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A cameraman who was attached to TV Guyana, Channel 28 was today found guilty of the rape of a 13-year-old female relative and sentenced to 25 years in jail by Justice Navendra Singh. It took the jury just a few hours to unanimously return the guilty verdict against 39-year-old Andre Hetsberger after listening to two […]
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum on Thursday said the investigations into the 2015 murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing is continuing despite investigators’ failure to charge four men they arrested last week for the crime. Mr. Blanhum told reporters on Thursday that the file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions and having perused the […]
A Senior Police Investigator has confirmed that efforts have been started by the local Police Force to seek the arrest and extradition of former Deputy CEO of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Ash Deonarine. Deonarine reportedly flew to Canada soon after an audit of GPL unearthed the unauthorized withdrawal of $27M from the company’s accounts as […]
by Kurt Campbell The role of Community Policing Groups came in to sharp focus at the opening of the Annual Police Officers Conference on Thursday morning. In his first address to the Annual Police Officers’ Conference, President David Granger called on the Guyana Police Force to do more to ensure that citizens’ safety within their […]
The Foreign Minister of Brazil will make an official visit to Guyana next week in an effort to further strengthen ties between the two neighbouring countries in a number of areas. According to Brazil’s Ambassador to Guyana, Lineu Pupo De Paula, the visit of the Foreign Minister, Mauro Vieira, and his meeting with Guyana government […]
President David Granger has described the report of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry as deeply flawed and he believes that it has left Guyanese still starved of the truth even after $500 Million was spent on the Commission by the last government. The President’s statement came two weeks after the report was left at […]
As part of an ongoing assistance package from the United Kingdom to the Government for Guyana in strengthening crime fighting efforts, Financial Investigation Expert, Sam Sittlington has been working along with the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) to analyse the scope of its operations. Sittlington has been in Guyana, working along with SOCU for the […]
Two and a half years after the lifeless body of businesswoman, Sirmattie Ramnaress, was found in the garage of her sprawling Diamond, East Bank Demerara home, her reputed husband has been charged with her murder. Former Police Sergeant, Colin Bailey, appeared in court this morning and was remanded to prison after being charged for the […]
President David Granger wants Guyanese to seize the opportunity of Guyana’s 46th Republic anniversary to work for greater national unity. In his Republic Day message, the President said “We can be one nation only if all sections of our population feel that they are an integral part of and share in our country’s development.” He […]
The Guyana Police Force is mourning the death of Assistant Police Commissioner Balram Persaud. Mr. Persaud who was recovering from a horrible vehicular accident that took place two weeks ago, died early this morning in a city hospital. He had been listed in a critical and serious condition. He has left to mourn his wife […]
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