Cases of murders and robberies continue to soar in Guyana

While the Guyana Police Force reports that there has been an 8% drop in serious crimes for the first seven months of the year, a glance at the murder and robbery figures for the same period tell a different story. The statistics in relation to the offences of murder and robbery under arms for the […]

Plaisance woman found murdered in home

Police investigators are probing the murder of 55-year-old Plaisance woman, Ann Mendonca, whose lifeless body was found in her Prince William Street house on Friday night. Police sources have said that from all appearances the woman was strangled to death. It is believed that she may have come face to face with a burglar or […]

Guyanese truck driver slams into unmarked police car and kills officer in New Jersey

A veteran police officer in north Jersey has died after a tractor-trailer rear-ended his unmarked police car and the driver charged with second degree Vehicular Homicide, Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said Waldwick Police Officer Christopher Goodell, 32,  was operating radar to look for speeders, on Route 17 at Begen Avenue when the tractor-trailer driven […]

Unclaimed remains of Jonestown victims found in Delaware Church

DOVER, Del. — Nine unclaimed containers found inside a funeral home contain the ashes of victims of the 1978 mass cult Jonestown Massacre, according to police. The discovery was among 38 small containers of unclaimed ashes found inside the former Minus Funeral home by the property’s owner, said Kimberly Chandler, a spokeswoman with the state Department […]

Opposition Leader Granger “One Nation” with GDF Officers

Opposition and People’s National Congress Leader David Granger has taken his “One Nation” concept for a new and developed Guyana to Senior Officers of the Guyana Defence Force. On Thursday, the retired GDF Commander, Brigadier Granger addressed mid-career Air Corps, Coast Guard and Ground Forces military officers who are attending the Senior Command and Staff […]

AFC officially files No Confidence motion with National Assembly

The Opposition party, Alliance For Change on Thursday afternoon further strengthened its position of  no confidence in the Donald Ramotar administration by officially filing its no confidence motion with the Clerk of the National Assembly. Now that the motion has been filed, the National Assembly is expected to set a date for its tabling and […]

Granger briefs US and Chinese Diplomats on No confidence move

As the Opposition parties get ready to move to the National Assembly in October with their no confidence motion against the Government, the Leader of the Opposition has started to brief the international community about the move of no confidence against the Donald Ramotar administration and what it will mean for the country. According to […]

Government prepared to face no confidence “challenge” -Luncheon

The Government’s Chief Spokesman, Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon wants it to be made clear that the introduction and passage of a no confidence motion against the government is not a one day affair. But he admitted that it’s a challenge that national governments would face. Luncheon’s statements came in response to the decision of the […]

West Bank Demerara Miner burnt to death at Mazaruni mining camp

Murders and robberies continue to plague the mining community and Police investigators are once again probing the death of yet another miner. According to the Guyana Police Force Press Office, 23-year-old miner Kester Anderson of Samroo Dam, Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara was burnt to death during a fight with another man at the Barakat Backdam […]