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Three armed bandits got an unexpected welcome when they broke into the home of an Annandale family on the East Coast Demerara and came face to face with one of the occupants who was armed with his shotgun. One of the bandits was shot dead by the homeowner while the other two reportedly dashed out […]
There are new questions hanging over the story reported by a 23-year-old man who claimed that he was sodomized with a police baton while in custody at the Timehri Police station. Doctors and Officials of the Georgetown Hospital on Friday said that the young man at the centre of a police baton rape case never […]
The National Assembly on Thursday passed amendments to the Firearm Bill which will see tougher penalties being introduced for possession of illegal firearms or components of a firearm. The firearm amendment bill received the full support of the opposition on Thursday as it was reintroduced to the National Assembly in the name of the Minister […]
The top brass of the Guyana Police Force on Thursday afternoon admitted that a number of procedures were not followed during the initial investigation into allegations of assault committed on a man while in police custody, allegedly by a police rank. Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell said the entire investigation is now being handled by the […]
(GINA) A new National Action Plan (2014-2015) is currently being developed to guide the ongoing fight against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) on the part of the security sector. This new plan seeks to reduce vulnerability especially among youths to the lure of traffickers, expand on sensitisation and awareness, broaden the involvement of civil society, counteracting […]
As pressure continues to mount on the Guyana Police Force to file charges against the police officer or officers involved in the gruesome beating and sexual assault of a 23 year old man while in custody, the Home Affairs Ministry is calling for a speedy conclusion of the investigation into the matter. In a statement […]
Heavy rainfall coupled with clogged drains resulted in severe flooding in several parts of Georgetown and along the East and West Coast of Demerara on Tuesday. The weatherman is predicting more rainfall for the rest of the week as businesses count their losses and the Education Ministry has announced that a number of schools will […]
Family members and friends of a 16-year-old young woman whose battered and bloodied body was found in a ditch at Kuru Kururu on the Linden Soesdyke Highway have expressed shock over the brutal murder. The teenager was brutally stabbed to the neck and upper body and dumped into the ditch by her boyfriend, 28-year-old Leo […]
New York based, Guyanese owned airline Travelspan intends to spread its wings wider in the new year and the carrier is getting ready to add a number of aircraft to its fleet as it looks to add more New York flights to the Georgetown route and to also examine the possibility of adding some Caribbean […]
The Deputy Mayor of Georgetown has written to the Auditor General requesting that an investigation be launched into the alleged misappropriation of funds belonging to the Georgetown City Council by Town Clerk Carol Sooba. In the letter to the Auditor General, Deputy Mayor Patricia Chase-Green pointed out the payment of $500,000 in legal fees to […]
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