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Police investigators in Georgetown have arrested a 45-year-old man following the discovery of 35.6 pounds of marijuana during an operation in the city. The Police said the bust took place on Thursday during an intelligence led operation in Lombard Street. According to the Police, during a search of the 45-year-old suspect, the investigators found a […]
A 26-year-old Prison Officer attached to the Mazaruni Prison in Region Seven was taken into Police custody this morning following the discovery of a quantity of marijuana stashed under his bullet proof vest, and another quantity at his living quarters. According to a Police statement, at around 6:45 this morning, the Prison Officer was part […]
US Ambassador to Guyana Nicole Theriot has reinforced the US Government’s position on seeking the extradition of billionaire father and son businessmen, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed. In an interview with NewsRoom today, Ambassador Theriot said the US is 100% committed to seeing the process through and made it clear that the US Government does not […]
Businessmen, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed were at Court early this morning for the continuation of their extradition case before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman. At this morning’s hearing, the Attorneys for the Mohameds rejected a proposal by the Prosecution for the committal proceedings to be done now by paper committal, and not via Preliminary Inquiry (PI). […]
49-year-old Community Relations Officer from Central Rupununi, Ken Faria, was charged and remanded to jail today for the murder of well-known Rupununi tour guide, Leon Baird. The 38-year-old tour guide was found dead on the 25th January in a car that was parked on the eastern bank of the Rupununi River in South Rupununi. The […]
A West Coast Demerara family has been left in mourning after a midday accident claimed the life of their 65-year-old father today. The pensioner, Roy Chanka, was riding his electric motorcycle along the Anna Catherina Public Road when he was hit down and pinned by a heavy duty truck. The father of five was declared […]
A young overseas-based Guyanese man, who was on a visit to Guyana, died tragically on Monday afternoon in an accident along the Number 64 Public Road in Corentyne, Berbice. The dead youth has been identified as 21-year-old Jagdeo Bhimsingh. A police report said he was riding an unregistered motorcycle at a fast rate along the […]
Drug Enforcement agents in Beligum and Colombia have informed their counterparts in Guyana about the discovery of two container shipments from Guyana that were nabbed with cocaine in those two countries. One of the shipments contained rice, while the other contained chemicals. In a statement this afternoon, Guyana’s Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit said while the shipments […]
In a statement late on Wednesday night, the Guyana Police Force indicated that charges will be laid shortly following an operation at the Lombard Street, Georgetown location of Mohamed’s Enterprises, a business place owned by sanctioned businessmen, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed. The Police said the Special Organised Crime Unit conducted a targeted joint law enforcement […]
President Irfaan Ali has touted a fully digital Policing system, explaining that the Government’s e-ticketing traffic system has been reaping successes. The President announced that other Policing work will go fully digital, starting with the demerit points system, which will be integrated into the e-ticketing system. The demerit point system for driver’s license is a […]
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