By News Source Guyana on September 8, 2023
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The Guyana Police Force Academy has now been fully accredited as a learning institution under the National Accreditation Council. Executive Director of the National Accreditation Council, Dr Marcel Hutson presented Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus with the Certificate of Accreditation today. The Accreditation is for a period of five years. Acting Deputy Commissioner […]
By News Source Guyana on September 7, 2023
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The post mortem examination conducted on the bodies of the two men found floating near their boat in the Essequibo river, has found that they both died from drowning, which was compounded by blunt trauma to the head. The Guyana Police Force today said while investigations into the deaths of Vijai Lallmoni and Solendra Bhookmohan […]
By News Source Guyana on September 6, 2023
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The badly burnt body of a woman was found in a yard at Parika on the East Bank of Essequibo, and the woman’s family and investigators believe that she was murdered. While the Police investigators have indicated that DNA tests will have to be conducted to positively identify the woman, the family of 29-year-old Parika […]
By News Source Guyana on September 5, 2023
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The bodies of two men were found this morning in the Essequibo river, hours after they were reported missing. According to the Police, a missing person’s report was filed on Monday night for the two men after they did not return to their home. The Police said that around 11 o’ clock this morning, the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 5, 2023
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Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit arrested two persons today after finding 17.1 pounds of cocaine in their possession. While not releasing details of the cocaine bust, CANU explained that the cocaine was found during an operation at Tuschen on the East Bank of Essequibo. The $8 million worth of cocaine was found in […]
By News Source Guyana on September 5, 2023
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As road deaths continue to haunt the country, a 71-year-old resident of Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara became one of the country’s latest road accident victims, pushing the total number of road deaths for the year to over 140. The dead man has been identified as Beersain Udho. A police report explained the 71-year-old man was […]
By News Source Guyana on September 5, 2023
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A 43-year-old motorcyclist lost his life this morning as he slammed into a truck just after overtaking another vehicle. The accident took place along the Kendall Public Road in East Berbice. Police have identified the dead biker as Ajay Ramchand of Nigg Settlement, Berbice. Ramchand was riding his high-powered motorcycle when he overtook a vehicle […]
By News Source Guyana on September 5, 2023
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The Mahdia Dorm Fire Commission of Inquiry has denied a request by Attorney-at-Law Dexter Todd for the inquiry to be halted until the completion of the Court case against the 15-year-old girl who is facing 20 murder charges in relation to the dorm fire deaths. The Secretary to the Commission, Javed Shaddick told News Source […]
By News Source Guyana on September 5, 2023
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An Alboystown carpenter and a Herstelling vendor were charged on Monday over the armed robbery of a Lusignan supermarket. The incident took place last Wednesday. Appearing before the Court was carpenter, Jamal Seymour and vendor, Ryan Goodluck. Both men entered not guilty pleas to the charges laid before them. While the Police Prosecutor objected to […]
By News Source Guyana on September 4, 2023
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Attorney-at-law Dexter Todd has written to the Chairman and members of the Mahdia Dorm Fire Commission of Inquiry requesting a stay in the inquiry as the criminal case against his 15-year-old client who has been charged in connection with the deaths of 20 children, continues in the Court. In his letter, the Attorney expressed concern […]