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Disconnected GPL Customers will now have to pay six-month average bill and other charges to get reconnected

The Guyana Power and Light company has announced that it will be increasing the charges for reconnection for the new year. In an advertisement in the daily newspapers, GPL announced that once your electricity is disconnected, you will have to clear your outstanding bill, pay a $3,200 reconnection fee and also pay an increased security […]

Wanted Bulletin issued for murder accused who escaped from Prison

The Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for murder accused, Jagmohan Neshan who escaped from the New Amsterdam Prison on Monday, December 28, 2015. He was a remanded prisoner after being charged for the murder of Devindra Deodath which occurred on October 07, 2013. The Police Force is asking that anyone with information which […]

Police Force unaware of any disciplinary matter against Asst. Commissioner Ramnarine

The Guyana Police Force is denying that there is pending disciplinary matters against the Assistant Commissioner of Police, David Ramnarine. The statement by the Force is in response to statements by the General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee at his Monday press conference. During that press conference, Mr. Rohee, who served as […]

Berbice Bridge toll reduction deal signed and sealed

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) and the Berbice Bridge Company Incorporated (BBCI) have finally signed the agreement for the provision of a subsidy to the bridge company, which will trigger a reduction in the tolls to cross the bridge. The agreement was signed today by Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson as well as Minister […]

Two Corentyne men die after Sunday night bar brawl

Two Corentyne, Berbice men were killed and three others injured on Sunday night during brawl in a bar at Manchester in Corentyne. Dead are 28-year-old Mark Simon, and 23-year-old Kempton Gray, both of Corentyne. The incident took place late on Sunday night while the two men and three other men were at a bar and […]

Mahaica man stabbed to death during afternoon drinking spree

A holiday celebration in the East Coast Demerara village of Mahaica came to an abrupt end on Sunday afternoon when two men got into a heated fight and one of them was stabbed to death. Police investigators are probing the murder of  43-year-old Sheldon Richards of Supply, Mahaica. According to reports, Richards and a relative […]

Bare Root man stabbed to death during argument

In what is turning out to be a bloody holiday weekend, Police investigators have found themselves probing yet another murder. A 28-year-old mini bus conductor identified as Kevon George, was stabbed to death early Sunday morning in an East Coast Demerara village. According to a Police statement, it was just after 7:30 am on Sunday […]