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Gunmen continued their attack on the business community on Wednesday afternoon just hours after the Guyana Police Force indicated that it would be beefing up patrols in several areas to deal with an increase in robberies. Two gunmen attacked and robbed the Fullworks Motor Spares store at Good Hope on the East Coast of Demerara […]
In a shocking admission, the Guyana Police Force on Wednesday said it does not monitor or have regular access to video recordings being obtained by several security Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras that have been set up in several parts of the city. Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell and Crime Chief, Seelall Persaud at a midday […]
With the Guyana Police Force being pressed by the business community to come up with a strategy that will effectively tackle the crime problem, Commissioner of Police Leroy Brumell believes members of the business community also need to become more security conscious. Speaking at the Police Force’s annual award ceremony on Wednesday morning at Police […]
(St. John’s, Antigua) – The two men convicted for the murder of Guyanese, Rondel George were sentenced to life imprisonment in the High Court before Justice Keith Thom yesterday. Lasana Riley and Jevorny Richards were charged with the capital offence after they ambushed, robbed, and murdered the 34-year-old butcher, who was on his way to purchase […]
(CARICOM ) As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Japan look forward to the celebration of the Twentieth Anniversary of cooperation in 2014, Japan has signalled its intent to deepen cooperation relations with the Region even further. This indication came from Ambassador Akira Yamada, Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan at the opening […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has decided to formally cut ties with its former Chief Elections Officer, Gocool Boodoo. The decision by the seven member Commission was expected as Opposition nominated members had indicated that “it was time for Gocool to go”. And the Chairman of the Commission also appeared set on looking for a new […]
Some schools across Guyana have already started their preparations for the new school year which begins in September, but the Education Ministry has been receiving complaints about some of the costs being charged by some schools for registration of students. The Ministry in a statement issued on Tuesday said no child should be denied registration […]
In wake of the spate of gun crimes that have rocked the city over the past few weeks, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry is calling on the Guyana Police Force to institute a crime fighting plan that will bring results. Over the past week, there has been an upsurge in the reported cases […]
A customer at the Fuzzy’s Grocery and General Store was shot dead on Monday night during a robbery as gunmen invaded the business place in Guyhoc Park, Georgetown. One of the suspected bandits was also shot and is in custody. The dead man has been identified as 36-year-old Heron Dennis of Guyhoc Park. Reports indicate […]
Two bandits pulled off a barefaced robbery on Monday afternoon at the Akbar Auto Sales and Furniture Store on North Road, Bourda in Georgetown. Three staff members were held at gunpoint in the accounts department of the store and forced to hand over $3 Million in cash. The robbery took place close to 3 pm as […]
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