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As rescue teams continued their search and rescue operations on Saturday afternoon for the Trans Guyana aircraft and its two occupants that went down at an interior location, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority has explained that the aircraft was spotted going down by other pilots who were flying over the same area at the time. […]
Search and rescue operations were launched on Saturday morning in Guyana after a single engine aircraft belonging to Trans Guyana Airways went missing over the Mazaruni area just after take off from an interior location. It is believed that two persons including the pilot, were on board the aircraft at the time that all contact […]
The 17-year-old son of the owner of Nigel’s Supermarket is fighting for his life as he remains critical in a city hospital after being shot to the face early Saturday morning outside the Palm Court Night Spot on Main Street in Georgetown. The teen has been identified as Joseph Johnson. Reports state that he was […]
An American Citizen has been arrested after he was busted at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with over 20 pounds of cocaine in milk powder that he had stashed in his suitcases. The bust was made by the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit late on Friday night. The 28-year-old man was living in Guyana for a while […]
The Guyana Defence Force on Friday announced the promotions of 88 Officers and 260 Other Ranks effective from January 1, 2014. According to the GDF, Forty-two Officers and 96 Other Ranks were confirmed in their Rank while 46 Officers and 164 Ranks were elevated in rank. Leading the promotions list are Lieutenant Colonels Sherwin Anderson […]
Three armed bandits got an unexpected welcome when they broke into the home of an Annandale family on the East Coast Demerara and came face to face with one of the occupants who was armed with his shotgun. One of the bandits was shot dead by the homeowner while the other two reportedly dashed out […]
There are new questions hanging over the story reported by a 23-year-old man who claimed that he was sodomized with a police baton while in custody at the Timehri Police station. Doctors and Officials of the Georgetown Hospital on Friday said that the young man at the centre of a police baton rape case never […]
The National Assembly on Thursday passed amendments to the Firearm Bill which will see tougher penalties being introduced for possession of illegal firearms or components of a firearm. The firearm amendment bill received the full support of the opposition on Thursday as it was reintroduced to the National Assembly in the name of the Minister […]
The top brass of the Guyana Police Force on Thursday afternoon admitted that a number of procedures were not followed during the initial investigation into allegations of assault committed on a man while in police custody, allegedly by a police rank. Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell said the entire investigation is now being handled by the […]
(GINA) A new National Action Plan (2014-2015) is currently being developed to guide the ongoing fight against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) on the part of the security sector. This new plan seeks to reduce vulnerability especially among youths to the lure of traffickers, expand on sensitisation and awareness, broaden the involvement of civil society, counteracting […]
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