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A partnership between Scotiabank Guyana and Habitat for Humanity to teach youths Construction Technology Training and Disaster Risk Reduction culminated on Sunday with a graduation ceremony which saw twenty-four women among one hundred graduates. More than two hundred persons from across the country had applied for the programme, but only one hundred were chosen. Those […]
The People’s National Congress Reform has announced the appointment of party member, Sherwin Benjamin as the new General Secretary of the People’s National Congress Reform. Benjamin was chosen by party leader, Aubrey Norton. He replaces MP Dawn Hastings-Williams, who resigned from the position last month. In a release this morning, the party said it held […]
A Staff Sergeant and a Sergeant of the Guyana Defence Force, are in Police custody after they were arrested along the East Bank of Demerara roadway with a large quantity of marijuana in a vehicle belonging to the Guyana Defence Force. The two, Staff Sergeant Adisa Higgins and Sergeant Colvis Sam, were busted at around […]
Three months after filing drug trafficking charges against former national cyclist, Tyrone Hamilton, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit, has withdrawn the charges. Hamilton was charged and remanded to jail back in April in connection with the 150-pound cocaine bust that took place at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. He was eventually granted bail after his Attorneys […]
Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired Justice Claudette Singh has informed the Representative of the List of The New Movement party, Dr. Gerald Forde, that the Elections Commission is in no position to pronounce on his current status as Representative of The New Movement (TNM) List of Candidates. “…Please be advised that GECOM […]
An intelligence led operation by the Guyana Police Force’s Criminal Investigations Department, unearthed a quantity of high-powered guns and ammunition in the South Ruimveldt area. The search operation took place on Tuesday evening at Park Place in South Ruimveldt. The Police said during its operations, a search of an alleyway which is bordered by three […]
Faced with a number of delays and other issues, the Government has terminated a number of road and infrastructure contracts in Region Three. Most of the contracts were incomplete and their timeline had expired, according to the Department of Public Information. During an inspection of several contracts in the Region Three area on Tuesday, Minister […]
The increase use of technology by the Guyana Police Force’s Traffic department is yielding positive results in tracking persons who commit traffic offenses and attempt to flee prosecution, according to Traffic Chief, Mahendra Singh. Speaking during the Guyana Police Force Anniversary Symposium on Tuesday, the Traffic Chief said the use of the license plate recognition […]
Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton today declared that the country is in crisis, as it faces high levels of corruption under the current Government. Citing a number of alleged cases of corruption, the Opposition Leader said corruption is now creeping into a number of institutions across the country. He accused the Government of fueling […]
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn has urged ranks of the Guyana Police Force to treat members of the public with respect and empathy, warning that disrespect to persons who go the Police for assistance for help must stop. Addressing a Police symposium on Tuesday, the Home Affairs Minister who has portfolio responsibility for the […]
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