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Police investigators have arrested a husband and wife from the Mocha Arcadia community after prison escapee, Shawn Harris, was nabbed hiding out in the bottom flat of their two-storey house. The prison escapee was arrested without incident and the husband and wife who were found in the upper flat were also arrested on suspicion of […]
Heavy gunfire rattled the midday silence in the East Ruimveldt community on Sunday as members of the Joint Forces engaged Lusignan Prison Escapee, Clive Forde. The man, who was on the run for close to a week, was shot dead during the armed confrontation. Acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine confirmed that acting on information provided […]
Up to late last evening, Homicide Detectives in Berbice were in search of a 25-year-old man who slashed his 16-year-old girlfriend to death. The gruesome incident took place on Saturday afternoon in #2 Village, East Canje in Berbice. The dead woman has been identified as Parbattie Lakhpal. The man suspected of slashing her across the […]
Senior Police Officials have this evening confirmed the capture of Camp Street Prison escapee Stafrei Alexander. The man was arrested in Corentyne, Berbice, where it is believed he may have been hiding out for weeks. Alexander was one of the four remaining prisoners who escaped from the Camp Street jail three weeks ago. In addition […]
Sixteen prisoners were shot and injured with rubber bullets and pellets, while others received minor injuries as law enforcement officers were used to employ force to quell riotous behaviour and fights at the Lusignan Prison this afternoon. According to the Department of Public Information, the Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels confirmed that at approximately 16:20hrs […]
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, on Friday said the ongoing Assassination Plot Commission of Inquiry is not good for the country and only serves to destroy the reputation of senior police ranks and diminish the morale of the Guyana Police Force. His comments come almost two weeks after the commencement of the Paul Slowe […]
He was once charged in connection with the Princess Casino robbery, but now while on bail for that charge, the accused, Wayne Griffith has found himself back in Court facing an additional robbery charge. Griffin stood before Magistrate Leron Daly and denied the charge against him. The charge stated that on the 25th July at […]
The Tobacco Control Bill 2017 which seeks to minimize the harmful effects of smoking and second-hand smoking will see individuals being charged $200,000 or facing six months imprisonment and businesses $9M if they breach the law. The bill was presented to the National Assembly yesterday by Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, and was […]
Days after a wanted man, who escaped from lawful custody, was caught hiding in a barrel in an Agricola home, two teens along with a mother of three, appeared before a City Magistrate charged with harbouring a fugitive. 17-year-old, Shyon Freeman, 24-year-old, Carletta Gir and 18-year-old, Esan Gibson, all made their first court appearance before […]
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has announced that with immediate effect, there will be increased mandatory security screening of all United States bound passengers. In a statement, the Civil Aviation Authority said the checks are in compliance with the recently issued United States Transportation Security Administration (US-TSA) requirements, which stipulate the additional screening of […]
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