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The Guyana Police Force is likely to set up a “sting” operation to focus on the recent spate of robberies committed on persons just after they would have withdrawn large sums of cash from the commercial banks. Over the past month alone, there have been at least four cases. Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan said […]
As Community Policing in Guyana gears up for celebrations to mark its 42nd anniversary, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan is making it clear that there may be a greater role for this level of policing in Guyana’s border regions. Mr. Ramjattan said on Monday that community policing in border areas can play a key role in […]
Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud officially went off into retirement today, allowing for Assistant Commissioner David Ramnarine to move up to the post of Acting Commissioner. Ramnarine is not new to these responsibilities, having acted as Commissioner on several occasions in the past and more recently while Persaud enjoyed his pre-retirement leave. During his farewell […]
The Government of Guyana has announced that it is reviewing an ‘Oil and Gas Master Plan’ for Guyana, which was developed and submitted by Mitsubishi Corporation and Chiyoda Corporation in collaboration with the Government of Japan. In a statement, the Ministry of the Presidency said the plan has as key objectives the development of Guyana’s […]
The Hero Caribbean Premier League Finals will be hosted by Trinidad & Tobago for the next three years. Hero CPL has signed a staging agreement with the government of Trinidad and Tobago that will see the final two matches of the tournament take place in the country between 2018 and 2020. The semi-final and final […]
(BBC) The snap presidential election in Venezuela scheduled for 22 April has been pushed back by a month, the National Electoral Council (CNE) has announced. The CNE said the poll would now be held on 20 May. The move came after an agreement was reached between the government and a small number of opposition parties. […]
As Friday’s above normal high tides slammed and breached parts of the West Coast Demerara sea defence, the Hydromet office is reporting that the spring tide phenomenon could remain until Tuesday with more above normal high tides expected. The Leonora Cottage Hospital had to be closed down and patients moved as flood waters rushed into […]
Two bandits, who Police say had been terrorizing residents in the Berbice area, were shot dead during a shoot-out with Police on Friday morning. The two men have been identified as 37-year-old Indarjit Sham aka Danny and 21-year-old Amar Bissoon aka Punk. According to a Police statement late Friday night, at around 05:00h Friday morning, six […]
Just hours after the Guyana Press Association issued a call for an apology, the Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan issued one this afternoon to the Press Association, journalist Denis Chabrol and other media workers. He issued the apology to all who were offended by his hostile statement to Mr. Chabrol yesterday as Chabrol attempted […]
On Wednesday, President David Granger, reassured residents of Baramita, in the Barima-Waini region that the Government is working to ensure the security of their community and region against threats to Guyana’s territorial integrity as a result of claims to the nation’s territory by neighbouring Venezuela. Speaking at the Baramita Primary School, the President declared that […]
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