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Gathered for a morning of reflection on the occasion of ‘World Social Work Day’, scores Social Workers from across Guyana were encouraged to be proud of their profession and the hard work that they do. The charge came from Mr. Arnold Mickle from the Association of Professional Social Workers. He pointed out that the 45-year-old […]
The US Government through its embassy in Guyana has pledged to continue assisting Guyana in its efforts to take on its security challenges. That assurance came from US Ambassador Perry Holloway on Monday during a presentation of US$20,000 in equipment to the Guyana Police Force. The Ambassador said despite a reported 11% decrease in serious […]
Four suspected pirates were today charged and remanded to prison in front of their weeping family members following a $4.6 M armed robbery. 18-year-old Sanjay Jangbir, 19-year-old Rajendra Parsoran, 22-year-old Vishnu Jangbir and 25-year-old Mahendra Sancharan, all stood before a City Magistrate with a grim look on their faces as they were not required to […]
Guyana is looking to review several pieces of legislation as it seeks to deliver safe, timely and cost-effective drugs and medical products to its citizenry. Along with support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the Ministry of Public Health hosted a stakeholder consultation on Monday with the main aim […]
As more questions are being raised about the shooting deaths of three suspected bandits on the seawalls last Thursday, the acting Police Commissioner, David Ramnarine is in support of the action of his officers and told reporters this morning that he is convinced their use of deadly force was justified. According to Ramnarine, while the […]
Crime Chief, Assistant Police Commissioner Paul Williams this afternoon told News Source that the Guyana Police Force is still to find any criminal record for Kwame Assanah, who was one of the three men gunned down by Police ranks yesterday on the seawalls during an apparent shoot-out. Assanah was the driver of the black car […]
The wife of one of the three men shot dead by the Police yesterday afternoon on the seawalls said she is not buying the Police report that her husband was one of the suspected bandits. Thirty-seven year old Kwame Assanah was among the three men, the Police said, were shot dead after engaging undercover ranks […]
Popular beautician and make-up artiste Lolita Callendar appeared in Court this afternoon and was charged with assaulting Malika Holder. Appearing before the Principal Magistrate, Callendar entered a not guilty plea and was granted bail in the sum of $30,000 on the assault charge. However, she was taken back into custody by the Police as she […]
In a statement, the Guyana Police Force this afternoon confirmed that the three men shot dead by undercover police during a shoot-out on the seawalls were bandits who were trailing a bank customer. In a statement the Police said that at around 10:30hrs, based on information received from ‘operatives’ performing duty in the vicinity of […]
Drama unfolded in High Court today, as a young mother was found guilty of killing her two children by feeding them rat poison. The 25-year-old woman, Awena Rutherford, collapsed as the jury returned the guilty verdict on two counts of manslaughter. When the verdict was read out, Rutherford fell backwards, hitting her head against the […]
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