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Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today rubbished a lawsuit by embattled Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus over a reported Diversity Policy that has been put into force in the Guyana Police Force on the direction of the Vice President. Mr. Jagdeo called the lawsuit a “publicity stunt”. Last week, Mr. Brutus filed a $1.6 Billion […]
A total of 6000 kilograms of narcotics were seized in 2024 by the authorities, with cocaine accounting for the majority, the Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn reported today. At a press conference, Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn explained that of the 6000 kilograms of narcotics seized, cocaine accounted for 5094.67 kilograms while 1,643.45 kilograms […]
Albouystown resident and market vendor, 24-year-old Wendez Pompey was charged and remanded to jail today, one day after he was busted with 2.5 lbs cocaine in his possession. In Court this morning, Pompey pleaded not guilty to the charge after it was read to him. He was refused bail and remanded to jail until the […]
55-year-old Security Officer, Brian McKenzie, lost his life tragically this afternoon after losing control of his motorcycle and crashing into a section of the metal guard rail at Rahaman’s Turn on the East Bank of Demerara. The entire accident was captured on surveillance video cameras in the area. McKenzie, who is originally from Corriverton, Berbice, […]
An Albouystown mother of three has been thrown into mourning after losing one of her children in a fire at her small home in Cooper St. Albouystown early this morning. The dead child has been identified as 3-year-old Amanie Abrams. According to a Police report, little Amanie was left alone at home with his two […]
The state will be challenging a recent judgment by the Supreme Court, which awarded $24 Million to the family of Quindon Bacchus, who was shot dead unlawfully by the Police in June 2022, the Solicitor General has announced. Speaking at a press conference over the weekend, Solicitor General Nigel Hawke, noted that while the State […]
Police investigators in Linden are probing an early morning shooting incident that has left five persons nursing injuries and a search for a number of suspects. According to a statement from the Police, a violent altercation took place just after 6 o’ clock this morning at the Five Corner junction at Mackenzie, Linden. The Police […]
Almost two months since the Director of Public Prosecutions advised criminal charges be filed against two serving members of the Police Force for the abduction and robbery of a man at the Giftland Parking lot, the charges are still to be filed. When contacted, the Public Relations Department of the Police Force only promised that […]
Three weeks after Bladen Hall businessman, Pooran Singh, shot and killed a vagrant outside his East Coast Demerara premises, the Director of Public Prosecutions is still to offer final advice on the case. The incident took place on the 1st December, and according to Police sources, the DPP’s office initially offered advice for the businessman […]
The suspect in the murder of Tassarene Toshao, Ridley Joseph, appeared in Court this morning and has been remanded to prison. The accused, 26-year-old Noah Beaton of Bent Street, Georgetown appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to face the charge of murder. He was represented by Attorney-at-Law Bernard Da […]
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