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The Guyana Police Force continues to see a rising number of criminal offences being committed across the country and the figures continue to worry the top brass of the Force. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Police Force reported that an overall increase of 5% in serious crimes has been recorded at the end […]
The owner of a city hotel in South Ruimveldt was taken into custody late on Wednesday night after agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit swooped down on the Aubrey Barker Road location and discovered a quantity of drugs. During the late night operation, a number of other persons were taken into custody. Sources close […]
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, has called on CARICOM Member States that have not taken the necessary steps to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) their final court of appeal, to do so. Ambassador LaRocque was speaking during a conference at the University of the West Indies, Regional Headquarters in […]
(GINA) The priority attention being given to the agriculture sector that was once a source of concern has won the satisfaction of President Donald Ramotar who has always been an advocate. The wide participation of Ministers of Agriculture in the Caribbean region and other experts at the official opening of the 12thCaribbean Week of Agriculture […]
The Guyana Police Force is looking for help from Interpol to track down Wanted man, businessman Randy Jagdeo. The water street businessman has been on the run ever since he reportedly shot and killed his biker friend Kirk Davis. There are reports that he may be hiding out in neighbouring Suriname. Crime Chief Seelall Persaud […]
The contribution of women to agriculture and agribusiness, and by extension, to national and regional development was hailed on Tuesday as a Women’s Forum got underway at the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2013 in Georgetown, Guyana. The one-day forum, part of a series of activities of the 12th CWA provided a unique opportunity to […]
Another murder has rocked the ancient country of Berbice. This time police investigators at Corentyne are probing the Monday night attack and murder of a businessman in his Hampshire home on the Corentyne Coast. The murdered businessman has been identified as 34-year-old Devendra Deodat aka “Dave”. The man reportedly operated a trucking company in the […]
Police investigators are hunting for a lone gunman they believe shot and killed Sparendaam youth, 22-year-old Michael Hamilton. According to reports, the incident took place late on Monday afternoon in the Sparendaam squatting area, East Coast Demerara. Residents from the community suspect a young gang member as being the assailant. Reports indicate that the two […]
Scores of workers attached to the Bosai Bauxite company in Linden launched strike action on Monday to press the company to agree to a 10% increase in their wages and salaries. The bauxite company is offering the workers 3.5%. The workers would enjoy salary increases every year and in 2012, they benefited from a 7% […]
As the Guyana Police Force moves to establish a SWAT unit to aid in the fight against crime, Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell is giving the assurance that the new SWAT team will “not be a black clothes”. The Commissioner was referring to the infamous Black Clothes Squad of the Guyana Police Force that had to […]
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