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With Senior Police Officers paying keen attention, President David Granger used his address to the opening of the annual Police Officers’ Conference to make clear his dissatisfaction with the way the Force is addressing corruption among its ranks. The President told those gathered that corruption must be tackled from the very top and throughout the […]
With close to six pounds of cocaine neatly packed in her hand bag, a 19-year old woman from the East Coast of Demerara, was held today at the Cheddi Jagan Airport after being found with the illegal substance. The young woman was preparing to board a New York bound flight when the bust took place. […]
Senior Counsel Rafiq Khan, was today sworn in as Acting Justice of Appeal. The six-month appointment takes effect from today. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony at State House, President Granger said the appointment will serve to preserve and protect the rights of citizens to equal protection and benefit of the law. “The Government of the Cooperative […]
The small Linden/Soesdyke Highway village of Kuru Kururu is appearing to be the hotbed and final stop for stolen and hijacked vehicles. Just hours after announcing that an early Tuesday morning raid had uncovered several stolen vehicles and car parts, Police investigators returned to the area on Tuesday night and found two more stolen cars […]
A technician attached to GTT was this morning blown off a utility pole in the Queenstown area as he came into contact with a transformer belonging to the Guyana Power and Light company. The man has been identified as David Kunath. He is currently a patient in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Hospital […]
An inspector in the Guyana Police Force is the country’s latest road accident victim. The Police Force last evening announced the death of Inspector Ian Welch. He died in the Central Rupununi region following an accident during a police patrol of the area. Four other Police ranks, including the driver of the vehicle, were all […]
Local conglomerate, Banks DIH Limited, is continuing with its support of cultural activities. The company is now the official sponsor of the National Children’s Mashramani Costume and Float Parade. The event will be held through the streets of Georgetown on Saturday, February 17th, 2018. At a midday press conference, Chief Education Officer, Marcel Hutson, said […]
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, 24-year-old labourer Kerwin DeSantos and George Hope, who is also 24-years-old, were remanded to jail after being charged with the murder of America Street money changer, Shawn Nurse aka Fabulous. The money changer was shot dead two Sundays ago during a robbery on America Street. Surveillance video recordings aided […]
Six more persons were arrested this morning as part of a carjacking probe as Police investigators carried out a pre-dawn raid at Kuru Kururu on the Linden Soesdyke Highway. The operation got started just after 3 this morning and investigators found two motorcars along with a canter truck loaded with a shell of a silver […]
The Education Ministry has announced that fifth form students from across the country who will be writing their CSEC examinations this year, will first face an English and Mathematics Diagnosis Examination on Wednesday, February 14th and Thursday, February 15th, 2018. The examination that has been prepared by the Ministry of Education will cover the content […]
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