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A mid-morning fire gutted three houses, leaving at least ten persons homeless and counting their losses. It was just after 11 o’clock this morning that an alarm was raised that one of the wooden houses was on fire in the squatting area known as Container City, which is located behind the John Fernandes Container Terminal, […]
The Guyana Police Force is tightlipped on the investigations into the execution-styled murder of Georgetown resident, Joseph Wilkinson popularly known as “Dready”. The man died early Sunday morning after being shot by the occupants of a passing motor car outside a wake house in North Ruimveldt. Contacted on Wednesday for an update into the murder […]
Police investigators are continuing their probe into the execution-style murder of Campbellville resident Joseph Wilkinson, aka “Dreddy”. The 49-year-old man was shot dead early yesterday morning, moments after he stepped out from a wake that he was attending in the South Ruimveldt Park area. According to reports, while attending the wake, Wilkinson stepped outside the […]
A mid-morning fire ripped through the living quarters for the Guyana Prison Service this morning in Kingston, completely gutting the wooden building. A cause of the fire is still to be determined, but a total of 30 prison officers who stayed at the property have been affected. Most of the prison officers are from outside […]
Opposition lawmaker, David Patterson has been freed of indecent exposure and use of obscene language charges by the Magistrates’ Court. Magistrate Dylon Bess dismissed the charges against the Member of Parliament today over the lack of sufficient evidence tying Patterson to the allegations laid out before him. During the trial, the virtual complainant was called […]
The Guyana Fire Service has determined that the overheating of electrical appliances which resulted in sparking, was the cause of yesterday’s fire in Springlands, Corentyne which completely gutted a building that housed an upholstery shop and a hotel next door. In a report today, the Guyana Service said two fire tenders responded to the blaze […]
A well-known Agriculture Officer from Region 10 died tragically this afternoon in an accident along the Tacama Road in the Berbice River area in Region 10. Three other persons were badly injured in the accident and remain hospitalized. Officials in Region 10 have identified the dead man as Aaron Leith who worked at the National […]
A 20-year-old motorcyclist lost his life on Sunday in an early morning accident at Windsor Forest, on the West Coast of Demerara. Police investigators have identified the dead youth as Brandon Henry from Crane Housing Scheme on the same West Coast of Demerara. The tragic accident occurred at around 4 o’ clock on Sunday morning. […]
A 60-year-old Essequibo businessman has been committed to stand a High Court trial for allegedly engaging in sexual activity with a child family member. The accused, Haimchand Takram, was charged under the Sexual Offences Act. The alleged incident took place in September 2022. On Wednesday, the case was heard at the Anna Regina Magistrates’s Court, […]
One week after he declared that there will be no amnesty period for illegal firearms, and holders of illegal firearms should just throw them into the compound of Police Stations, Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn told the National Assembly this morning that the Government intends to increase the fines and penalties for persons nabbed with […]
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