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An investigation into a Monday afternoon fire in a cell at the Camp Street jail has revealed that the fire was deliberately started by a prisoner. Two prisoners were injured in the blaze. In a statement today, the Guyana Fire Service said that it received a call about a fire at the location at around […]
The Guyana Police Force has issued wanted bulletins for three men in connection with the shooting death of two businessmen outside an All Black party in Durban Street. The drive-by shooting, which also left three others injured, took place on the early morning of August 24, 2024. The Guyana Police Force is now seeking the […]
The life of a 29-year-old woman from Hill Foot, Soesdyke-Linden Highway was snatched away from her on Sunday after she was attacked and stabbed to death by her reputed husband. Police investigators have identified the dead woman as Alexis Roxanne Harris. The incident took place at around 12:20 this afternoon in the village of Free […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said that updated Cybercrime legislation, which the Government will be tabling, will not regulate what people say online, nor will it clamp down on social media influencers or those with large social media following At a press conference today, Mr. Jagdeo said his Government believes in free speech and the […]
Facing a firestorm of criticism across social media over his announced plans to introduce legislation that will see regulations being implemented to cover the use of social media, Attorney General Anil Nandlall has indicated that law-abiding citizens have nothing to fear. In a follow-up statement to his earlier televised statement about the planned social media […]
The Opposition People’s National Congress Reform today said it is in not anticipating any serious investigation, as promised by the Government, into the multi-billion dollar drug bust at Matthew’s Ridge in Region One. In a statement today, the PNC said that the drug bust has raised serious national security concerns, adding that the operation has […]
As investigations into the discovery of 4.4 tonnes of cocaine buried near an illegal airstrip in Region One widens, the investigators from the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit are examining the alleged involvement of Police Officers who may be stationed in communities in the area. When CANU launched its probe of illegal airstrips and the movement […]
President Irfaan Ali, Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken and Head of the Special Organised Crime Unit, Assistant Commissioner Fazil Karimbaksh, all dodged questions today on the ongoing investigations of alleged acts of corruption within the Guyana Police Force and the allegedly involvement of senior officers. Just after launching the National Defence Institute, President Irfaan Ali […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall has announced plans by the Government to update the country’s Cybercrime legislation with a new regulatory framework that will specifically cover social media. Appearing on his weekly television and social media programme, “Issues in the News”, the Attorney General said he has become tired of seeing citizens being harassed and slandered […]
Security officials in Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago have launched an investigation into a bomb threat made against the Cheddi Jagan International Airport and regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines. The threat was received through a phone call at the Caribbean Airlines Customer Call Centre in Trinidad and Tobago, and the authorities have so far determined that […]
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