operation on the East Bank Demerara where a male was contacted in relation to the allegation. He was informed of the allegation, arrested and escorted to CID Headquarters where he remains in custody pending investigation.

Investigations continue.

This is the moment an LPG tanker collided with a truck, resulting in a loud explosion in Italy’s town of Teana, bringing...
24/12/2025

This is the moment an LPG tanker collided with a truck, resulting in a loud explosion in Italy’s town of Teana, bringing transportation to a halt.

The Vatican's Christmas Nativity scenes go beyond tradition, aiming to convey a present-day message of Christmas. The ma...
24/12/2025

The Vatican's Christmas Nativity scenes go beyond tradition, aiming to convey a present-day message of Christmas. The main display in St. Peter's Square is joined by more than 100 Nativity scenes from countries around the world, as the Vatican prepares for Pope Leo's first Christmas since his election. CNN's Christopher Lamb reports.

24/12/2025

CNN's Ryan Young tours a real-life replica of the White House in Atlanta, complete with an oval office, a Lincoln bedroom and a Truman-inspired balcony. It is currently on the market for $35 million.

Video taken at an H-E-B grocery store in Burleson, Texas, shows a store employee offering free groceries to customers af...
24/12/2025

Video taken at an H-E-B grocery store in Burleson, Texas, shows a store employee offering free groceries to customers after she said there were technical problems with the registers.

When it gah move, it gah move. Wha name safety? Be safe, folks.
24/12/2025

When it gah move, it gah move. Wha name safety?

Be safe, folks.

23/12/2025

WATCH ||| Swearing-in Ceremony of Judge Rafiq Khan as a Justice of Appeal.

π‘°π’π’•π’†π’π’π’Šπ’ˆπ’†π’π’„π’†-𝑳𝒆𝒅 π‘Άπ’‘π’†π’“π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒔 π’Šπ’ π‘Ήπ’†π’„π’π’—π’†π’“π’š 𝒐𝒇 π‘­π’Šπ’“π’†π’‚π’“π’Ž 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π‘¨π’Žπ’Žπ’–π’π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’π’ π’…π’–π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ π‘½π’“π’šπ’‰π’†π’Šπ’…β€™π’” 𝑳𝒖𝒔𝒕 π‘Άπ’‘π’†π’“π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’Police are inves...
23/12/2025

π‘°π’π’•π’†π’π’π’Šπ’ˆπ’†π’π’„π’†-𝑳𝒆𝒅 π‘Άπ’‘π’†π’“π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒔 π’Šπ’ π‘Ήπ’†π’„π’π’—π’†π’“π’š 𝒐𝒇 π‘­π’Šπ’“π’†π’‚π’“π’Ž 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π‘¨π’Žπ’Žπ’–π’π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’π’ π’…π’–π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ π‘½π’“π’šπ’‰π’†π’Šπ’…β€™π’” 𝑳𝒖𝒔𝒕 π‘Άπ’‘π’†π’“π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’

Police are investigating the recovery of a suspected illegal firearm and ammunition following an intelligence-led operation conducted on Monday December 23, 2025 between 12:00hrs and 13:00hrs at Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara.

During the operation, police ranks observed a 33-year-old businessman of Vryheid’s Lust behaving in a suspicious manner. Police ranks approached the man, who discarded an object into a nearby trench.

A search was conducted in the said trench, during which ranks recovered one suspected 9mm pistol along with a magazine containing six (6) live rounds of ammunition.

The suspect was arrested and escorted to the Sparendaam Police Station along with the suspected firearm and ammunition, which were lodged pending investigation.

The suspect remains in Police custody as investigations continue.

π‘»π’˜π’ π‘­π’Šπ’“π’†π’‚π’“π’Žπ’” 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 π‘«π’–π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ π‘²π’‚π’“π’‚π’”π’‚π’ƒπ’‚π’Š π‘°π’π’—π’†π’”π’•π’Šπ’ˆπ’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’; π‘ͺπ’‰π’‚π’“π’ˆπ’†π’” π‘°π’π’”π’•π’Šπ’•π’–π’•π’†π’…Police in Regional Division # 9 are investigating ...
23/12/2025

π‘»π’˜π’ π‘­π’Šπ’“π’†π’‚π’“π’Žπ’” 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 π‘«π’–π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ π‘²π’‚π’“π’‚π’”π’‚π’ƒπ’‚π’Š π‘°π’π’—π’†π’”π’•π’Šπ’ˆπ’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’; π‘ͺπ’‰π’‚π’“π’ˆπ’†π’” π‘°π’π’”π’•π’Šπ’•π’–π’•π’†π’…

Police in Regional Division # 9 are investigating the discovery of two illegal fi****ms during enquiries into a report of Simple Larceny at Karasabai Village, South Pakaraimas.

On Sunday December 21, 2025 about 14:20hrs ranks from the Karasabai Police Station responded to a report in relation to an alleged Simple Larceny which reportedly occurred on Friday December 19, 2025 about 20:30hrs at the said location.

As part of the investigation, police ranks proceeded to a residence at Jawarie Village, South Pakaraimas, where investigations conducted resulted in a search of the premises.

During the search, one .36 gauge shotgun and one 20 gauge shotgun were discovered in a bedroom area. A 42-year-old male farmer of the said village was arrested and escorted along with the fi****ms to the Lethem Police Station.

The suspect was placed into custody and the fi****ms were lodged as investigations continued.

Subsequent to the investigation, Gerald Isaacs, a 42-year-old Farmer of Jawarie Village, South Pakaraimas was charged with two counts of possession of a firearm without a licence, contrary to Section 16(2)(a) of the Fi****ms Act, Chapter 16:05.

On Monday December 22, 2025 about 11:00hrs, the defendant appeared at the Lethem Magistrate’s Court before His Worship Magistrate Omadatt Chandan, where the charges were read and he pleaded guilty to both counts.

He was fined $50,000 and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment on the first count and fined $50,000 and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment on the second count.

Work on the Gas to Energy project continues to advance with the transportation and installation of two transformers at t...
23/12/2025

Work on the Gas to Energy project continues to advance with the transportation and installation of two transformers at the Gas to Energy project site at Wales.

The transformers installed were the GT3 40 MVA (megavolt‑amperes) unit, weighing 65 tonnes, and the GT4 54 MVA transformer, weighing 63 tonnes.

Recently, two gas turbines were also mobilised and installed on the site, which represents the continued advancement of the project.

Source: Prime Minister Brigadier (retired) Mark Phillips/Facebook

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