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Sale and purchase of taser guns prohibited under law -AG Nandlall

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Senior Counsel Anil Nandlall has stated that the sale of taser guns or taser equipment is completely prohibited under the law as it also falls under the Firearms Act. A number of Chinese-owned businesses in Georgetown have been selling taser guns to any customer with a request for […]

Special Branch head tells Court he investigated alleged links of Mohameds to murder and other serious crimes

Doubling down on his earlier testimony that Opposition Leader and US sanctioned businessman, Azruddin Mohamed, is a threat to society and national security, the Head of the Police Force’s Special Branch, Senior Superintendent Prem Narine told the Court today that he has information, which suggests that the businessman turned politician is allegedly linked to murders, […]

Sunny and dry conditions expected to continue for several months

Guyana is currently experiencing record breaking temperatures, even when compared to the hottest years, Specialist Meteorologist, Komalchand Dhiram, has explained.   Speaking at the Hydromet Service’s National Climate Outlook forum this morning, Dhiram said Guyana has been experiencing warm temperatures since January, which had an extreme spike in August. He said from all indications so […]

Expert in Forensic Auditing quizzed on social media posts in Election trial

Four days after Chartered Accountant Terrence Jaskaran was considered by the Court to be an expert in forensic auditing, Principal Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty said that sentiments expressed by him in public could weigh on his testimony in Court as the 2020 Elections Case continued in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today. Notwithstanding the objections of […]

Special Branch Head maintains destroyed notebooks contained no pertinent information on extradition matter

After a week of controversy surrounding his reported destruction of his personal diary and two notebooks containing critical information regarding his handling of the Mohameds’ extradition case, Head of the Special Branch Unit of the Guyana Police Force, Senior Superintendent Prem Narine, today told the Court that the books “shredded” and “burnt” earlier in January […]

Three dead in North West District slashing incident

A couple is among three persons who are dead following a cutlass slashing incident in the Baramita, North West District. The three dead persons have been identified as 40-year-old Joy John, her husband 38-year-old Amar Thomas and 62-year-old Tony Williams. The incident occurred on Saturday morning. A Police statement said all three persons worked as […]

Ramotar calls for release of third-country deportee agreement Guyana signed with US

Former President Donald Ramotar said he believes Guyana’s third-country deportee agreement with the United States should be made public. Mr. Ramotar has rejected the arrangement as an attempt to “re-colonize” Latin American and Caribbean countries. Appearing on the SOURCES talk show on Sunday, the former President said Guyana and other countries within Latin America and […]