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With the construction of a new Brickdam Police station high on the agenda, the Government has allocated a whopping $4.9 Billion to the Guyana Police Force in the 2022 budget. In his budget speech this afternoon, the Minister of Finance announced that works will commence on a multi-storey building to consolidate the operations of the […]
The Director of the Public Prosecutions is standing by her decision to recommend a charge of manslaughter and not murder against the Policeman fingered in the shooting death of Essequibo businessman, Orin Boston. The DPP was requested by the Attorney for the Boston family, Nigel Hughes, to relook at the case and update the charge […]
Customs Agents in Senegal have seized a Guyana registered vessel that arrived in the West African country with three containers of ammunition on board. The ammunitions that were found onboard the cargo vessel “Eolika” or “Eureka” are believed to be worth more than US$5 million. The authorities in Senegal did not provide details about the […]
Attorney Nigel Hughes who is representing the interest of the family of the Essequibo businessman who was shot dead in his bed by the Police has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions, seeking a review of the manslaughter charge filed against the alleged shooter and urging that the charge be updated to a murder […]
The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) today announced that it has questioned 19 foreign nationals in relation to a quantity of marijuana that was found in the wee hours of Wednesday morning on a foreign registered vessel at the GNIC Wharf in Georgetown. CANU said it conducted a special operation on the vessel which was scheduled […]
Residents of Dartmouth on the Essequibo Coast after holding off protests for over four months, launched a massive protest this morning over the killing of businessman Orin Boston Jr. The residents are upset that the Policeman accused of shooting the businessman dead in his bed was charged for manslaughter and not the more serious charge […]
The Attorney representing the interest of the family of businessman Orin Boston who was shot dead in his bead by a policeman believes a murder charge should have been filed against the policeman and not manslaughter. Last Friday, the policeman Sherwin Peters of the SWAT Unit and who is originally from Linden appeared in Court […]
Outspoken Opposition Member of Parliament and Talk Show host, Sherod Duncan appeared in Court this morning at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court where he was charged for a cybercrime offense, related to statements he allegedly made on his online talk show about the Information Technology Manager at GECOM, Aneal Giddings. Duncan was represented by Attorneys Nigel […]
High Court Judge Sandel Kissoon on Friday ruled that Magistrate Alex Moore acted erroneously and irrationally when he granted bail to two foreign nationals who were busted in Guyana with close to 1000 pounds of cocaine. The Magistrate’s decision to grant bail to the two men after several appearances, was challenged by the Attorney General. […]
A Guyana Police Force rank attached to the Force’s SWAT Unit was charged today for manslaughter in relation to the shooting death of Essequibo businessman, Orin Boston. The SWAT officer, Sherwin Peters appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning where the manslaughter charge was read to him. He is accused of shooting the businessman […]
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