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Heavy gunfire rattled the midday silence in the East Ruimveldt community on Sunday as members of the Joint Forces engaged Lusignan Prison Escapee, Clive Forde. The man, who was on the run for close to a week, was shot dead during the armed confrontation. Acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine confirmed that acting on information provided […]
Eighteen teachers have completed training in theatre arts, as part of a Department of Culture initiative. The training was done through the Education Ministry’s Unit of Allied Arts (UAA), in collaboration with the National School of Theatre Arts and Drama (NSTAD). The teachers were drawn from the 10 Administrative regions and benefitted from training in […]
(DPI) The need for a national effort to curb alcohol abuse by minors was highlighted recently, when the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee (PSC) on Social Services met with a team of senior Guyana Police Force officers. The team of officers, comprising Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum, Senior Superintendent Royston Andries-Junor, and A Division Commander Marlon Chapman. The […]
Up to late last evening, Homicide Detectives in Berbice were in search of a 25-year-old man who slashed his 16-year-old girlfriend to death. The gruesome incident took place on Saturday afternoon in #2 Village, East Canje in Berbice. The dead woman has been identified as Parbattie Lakhpal. The man suspected of slashing her across the […]
Senior Police Officials have this evening confirmed the capture of Camp Street Prison escapee Stafrei Alexander. The man was arrested in Corentyne, Berbice, where it is believed he may have been hiding out for weeks. Alexander was one of the four remaining prisoners who escaped from the Camp Street jail three weeks ago. In addition […]
Sixteen prisoners were shot and injured with rubber bullets and pellets, while others received minor injuries as law enforcement officers were used to employ force to quell riotous behaviour and fights at the Lusignan Prison this afternoon. According to the Department of Public Information, the Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels confirmed that at approximately 16:20hrs […]
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, on Friday said the ongoing Assassination Plot Commission of Inquiry is not good for the country and only serves to destroy the reputation of senior police ranks and diminish the morale of the Guyana Police Force. His comments come almost two weeks after the commencement of the Paul Slowe […]
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) is of the view that the Guyana Sugar Corporation is embracing policies that continue to push sugar workers away from the industry. The position of the union was advanced by its General Secretary, Seepaul Naraine in a letter to the press on Wednesday. “It is perplexing that […]
The Government will be taking a $2.5B supplementary financial paper to the National Assembly next week, with the intention of using $756 Million of that amount for capital projects at two of the country’s prisons. The financial paper was presented to the National Assembly on Thursday but will be debated at the next sitting which […]
Additional information of Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud’s alleged involvement in a poorly investigated allegation of a plot to assassinate President David Granger, was Friday placed in the public domain by Assistant Commissioner, David Ramnarine, who is currently Acting as the Police Commissioner. Known for his outspoken personality, Ramnarine took the stand at the Paul Slowe Commission of […]
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