President pushes education, training and high ethical standards at Police Conference

Education and training, high ethical standards and a strong sense of social responsibility, President David Granger said, are the most important principles required of the members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) in the execution of their mandate to provide service and protection in an ever-changing and diverse security landscape. The Commander-in-Chief made these remarks […]

Nagamootoo bows out of AFC Leadership race

The clash for Leader of the Alliance For Change will come down to the two co-founders, Khemraj Ramjattan and Raphael Trotman. The party’s Vice Chairman, Moses Nagamootoo has turned down the nomination to contest for the party’s leadership positions including Party Leader and Chairman. His announcement came on Friday as party representatives prepared for their […]

19-yr-old Canadian woman remanded for cocaine in books bust

A 19-year-old Canadian resident who was busted at the Cheddi Jagan Airport earlier this week with close to 10 pounds of cocaine in books, has been charged for drug trafficking and remanded to prison. The woman, Anestacia LaRose, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Friday morning and entered a not guilty plea to the […]

One dead, another injured in Warlock drive by shooting

An arcade vendor died on Thursday night as a result of a drive-by shooting in the Warlock community in East Ruimveldt. The dead man has been identified as 30-year-old Andrew Fraser aka “Zeggy” (seen in photo above). The other man, who was inured, was identified as Junior Abrams. The dead man, who was a vendor in […]

Nigerian and travel agent being probed in credit card fraud case

Police investigators were called to a local travel agency on Thursday after a Nigerian national purchased several airline tickets with credit cards that appeared to have been stolen. The man reportedly used stolen credit cards over a period of time to buy airline tickets for a number of persons in and out of Guyana through […]

Eight new Primary Schools to get computer laboratories

(GINA)  The Ministry of Education will be constructing and equipping eight (8) new primary schools with computer laboratories, this year. Head of the Management Information System (MIS) Unit of the Ministry of Education, Yoganand Indarsingh told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that these eight primary schools are spread across the various regions. The schools earmarked […]