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The Government of Guyana has been praised by the US State Department for its serious and sustained efforts to fight human trafficking, however the US Government has also issued a warning to Guyana about foreign workers being forced to take up jobs in Guyana by their governments under bilateral programmes. In its 2024 Trafficking in […]
A late night row over a husband’s alcohol drinking habit has led to the stabbing death of a 34-year-old woman by her drunk husband. Police investigators have identified the dead woman as Anuradha Khatoon, who was a fruits vendor in the West Demerara area. In a statement this morning, the Guyana Police Force reported that […]
The Guyana Government intends to widen its probe of gold smuggling to include all exporters of gold, in wake of the US sanctions against billionaire gold exporters, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed and Permanent Secretary Mae Thomas. In announcing the sanctions, the US Treasury Department revealed that Azruddin Mohamed and Mohamed’s Enterprise evaded Guyana’s tax on […]
A 20-year-old security guard who was on duty at a car dealership back in March when his firearm went off accidentally, resulting in the shooting death of 18-year-old Jared Jagnandan, has been charged for manslaughter. The accused, Deandrell Semple of West Coast Berbice, appeared in Court this morning to face the manslaughter charge. He was […]
A fourth person has been arrested and charged in connection with the recent attempt by a mother and daughter and one of their employees to smuggle more than US$500,000 worth of gold jewellery through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. US based, Guyanese businessman, Saffee Ahmad, was arrested by the Major Crimes Unit and appeared in […]
Police investigators in Berbice are probing the murder of 28-year-old Tyrone France, of New Amsterdam, Berbice. The young man’s body was found at the side of the roadway in Heathburn Village, East Bank Berbice on Monday morning with multiple stab wounds and other injuries. Police Regional Commander, Shivpersaud Bacchus, said the the incident occurred at […]
Police investigators are probing an accident that has claimed the life of a 20-year-old, East Bank Demerara man. The accident occurred at around 5:30 on Monday morning along the Diamond Public Road on the East Bank of Demerara. The dead youth has been identified as Mark Ramachand. In their report, Police investigators said based on […]
30-year-old Essequibo Coast fisherman, Avinash Singh, was stabbed to death on Sunday in the Charity Squatting area by another fisherman, who suspected Singh of being involved with the mother of his child. According to a Police report, Singh and the suspect were both at a shop with two different groups of friends on Sunday, when […]
A 6-year-old child from Mon Repos on the East Coast of Demerara has been admitted to the Georgetown Hospital in a critical condition after reportedly being shot while she was asleep. A Police report of the incident stated that the child’s mother woke up at around 5:30 this morning and while on her way to […]
The U.S Government’s Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins, wrapped up her two day visit to Guyana today, and stated that the US will continue to work with Guyana to tackle the illegal import and sale of arms and other security challenges. “In my meetings with the […]
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