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National Border Patrol Coordinator, Daniel Seeram, was today handed a 13-month suspended sentence after being convicted of assaulting his ex-wife. The suspended sentence means the former Region Four Regional Chairman will not spend any time in jail for the conviction. Magistrate Abigail Gibbs in arriving at her decision took into consideration the favorable probational report […]
Opposition Member of Parliament for the APNU, Sherod Duncan, has renewed calls for independent oversight of the country’s surveillance systems, saying that the Government must provide clear answers on data protection, police drone operations and public-security cameras rather than rely on ministerial reviews after controversies arise. In a statement today, MP Duncan said the Ministry […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs which has oversight of the security sector, wants a comprehensive review of personnel, access controls, supervisory arrangements, and operational procedures at the Government’s Safe Country Command Centre, which has access to all of the Government’s CCTV cameras across the country. The Ministry’s call for the review follows an alleged recent […]
Four days after a Venezuelan diver drowned during the ongoing operation to salvage the MV Barima ferry, the Guyana Police Force has released information about the incident. The dead diver has been identified as 66-year-old Luis Martinez. According to a Police statement issued on Sunday morning, the incident occurred on Wednesday evening at around 6:30pm, […]
In a lengthy statement on Sunday morning, the Guyana Prison Service rejected claims that Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed was receiving inhumane treatment as he remains on remand at the Lusignan Prison. Mohamed was remanded to prison on Friday evening after being charged on allegations of bribing a Policeman for the release of CCTV video recordings […]
On the evening of September 20, 2026, fisherman Shiva Ramroop was driving to a nearby gas station along the BeeHive Public Road when a car being driven by a Policeman crossed over into his lane and slammed directly into him. The accident has left the 29-year-old fisherman hospitalised for over a month nursing two broken […]
The Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility has launched a probe into the death of 32-year-old labourer, Kennard Douglas of Crane, West Coast Demerara. Douglas was found dead in the lock-ups of the Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station hours after he had been arrested on suspicion of being involved in a robbery that the Police claim took […]
Opposition Member of Parliament Sherod Duncan was arrested today as a number of Opposition MPs and relatives of victims of the MV Barima tragedy clashed with the Police at the Kingston Seawall Esplanade ahead of the King’s visit to that location. King Charles III was expected to meet with members of the public at the […]
Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and Police Constable Ryan Greene were both refused bail and remanded to prison this afternoon after being slapped with charges related to the leak of Police CCTV video recordings and alleged bribery. The matter was called late this afternoon before Magistrate Abigail Gibbs at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court. The media was […]
Britain’s King Charles paid tribute this morning to those Guyanese who fought alongside British and other Commonwealth soldiers during the World Wars. He also met with two World War II Guyanese veterans and other military veterans at the British Military Cemetery at Rabbit Walk, Eve Leary. The King was welcomed by Prime Minister Mark Phillips, […]
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