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The Guyana Police Force has fired 30 police officers for various offenses, ranging from corrupt transactions to larceny and robbery. Acting Police Commissioner, David Ramnarine, told members of the media on Friday morning that 15 junior ranks, 3 subordinate officers and 12 constables have been let go by the Force. Ramnarine said there are several […]
The Guyana Police Force has received a total of nine reports of license firearm holders losing their weapons to theft and the Acting Police Commissioner, David Ramnarine is not happy about that. At a Friday Morning press conference, the acting Police Commissioner said in all of the cases, carelessness was a factor. He said in […]
First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger has urged the National Grade Six Assessment 2016 top performers from the East Coast of Demerara to ‘be all they can be’ even as she reminded them that they must never forget where they came from or whose shoulders they stood on to achieve their success. The First Lady was […]
The fifth annual Courts Pee-Wee Boys Under-11 Primary Schools football Championship was officially launched on Thursday at the National Library and furniture giant has pledged $4M towards the championship. The championships will kick-off on October 8 and continue until November 19th at the Thirst Park ground. It will feature 24 schools competing in a round-robin format. […]
As local law enforcement agencies are working along with other law enforcement agencies from neighbouring countries, President David Granger is pressing them to do more in locating and apprehending drug convict, Barry Dataram. Dataram was earlier this week sentenced to 5 years in jail in Guyana and fined $164.2 Million after being convicted of being […]
The Ministry of Social Protection has rushed to the aid of Berbice woman who lost all of her belongings in a fire over the weekend, leaving her and her 7 foster children homeless. The woman, Gloria Downer, said she was at a nearby market and noticed black smoke coming from the area where she lived at […]
Relatives of more than 100 prisoners who died during a riot in 1992 in a jail in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo are appealing after a court threw out convictions against 74 police officers. A judge ruled that the case was not strong enough against the officers who put down the riot in the […]
Days after an engagement with Guyana’s President David Granger, outgoing UN Secretary General Ban – Ki -Moon met with Venezuela’s President Nicholas Maduro where the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy was discussed. The UN Chief met with Maduro on Monday in Colombia following a meeting with President Granger at the UN headquarters on Saturday. The UN Secretary General has […]
An Annandale, East Coast Demerara family has been plunged into mourning following the brutal early morning murder of a 24-year-old man by his own father. The dead young man has been identified as Mohesh Chand who worked as truck operator. He was brutally stabbed and chopped to death early on Thursday morning by his father, […]
The government will be spending $900 million to ensure 16 housing areas have access to electricity. It’s a move that could see more persons occupying house lots awarded by the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Ministry of Communities. Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Valerie Patterson has announced that tenders for works in the 16 areas […]
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