By News Source Guyana on October 5, 2021
Crime, News
Since the Police shooting death of the two suspects in the murder of Festival City youth, Joshua Denny, it has learnt that the getaway motorcycle used by the two killers was stolen. In a statement this morning, the Police reported that a 40-year-old man from Lodge visited the Police yesterday and reported that the same […]
By News Source Guyana on October 4, 2021
News, Politics
The Ministry of Health has confirmed the death of a 13-year-old Moruca boy, two hours after he was administered a second dose of the Pfizer vaccine that is being used to vaccinate children against COVID-19. A full investigation of the teen’s death has been ordered and a post-mortem examination of his body is to be […]
By News Source Guyana on October 4, 2021
Crime, News, Politics
The Brickdam Police station operations have settled in at the temporary location in the St. Stanislaus compound following Saturday’s devastating fire which gutted more than 80% of the buildings in the station’s compound. Commander of the Division, Assistant Commissioner Simon McBean today said despite the setback, the Police Force remains ready to serve the community. […]
By News Source Guyana on October 4, 2021
Crime, News
Two days after putting her teenage son, Joshua Denny in his final resting place after he was shot dead by two bandits, the youth’s mother said she is still feeling an emptiness inside and she is not feeling any joy with the death of his killers. The two men suspected of shooting her son during […]
By News Source Guyana on October 4, 2021
News, Politics
With the availability of the Sputnik V second dose shots and the one-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine now being rolled out in urban communities, the number of fully vaccinated adults in the country is nearing the 60% mark. During his COVID-19 update today, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony revealed that more than 209,000 persons in […]
By News Source Guyana on October 4, 2021
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
One hundred and twenty-two years since the signing of the Arbitral Award which settled the border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd is reflecting on the settlement and the need for it to be respected. In a statement, the Minister of Foreign Affairs said Venezuela initially accepted the award, but […]
By News Source Guyana on October 4, 2021
News, Politics
With more questions being raised about the origin of the fire that gutted the Brickdam Police complex on Saturday, the Guyana Police Force in a statement on Sunday night reiterated that based on a confession statement which it has recorded, the fire was started by an upset robbery suspect who was in the lock-ups. According […]
By News Source Guyana on October 3, 2021
News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali was on the ground early this morning at the site of the fire which levelled the Brickdam Police Station on Saturday. Expressing his frustration with the Fire Service being unable to douse the blaze before it completely gutted the buildings in the Police complex, the President said the inefficiency of the Fire […]
By News Source Guyana on October 3, 2021
Crime, News
The two robbery and murder suspects who were shot dead by the Police on Saturday evening were found with two firearms, according to the Police. The two dead men, identified as Quacy Jupiter aka “Ding Docker” and David Smith aka “Berlin” were being sought for the robbery and murder of 19-year-old electrician, Joshua Denny who […]
By News Source Guyana on October 3, 2021
Crime, News
The Fire which gutted the Brickdam Police Station on Saturday destroyed thousands of important records and equipment belonging to the Police Force. The work of several departments of the Force’s largest Police Division has also been hampered. In a statement, the Police Force has announced that its Brickdam operations will now be shifted to the […]