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A Mahaicony porknocker who was working in the Konawaruk Backdam at Whitewater Mountain was crushed to death on Wednesday by falling rocks. The dead miner has been identified as 59-year-old Donston John aka Rambo. According to a Police statement, John and a colleague were working along with two other punters when while working at the […]
President Irfaan Ali has announced that he will be seeking the help of the British Government and the Regional Security Service to assist local police in their probe of the murders on the West Coast of Berbice which have triggered widespread protests in several villages. “In consultation with the Guyana Police Force, I have engaged […]
A 34-year-old man was beaten to death this afternoon at Bath Settlement after he left his car with a shotgun and fired shots at protesters who were less than 200 feet away. The Police Force has identified the dead man as 34-year-old Chatterpaul Harripaul aka Roy. The Police statement said that at around 3:45pm today, […]
President Irfaan Ali in an address to the nation this afternoon as the protests in West Coast Berbice area continued, condemned attacks on innocent citizens and their properties. The President said he spoke this afternoon with the family of 17-year-old young man Haresh Singh who was found murdered, according to the Police in the backdam […]
With reports of persons being attacked during protest action on the West Coast of Berbice, Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn is laying blame for the situation at the doorsteps of the Opposition Leader and the former President. In a statement punctuated mostly by exclamation marks, Mr. Benn accused Opposition Leader Joe Harmon and former President […]
Police investigators in the West Coast Berbice area have found themselves investigating yet another murder in the area, as protest action and reports of violent attacks have been increasing in the area. The body of 17-year-old Haresh Singh was found around midday in the backdam of #3 village, West Coast Berbice. According to Crime Chief […]
The post mortem examination on the bodies of teenage cousins, Joel and Isaiah Henry was completed this morning at the Memorial Gardens Mortuary in Georgetown. The post mortem examination found that the two young men died from multiple chop wounds to various parts of their bodies, including to their backs which resulted in their spines […]
Members of the Joint Services were forced to form a protective circle around Prime Minister Mark Phillips, Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn and Human Services Minister Dr. Vindhya Persaud as angry protesters on the West Coast of Berbice blocked and confronted them during a visit this afternoon. The three were blocked by the protesters who […]
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has disclosed that three additional persons are being sought for questioning into the double murder of West Berbice teens, Isaiah and Joel Henry. During an afternoon press conference, Mr. Blanhum stated that the three additional suspects are from the same West Berbice area, but the protest action which has resulted in […]
With chants of ‘Black Lives Matter’ and a call for Justice, hundreds of persons gathered at the Cuffy Square in Georgetown this midday to express their concern over the brutal murder of the West Berbice teenage cousins and another man who was recently knifed to death on the Corentyne. With the midday sun beaming at […]
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