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The US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) recently conducted training programmes for senior members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the Judiciary. The training was the second in a series of training initiatives for Guyana’s criminal justice sector. The first one […]
The Ministry of Education has launched a campaign across the country to find students who have not been attending school for a prolonged period and get them back in the classroom. The campaign, which is titled “Operation Recovery” is targeting all Education districts to locate primary school students who have been continuously absent from school […]
The head of the Parliament’s Library Department, Micahel Munroe, became the country’s latest road accident victim last evening when he lost control of his car along with the East Bank of Demerara and slammed into a truck. A Police report on the fatal accident said 52-year-old Michael Munroe who lives at Diamond, East Bank Demerara […]
The Government of Guyana today condemned the violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by Russia. In a statement issued through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Guyana Government also called for an immediate cessation of Military action. The Government said it is now in consultation with Guyana’s International partners and will […]
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) added its voice this afternoon to the international condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is being seen as the biggest attack on a European country since World War II. In its statement, CARICOM condemned the military attacks and invasion of Ukraine by Russia and called for the immediate and complete […]
Four days after the gunning down of Kingston youth, Leon Gittens in his girlfriend’s bedroom, the girlfriend’s father was today charged and remanded to jail for the murder. 44-year-old Shurwayne Brandt who is a US-based Guyanese, appeared before the Chief Magistrate this morning where the murder charge was read to him. He was not required […]
A family trip to the Jubilee resort on Wednesday to celebrate their son’s 13th birthday turned into tragedy when the teen drowned in the pool at the resort on his birthday. A police report said the young boy Ray Stuart Jr. was taken to the resort by his father in the company of other family […]
Crime sleuths in Region Seven are probing the murder of a 62-year-old Brazilian hotel owner and miner who operated in the Cuyuni area. The dead man’s name has been given as Edmilson Dosantos aka “Damicio”. He operated a 12-room hotel at the Eteringbang Landing in the Cuyuni river. His body was found yesterday in one […]
Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit came under fire during a drug eradication operation in Berbice on Tuesday at #69 village in Corentyne. During the operation, as CANU agents were approaching a car suspected of being used for drug trafficking, two men jumped out and opened fire on the CANU agents, and managed to […]
A 49-year-old unlicensed driver from the lodge community lost his life yesterday morning when he lost control of the car he was driving and slammed into the side of a truck, flipping over in the process, before slamming into another car. Eyewitnesses said the man was speeding at the time. The dead man has been […]
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