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The Guyana Police Force is stepping up patrols across the country as it has recorded a 25% increased in armed robberies despite the coronavirus pandemic. Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn made the grim announcement today as he defended the government’s purchase of 15 new motorcycles to assist the Police Force in its patrols. The motorcycles, […]
In an effort to deliver speedier trials and justice during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the local judiciary with support from the Government, commissioned several “virtual courtrooms” this morning. The Courtrooms which have been set up at the Lusignan Prison will allow prisoners to face their trials and Court appearances without leaving the confines of the […]
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has been provided with more than 50,000 images from the shipment of the drug-laden container from Guyana that was busted in Belgium back in November. Head of CANU, James Singh confirmed to News Source that his agency is going through the images as part of its probe of the more […]
Police investigators have arrested the main suspect in the murder of a Princes Street, Lodge woman and her daughter over the holiday weekend. The Cuban national was arrested at Amelia’s Ward in Linden on Sunday night, two days after the gruesome murders. The lifeless bodies of 34-year-old Tara Krishram and her 11-year-old daughter were found […]
The Government will be going to the National Assembly this morning to seek more than $18 Billion in a supplementary budget for this year. The National budget was passed just three months ago to the tune of over $330 Billion. The additional sum being sought is to cover both capital and current expenses. The APNU+AFC […]
A Better Hope, East Coast Demerara man was hit down by an angry mechanic and dragged for several yards after the two were involved in an argument early Sunday morning. Dead is 29-year-old David Barclay aka Justin Blake. According to reports, Barclay was driving his car along Durban Street at around 2 am when he […]
Police investigators are probing the brutal murder of a Princess Street Lodge woman and her daughter. The lifeless bodies of 34-year-old Tara Krishram and her 11-year-old daughter were found in a bedroom in the house last evening. The two appeared to have been beaten and slashed to death, according to the Police. The woman’s Cuban […]
A Police Constable could find himself before the Court for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol. A Police statement indicated that Police Constable Lyle of the Den Amstel Police Station was driving an All-Terrain Vehicle along the Den Amstel Public Road on Christmas Day when he crashed into a pedestrian. The pedestrian, […]
Prime Minister Mark Phillips who is the Chairman of the National Task Force on Coronavirus today admitted that the government is facing some challenges in its efforts to tackle the pandemic as many citizens continue to ignore the coronavirus guidelines. The Prime Minister however told the National Assembly today that the government will continue their […]
The coronavirus death toll in the country jumped by two today. The Ministry of Health announced the deaths of an 88-year-old man from Region Seven and a 68-year-old woman from Region Four. The two deaths have taken the total number of deaths recorded so far to 162. There are still four persons in the coronavirus […]
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