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The Guyana Police Force’s new 911 emergency call system which was launched on Friday has already received over 200 prank calls and the acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine, is making it clear that the prank calls will be traced and acted upon. The new system has the ability to trace phone calls easily and Mr. […]
A Driver attached to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), was today charged for causing death by dangerous driving. He was released on $600,000 bail. 46-year–old, Dwayne Gonsalves, made his first appearance before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan and entered a plea of not guilty to the charge after it was read. The charge stated that on […]
The Guyana Police Force received a boost to its crime-fighting capacity on Monday with the formal hand over of vehicles and other policing gear from the People’s Republic of China. The US$2.6 million donation was birthed out of a 2014 engagement between Chinese Embassy Officials and Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud and is a follow up to an […]
Almost two months since President David Granger received the findings of a Commission of Inquiry into an alleged assassination plot against him, he is still studying the report and the recommendations. President Granger shied away from the issue this afternoon when asked by News Source, instead asking that questions be directed to his Minister of […]
With just over two weeks before the presentation of the National Budget, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan, has indicated that he is pushing for more funds to be set aside and made available to support the security forces in intelligence gathering operations. Mr. Ramjattan said he has specifically requested funds for informants, who aid the […]
Well known businesswoman and Indian rights activist, Ryhann Shaw, has been left counting her losses after she was held at gunpoint and relieved of her Toyota Allion motorcar and several valuable items along with cash. The 66-year-old, was just about to enter her Irving Street yard on Saturday afternoon, when she was pounced upon by […]
Public Security Minister Khemraj on Friday briefly addressed some of the findings of the Commission of Inquiry into allegations of a plot to assassinate President David Granger. The report which was submitted to the President and laid before the National Assembly on Thursday recommended punitive action to be taken against several high-ranking police officers. It recommended the firing of […]
The new 911 emergency system has been commissioned to respond to distress calls from citizens across Guyana with features that can allow location tracking, SMS messaging and customized reporting. The critical and important component of the Guyana Police Force’s response to crime is being reintroduced after several years of non-functionality, as the state engaged local […]
High Court Judge, Gino Persaud, today denied the application of Marcus Bisram to have the murder charge against him dismissed. In his ruling to throw out the application, Justice Persaud also fined the applicant $250,000 for wasting the Court’s time following a recent effort to withdraw the application. In a statement to the Court, Bisram’s […]
He came to Guyana, claiming that he was here for a job interview, but today Trinidadian national, Sawak Maraj, found himself appearing before Guyana’s Chief Magistrate facing charges of staging his own kidnapping. The 33-year-old man denied the allegations presented to him at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court that he knowingly conspired with others to gave […]
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