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Opposition Member of Parliament, Geeta Chandan-Edmond, who covers the security sector, is not supportive of the President’s decision to extend the tenure of Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken beyond his retirement age. Mr. Hicken reached the retirement age of 55 in July, but President Irfaan Ali announced on Monday that he has decided to extend […]
The Attorney representing the 15-year-old girl who is facing 20 murder charges over the deaths that took place in the Mahdia School Dorm fire, has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions with a request for the charges against his teenage client to be withdrawn completely because of a lack of evidence. In a letter […]
Three persons have been added to the list of road fatalities in Guyana after losing their lives on Monday night in a smash-up at Craig on the East Bank of Demerara involving a car and a large truck. Police investigators have identified the three dead persons as Eric Christopher Thomas, Annette Williams, and Lynette Chapel. […]
Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit are preparing drug trafficking charges against a 37-year-old Providence man, who was busted near the Cheddi Jagan International Airport on Sunday with 57.3 pounds of cocaine in his car. A statement from CANU indicated that its officers were conducting routine operations at a cargo company close to the […]
The Chinese Landing Village Council believes the ‘fact-finding’ team that was sent into the area by the Government fell short in addressing the issues highlighted by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). On Sunday, the team, led by Government Member of Parliament Alister Charlie met with the residents of Chinese Landing to initiate the […]
Newly elected Mayors and their Deputies from the 10 municipalities took their oath of office this morning before President Irfaan Ali, as the President noted the importance of local government organs and the work that they should be doing with Central Government. According to the President, regardless of their political affiliation, the two sides must […]
Brushing aside allegations of corruption, drug smuggling and money laundering that have been leveled against the well-known Mohameds Family, President Irfaan Ali today said his Government has not received any formal notification from authorities in the US that the business magnate and his family are under investigation. “There are many allegations. I have never received […]
President Irfaan Ali has confirmed that he has extended the Acting Police Commissioner’s time in office beyond his retirement. “I have already issued a letter extending the services of the Commissioner of Police to a date to be determined,” President Ali said. The President made the announcement while speaking to reporters this morning. Acting Police […]
Concerned about the growing crime problem in the country, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry wants the Police to adjust its “laxed” posture on crime. In a statement the Chamber of Commerce said it has noted with intense concern, the level of crime being perpetrated in Guyana, more particularly, in recent times. According to […]
An 18-year-old man from Mon Repos on the East Coast of Demerara has been charged in connection with the murder of his 20-year-old brother. The dead brother has been identified as fisherman, Henry Sam Bowin. Investigators have not released the identity of the brother who is likely to face murder charges. According to a Police […]
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