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One hundred and twenty-two years since the signing of the Arbitral Award which settled the border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd is reflecting on the settlement and the need for it to be respected. In a statement, the Minister of Foreign Affairs said Venezuela initially accepted the award, but […]
With more questions being raised about the origin of the fire that gutted the Brickdam Police complex on Saturday, the Guyana Police Force in a statement on Sunday night reiterated that based on a confession statement which it has recorded, the fire was started by an upset robbery suspect who was in the lock-ups. According […]
President Irfaan Ali was on the ground early this morning at the site of the fire which levelled the Brickdam Police Station on Saturday. Expressing his frustration with the Fire Service being unable to douse the blaze before it completely gutted the buildings in the Police complex, the President said the inefficiency of the Fire […]
The two robbery and murder suspects who were shot dead by the Police on Saturday evening were found with two firearms, according to the Police. The two dead men, identified as Quacy Jupiter aka “Ding Docker” and David Smith aka “Berlin” were being sought for the robbery and murder of 19-year-old electrician, Joshua Denny who […]
The Fire which gutted the Brickdam Police Station on Saturday destroyed thousands of important records and equipment belonging to the Police Force. The work of several departments of the Force’s largest Police Division has also been hampered. In a statement, the Police Force has announced that its Brickdam operations will now be shifted to the […]
The two suspects in the robbery and murder of Festival City youth, Joshua Denny, were shot dead by the Police this evening along the University of Guyana Access Road during a Police operation. The dead suspects have been identified as Quacy Jupiter aka “Ding Docker” and David Smith aka “Berlin”. One of the suspects, Quacy […]
The Brickdam Police station which houses the Divisional Headquarters for Region 4 went up in flames this afternoon with nothing but ashes being left behind. The only section of the complex left standing was the concrete lock-ups. Just around midday, the Fire Service was summoned to the scene after heavy smoke was seen billowing from […]
With support from the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has broken up part of a major drug trafficking ring that involved players in other countries in the Caribbean. A two-week operation by CANU agents and the Coast Guard culminated with the arrest of six suspects and the seizure of 1,007 […]
With the start of the month of October, GTT has launched its annual Pinktober initiative in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company will once again host virtual events and fundraisers to keep supporters safe. At a launching ceremony in the National Park, GTT was joined with representatives from the […]
Six more persons have lost their lives to COVID-19 complications, the Ministry of Health announced today. Five of the six persons died yesterday. There were 167 deaths recorded in September and a total of 6,279 new cases. More than 3500 cases remain active. Despite the rising number of positive COVID-19 cases, the national COVID-19 health […]
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