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Two murder accused escape from Mackenzie Police Station

The Guyana Police Force on Tuesday issued wanted bulletin for two murder accused who escaped from the Mackenzie Police Station. The two men who have been identified as 30-year-old Stafrei Alexander and 25-year-old Robin Thomas were recently charged with the murder of Linden resident, Shevon Gordon. They were in the mining town to make a […]

Guyanese man suing Delta Airlines after wrongfully busted for cocaine possession in 2010…Suitcase had been breached in Guyana

(NY Post)  A former Yankee Stadium security guard who was wrongfully busted for cocaine possession at Kennedy Airport in 2010 is suing Delta Airlines, claiming that they allowed his luggage to be tampered with en route from Guyana. Five years after the incident, the case kicked off Monday with opening statements in Brooklyn federal court. […]

Suspended GRA Enforcement Manager denies accepting bribe and wants probe into corruption at GRA

Suspended Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Law Enforcement Manager Troy Vannooten has come forward to challenge bribery allegations which have led to his suspension from the Agency. News broke last week that Vannooten had been suspended for his alleged involvement in accepting payment in relation to the 400 boxes of smuggled chicken which was seized by […]

Transgender sex worker commits suicide over abusive relationship

Sections of the LGBT community in Guyana were thrown into a state of despair on Sunday evening over the death of a male – to – female transgender in her early 20s. According to close friends, Desmond Lyken aka ‘Desiree’ was pronounced dead by doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital after ingesting a poisonous substance […]