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The Guyana Revenue Authority on Tuesday midday seized two luxury vehicles belonging to the Chinese contracting and logging company, Bai-Shan-Lin, over millions of dollars in owed taxes. The Lexus SUV bearing license plate number PRR 2888 and a Nissan mini-van with license plate number PRR-3888 were taken to the GRA storage bond at Eccles following […]
An inmate who is currently serving a 13-year sentence for murder, on Tuesday made shocking revelations in which he claimed that he usually buys cellular phones for $7,000 from prison officers. Prisoner, Carl Brown who has an active Facebook page with daily updates, told the Commission of Inquiry investigating the March 3 unrest which left […]
The Chairman of the ongoing prison unrest Commission of Inquiry, (retired) Justice James Patterson on Tuesday found himself engaged in a heated exchange with Counsel representing the interest of the Guyana Prison Service, Selwyn Pieters. The start of Tuesday’s hearing was delayed for several minutes as Justice Patterson upbraided Pieters for showing video evidence of […]
Two teen girls have reportedly confessed to the brutal murder of their 64 – year – old father at the weekend. Police investigators believe Roger Manikam’s 13-year-old adopted daughter and his 18-year-old biological daughter Nalanie Manikam along with the help of a male friend planned and executed the murder of the man. His body was […]
The Guyana Police Force has released statistics for the first quarter of 2016 which showed a slight decline in murders and robberies under arms. Forty murders were recorded for the period January 1 to March 31, 2016 when compared to 42 murders for the same period during the previous year, representing a 5% reduction. There […]
Politicians from across the political divide, including immediate past President Donald Ramotar and former Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, joined President David Granger and other Government officials to bid farewell today to former Deputy Prime Minister, Haslyn Parris. The Funeral Service for the former Minister under the People’s National Congress Government was held at the St […]
First Lady Sandra Granger, on Sunday visited the New Amsterdam Prison where she urged female inmates to see the experience of incarceration as an opportunity to become better and stronger individuals. Speaking to the women, following a tour of the facility, Mrs. Granger said, “When we learn from our experiences and we start to look […]
The blame for the death of the 17 inmates who perished inside the Camp Street Prison during a recent unrest was on Monday placed squarely at the feet of Deputy Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels by inmate Kenneth Griffith. The prisoner who is currently housed in Capital C Division on a charge of murder cried […]
Prison officials at the Camp Street Prison were stoned by inmates while carrying out an operation on March 3, 2016, one inmate admitted while testifying before the Commission of Inquiry on Monday. One month after the fiery unrest inside the jailhouse which left 17 inmates dead, 23 – year – old Trevor Williams took the […]
First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, has encouraged donors and other enthusiasts participating in the Step by Step Foundation/Republic Bank ‘Light it up blue’ Autism Awareness Walk to continue to support the Foundation’s efforts to nurture and educate children affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The First Lady made this appeal in her address at a reception […]
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