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Two days after being busted at the Cheddi Jagan Airport, a teenager and her mother appeared in Court and were charged and remanded for cocaine trafficking. 19-year-old Rachel Narine, and her mother, Kavita Persaud both appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and were charged for the trafficking of close to six pounds of cocaine through […]
As the Government moves ahead with a Security Sector Seform Plan, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo believes the President David Granger led administration ought to be paying more attention to the realities of crime and not just the statistics being provided. Recent statistics provided by the Guyana Police Force indicate a decrease in overall criminal activity […]
Local designer, Keisha Edwards of Shasha Designs will have to get her finest threads together as she heads to Buckingham Palace for a Fashion Exchange programme. Edwards, who has been designing for several years and is one of the leading young designers in Guyana, was invited to participate in the first ever Commonwealth Fashion Exchange […]
As the Guyana Police Force continues to break up the carjacking gang that is suspected to be behind the theft of scores of cars and car parts, Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan has revealed that the ex-policemen who have been arrested as part of the probe, appeared to have served as advisors to the […]
Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud is getting ready to head off into retirement. He will proceed on pre-retirement leave in the coming weeks. Mr. Persaud has served the Guyana Police Force for over thirty years, holding several key positions before reaching the very top of the Force. At his final address as Commissioner to the Police […]
With Senior Police Officers paying keen attention, President David Granger used his address to the opening of the annual Police Officers’ Conference to make clear his dissatisfaction with the way the Force is addressing corruption among its ranks. The President told those gathered that corruption must be tackled from the very top and throughout the […]
With close to six pounds of cocaine neatly packed in her hand bag, a 19-year old woman from the East Coast of Demerara, was held today at the Cheddi Jagan Airport after being found with the illegal substance. The young woman was preparing to board a New York bound flight when the bust took place. […]
Senior Counsel Rafiq Khan, was today sworn in as Acting Justice of Appeal. The six-month appointment takes effect from today. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony at State House, President Granger said the appointment will serve to preserve and protect the rights of citizens to equal protection and benefit of the law. “The Government of the Cooperative […]
The small Linden/Soesdyke Highway village of Kuru Kururu is appearing to be the hotbed and final stop for stolen and hijacked vehicles. Just hours after announcing that an early Tuesday morning raid had uncovered several stolen vehicles and car parts, Police investigators returned to the area on Tuesday night and found two more stolen cars […]
A technician attached to GTT was this morning blown off a utility pole in the Queenstown area as he came into contact with a transformer belonging to the Guyana Power and Light company. The man has been identified as David Kunath. He is currently a patient in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Hospital […]
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