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Former Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission, Trevor Benn was called in again today by the Criminal Investigations Department of the Police Force concerning several transactions he undertook as Head of the Lands and Surveys Commission. Last Friday, Benn was charged for misconduct in public office over the sale […]
As a national COVID-19 vaccination programme continues to be rolled out, Health Officials are becoming worried about the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country. Since the start of March, the Ministry of Health has recorded 612 new cases of coronavirus in Guyana. Based on the statistics being released by the Health Ministry, the […]
Police investigators have been given additional time by the Court to continue to detain the suspect in the murder of the 10-year-old Sophia boy during a robbery. The suspect was first arrested on Friday and investigators are seeking two additional suspects as the probe continues. The 10-year-old boy, Anthony Cort was at the home of […]
China is making moves to push for more cooperation with Guyana while lifting the bilateral relations between the two countries to a higher level. That announcement came today from Chinese President Xi Jinping following a virtual meeting with President Irfaan Ali and a senior Guyana Government team. Next year, Guyana and China will celebrate 50 […]
Although for most of 2020, Guyana had its borders closed and there was a slowdown in activities across the country as a curfew was instituted, the authorities still found themselves dealing with a large number of trafficking in persons cases. During a training programme for members of the Police Force on trafficking in persons, it […]
Four months after escaping from the Lusignan prison, a 48-year-old murder accused has been recaptured. The Prison Service and the Guyana Police Force today announced that escapee Phillip Jhagroo was recaptured in the village of Ruby on the West Coast of Demerara. The Police statement said he was captured by Police ranks around 7 o’clock […]
One day after sugar workers at Blairmont and Albion protested for increased salaries, workers attached to the Uitvlugt estate joined the picket line this morning. The Uitvlugt workers are demanding that the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) ends its procrastination regarding salary discussions between the Union and the Corporation. The workers have expressed a willingness to […]
A 23-year-old mason from Guyhoc Park who was stabbed to the chest on Saturday by the brother of his girlfriend has died. The mason, Daniel Boutrin passed away this morning at the Georgetown Hospital this morning. A Police report of the stabbing incident stated that the two men got into an argument over a bicycle […]
Residents of Bartica and other Region 7 communities will now have easier access to the services of the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) with the opening of its sub-office in Bartica. Some of the services which will be offered to the region include inspection services and testing of concrete hollow blocks along with the […]
The Guyana Police Force intends to continue its crackdown on the nightspots and bars that are found breaching the COVID-19 guidelines. In the past two weeks, the Police Force has been moving around the city and shutting those businesses that are found open beyond the opening hours as stated in the COVID-19 guidelines. Senior Police […]
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