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Concerned about the growing crime problem in the country, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry wants the Police to adjust its “laxed” posture on crime. In a statement the Chamber of Commerce said it has noted with intense concern, the level of crime being perpetrated in Guyana, more particularly, in recent times. According to […]
An 18-year-old man from Mon Repos on the East Coast of Demerara has been charged in connection with the murder of his 20-year-old brother. The dead brother has been identified as fisherman, Henry Sam Bowin. Investigators have not released the identity of the brother who is likely to face murder charges. According to a Police […]
The Guyana Police Force is stepping up its monitoring of motor lorries and sand trucks traversing the East Bank Demerara corridor, in wake of a number of accidents involving the large trucks and growing complaints. This morning the Police conducted a traffic enforcement exercise at Friendship Public Road on the East Bank Demerara and a […]
The Vice President has announced that by next Wednesday, the President will appoint all of the persons to serve on the Commission of Inquiry that will examine the Mahdia School dorm fire which claimed 20 lives. While not offering details on the likely Commissioners, Mr. Jagdeo said the full Commission will be named and will […]
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit discovered more than 134 pounds of marijuana stashed in several parcels in a clump of bushes in the Canje, Berbice village of Palmyra on Wednesday. While CANU agents were working on a tip-off, it appeared as though the owner of the large quantity of marijuana might have also been tipped […]
Fire and Police investigators are continuing their probe into the devastating early Tuesday morning fire that completely destroyed 13 passenger boats that were parked close to the Vreed-en-hoop stelling on the West Coast Demerara. The Guyana Fire Service in a statement yesterday said a cause of the fire is still to be determined. It was […]
Three men who had their original murder conviction overturned and a new trial ordered, were freed today after the trial Judge ordered the jury to return a not-guilty verdict. The Judge found several discrepancies in the prosecution’s case. The three men Ray Yokum, Steffon Campbel and Faisal Moore, were initially sentenced to 80 years in […]
Guyana joined the rest of the world on Sunday in observing World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. In a statement, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, said the Government remains committed to the fight against trafficking in persons and the continued efforts to dismantle networks and prosecute perpetrators who commit the heinous act, while ensuring […]
A total of nine cellphones were among several prohibited items found inside the New Amsterdam prison during a joint services operation over the weekend. In a statement, the Police said that in addition to the nine phones, the operation also uncovered lighters, cigarettes, improvised weapons, scissors, four bottles of wine and a quantity of marijuana. […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today denied the appeal of three former members of the Guyana Coast Guard who were convicted of murder, and are currently serving life sentences. The three soldiers, Sherwain Hart, Devon Gordon and Deon Greenidge, were convicted in 2013 and sentenced to death over the robbery and murder of goldminer, […]
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