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The Corentyne, Berbice taxi driver who was nabbed last Wednesday with 257 pounds of marijuana in the trunk and backseat of his car has been sentenced to three years and eight months in jail, and fined $104. 9 million after pleading guilty to drug trafficking. 32-year-old, Naasik Alli, appeared at the Albion Magistrates’ Court on […]
The Guyana Human Rights Association has issued a call for a full independent investigation into the operations of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission in wake of the recent gold smuggling scandals and other issues plaguing the gold mining sector. In a statement, the GHRA accused both the Government and the GGMC of dragging their […]
A Linden man and his young grandson have been confirmed dead in an accident that occurred along the Soesdyke-Linden highway this afternoon. The dead man has been identified as former national footballer, Carlyle Hunte of Rainbow City, Linden. The identity of the dead child has been given as Malique Roberts. However, two other grand children […]
Amid increasing allegations of corruption in the Guyana Police Force, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn today urged the Guyana Police Force to focus on integrity and to strive for greater improvements, as he addressed the Force’s 185th Anniversary Awards Ceremony. Speaking to scores of Police officers this morning, Minister Benn challenged the Force to […]
Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC) Nigel Hughes, today called for a full, thorough and impartial investigation into the top brass of the Guyana Police Force, particularly Assistant Commissioner Calvin Brutus and Commissioner of Police (ag) Clifton Hicken. During a press conference today, Hughes said recent allegations against Assistant Commissioner Brutus warrants a full […]
In wake of serious allegations of financial impropriety, Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus, has requested and granted vacation leave to allow an investigation into the claims against him. Reports have been surfacing about questions being raised about the Senior Police Officer’s finances, his acquisition of properties and his alleged involvement in other businesses. […]
Police investigators in Berbice have arrested a taxi driver, who was nabbed with 258 pounds of marijuana in the back seat and trunk of his motorcar. The Police said ranks were conducting an intelligence-led operation at the time of the bust. The seized marijuana is believed to have a street value of $35 million. The […]
A mid-morning fire of unknown origin ripped through a West Enmore house this morning, claiming the life of 3-month-old, Leroy Archer. The entire wooden house has been gutted. The child’s mother, Chandroutie Manickchand, told investigators that she left the child on the bed in her room to take a shower, and while she was in […]
A transgender sex worker was gunned down in the early hours of this morning in the Charlotte and King Streets area in Georgetown. Police investigators were alerted to the shooting incident just after 2 o’clock this morning. The dead sex worker’s identity has been given as Simon Shawn Anthony, who was 27-years-old. Another sex worker […]
The Guyana Police Force is investigating the deaths of two brothers from Parika on the East Bank of Essequibo in a cutlass chopping incident. The two dead brothers have been as identified 17-year-old Marvin Joseph and 30-year-old Ellis Joseph. In a statement, the Police explained a confusing series of events that resulted in the deaths. […]
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