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A 23-year-old Cuban national, who was working as a janitor at a business place in Queenstown, was shot dead on Sunday morning at the same business place. The dead youth has been identified as Daninier Vegas Infante. He reportedly resided in Alexander Village. The entire incident was captured on the surveillance cameras at the business […]
More than 100 pounds of cocaine was seized along with an UZI firearm and ammunition on Friday during an operation by the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit in Corriverton Berbice. Two men, identified as Ravindra Sanakumar and Amrishkoemar Mathoera, were arrested during the operation and are expected to face drug trafficking and other charges. In a […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall is encouraging motorists to file lawsuits against Traffic Ranks who solicit bribe payments to avoid being locked up for ticketed offenses. The Attorney General said the authorities are well aware that despite measures being put in place, some Traffic officers are still soliciting bribes from motorists under the pretext that they […]
A 25-year-old man, who was wrongfully arrested, detained, imprisoned and maliciously prosecuted by the Guyana Police Force back in 2023 when he was 22-years-old, has been awarded $8 Million by the High Court. The youth, Terrence Sandy, filed a lawsuit against the Guyana Police Force in 2024 over the 2023 incident. Last Friday, Justice Sherdel […]
US Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, today said Guyana Government Permanent Secretary, Mae Thomas, who was sanctioned alongside Guyanese Billionaires Nazar Mohamed and Azruddin Mohamed, is still under US sanctions. Sanctioned by the US Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in June 2024, Mae Thomas was accused of corrupt practices, including […]
Faced with a growing garbage disposal problem in several parts of the country, the Government is moving to update and operationalize both the Environmental Protection Act and the Summary Jurisdiction Offences Act, to include jail time and community service for littering, Attorney General, Anil Nandlall has announced. On his weekly “Issues in the News” programme, […]
The Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) recorded significant operational successes during the first quarter of 2026, seizing a total of 818 pounds of narcotics while disrupting trafficking networks across multiple regions. The Unit has also found that the East Berbice/Corentyne area is the main drug trafficking hotspot in Guyana. In a report, CANU explained that […]
A post-mortem examination conducted on the body of 7-year-old, Issabella Dabadial this afternoon confirmed that the young girl died by manual strangulation. The child’s mother, 26-year-old Sarah Shivpersaud, remains under police guard in hospital and is likely to face the murder charge for her own daughter’s death. The woman allegedly murdered the young child by […]
An Assistant Superintendent of Police is under investigation by the Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility after he was captured on camera while off duty, threatening to take the life of another man during a confrontation. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force said it has taken note of the video, which is circulating on […]
Several automotive and tint applications shops in the city were packed today as the new tint regulations took effect, allowing all vehicles to carry a specific level of tint on the windows and back windscreen. The regulations do not allow for any front windscreen tint, even with a tint waiver permit. Appearing on the New […]
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