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The Guyana Police Force has revealed that since the start of the year, a total of 171 persons have lost their lives on Guyana’s roadways in traffic accidents and incidents. According to the Public Relations Department of the Police Force, the death toll has been recorded from more than 145 road accidents and incidents. Over […]
A 26-year-old truck driver was taken into custody on Sunday following another fatal accident on the country’s roadways. The accident took place along the Ogle Public Road at around 6:30 on Sunday morning and claimed the life of 63-year-old Security Guard, Patricia Houston. According to a Police statement, the security guard was standing at the […]
The Guyana Fire Service has completed its probe of that fire that gutted a 3-storey apartment building in Charlestown two nights ago. It has been determined that an electrical fault in one of the apartments ignited the blaze. The Fire Service explained today that the blaze was caused by a slack connection to electrical points, […]
Overwhelmed by emotions, the mother of the 5-year-old boy, who was among the 20 children who died in the Mahdia dorm fire, took the stand at the Commission of Inquiry today and provided the Commissioners with horrifying details about the fire. The woman, Carlet Williams, who also worked as the Caretaker at the Dorm, recalled […]
An operator of a Crane lost his life after being crushed by the heavy duty machinery moments after he jumped from it as it flipped while piles were being planted at the construction site for a shore base facility on the East Bank of Demerara. The dead crane operator has been identified as Shawn Joseph. […]
By Svetlana Marshall Chief Fire Officer, Gregory Wickham was roasted this morning over the Fire Service’s poor response to the Mahdia School Dorm fire which claimed the lives of 20 children. The Fire Chief appeared before the Commission of Inquiry and was questioned about the many challenges that faced the Mahdia Fire Station that were […]
With the election fraud cases against a former APNU+AFC government minister, and a number of ex-election officials moving at snail’s pace, the Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, while expressing his disappointment in the process, said he supports the Prosecution’s call for a consolidation of the cases. Special Prosecutor, Darshan Ramdhani on Tuesday, told the National Communications […]
A 72-year-old man from Suddie on the Essequibo Coast was remanded to prison on Monday after he was charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition without a license. The accused, George Aubrey Archer, appeared at the Charity Magistrates’ Court where the two charges were read to him. He pleaded not guilty to both charges. […]
The Guyanese owner of the fishing vessel which was busted by the Spanish Navy with over 2000 pounds of cocaine has submitted himself to the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit in Guyana to face questioning. Four Guyanese and two Albanians were held when the Spanish authorities with assistance from the US Drug Enforcement Agency made the […]
Four Guyanese nationals and two Albanians have been arrested by Spanish authorities after the Guyana registered boat they were operating was found with more than 2000 pounds of cocaine. In a statement released by the Tax and Customs Department of Spain, the fishing vessel which carries the name “Mathieu”, was busted in the Atlantic Ocean […]
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