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Deputy Police Superintendent to face rape charge after complaint by female Corporal

A Deputy Superintendent of Police and Divisional Detective in ‘B’ Division has landed in hot water after a female Corporal has come forward with allegations of rape against him. The Director of Public Prosecutions has recommended that departmental charges be filed against the leading Police Detective in the Berbice region. Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud confirmed […]

Granger urges City Hall to find clean space for vendors

President David Granger is supportive of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council’s fight against illegal vending but he hopes that every legitimate vendor would occupy a sanitary space that allows access to customers. In an address to the City Council on Monday, President Granger called on the Council to consider the construction of new arcades […]

Lands and Surveys Commission partners with UNFAO on sustainable land development project

(MOTP) The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) will be partnering with the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (UNFAO) to implement a Sustainable Land Development and Management Project. The proposed project is expected to take effect in January 2017. This is the largest collaboration of its kind in Guyana between the UNFAO and the […]

Off-duty Policeman killed in accident at Bamia

The life of a 26-year-old Police constable was snuffed out on Saturday afternoon along the Linden Highway as he lost control of the car he was driving and crashed. The young man, Ishaan Caines of Coverden, East Bank Demerara died almost immediately after losing control the motor car. He was off duty at the time. […]

President to address City Council on Monday

In the middle of a swirling controversy over the introduction of parking meters in the nation’s capital city and the government’s decision to review the contract, President David Granger will leave his Vlissengen Road office on Monday and travel to the heart of the city to address City Councillors. It will be the President’s first […]