Government to introduce amnesty period for surrender of illegal guns -Ramjattan

In an effort the rid the streets of illegal firearms and reduce gun crimes, the Ministry of Public Security is looking to introduce a programme through which amnesty can be granted to persons carrying these illegal weapons. Public Security Minister and Vice President Khemraj Ramjattan has announced that persons are being encouraged to surrender these illegal […]

PPP moves ahead with Elections Petition; cites several reasons why it believes polls were “rigged”

The Opposition People’s Progressive Party is expected to file its elections petition in the High Court as early as tomorrow as it moves to demonstrate its seriousness in challenging the results of the May 11, 2015 general and regional elections. The PPP on Monday filed an affidavit seeking the Court’s permission to file the petition, […]

Body of third accident victim recovered

The Guyana Police Force reported this morning that the body of 19-year-old  Ganesh Sookcharan, of Belle West, Canal No. 2 Polder, WBD, was recovered this morning  in the vicinity of the koker at Wales, WBD. The  young man was one of the persons who had been in the motor car that was found submerged in a […]