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Police Commissioner (ag) Nigel Hoppie has reported that while the country has seen a 4.3% decrease in serious crimes, the murder rate has seen a significant increase of 27.69%. Between the 1st January and the 7th December 2020, the country recorded 141 murders. The majority of the murders have been described as the disorderly type. […]
Less than 30 minutes after losing a case against the appointment of Senior Counsel by former President David Granger, Attorney Timothy Jonas joined Attorney General Anil Nandlall and Attorney Jameela Ali to be appointed as Senior Counsel by President Irfaan Ali. The Office of the President announced the appointments back in October but a decision […]
Two days after an Argentine Forensic Expert indicated his willingness to assist local investigators with their probe of the murder of three teenage boys in Berbice, the government is still to make any move on the offer and today, the President said he will await advice from the Police. The September murders on the West […]
The Ministry of Health is closely monitoring the spread of the coronavirus disease in the Region Ten area as the Upper Demerara/Berbice region continues to see an increase in cases. 21 of the 26 new Coronavirus cases recorded yesterday are from the mining region. A total of 24 new cases were recorded in the region […]
High Court Judge Nareshwar Harnanan this afternoon ruled that the case taken before the Court by Attorney Timothy Jonas challenging the appointments of Senior Counsel by former President David Granger in 2019 has no merit and therefore all of the orders that were sought were refused. Jonas, who has since been appointed a Senior Counsel […]
The Police Commander at the center of a Guyana Revenue Authority investigation into smuggled liquor has offered to pay the taxes on the uncustomed commodity, sources familiar with the probe have told News Source. The Police Divisional Commander for Region 9 and two other Police Ranks were intercepted on Tuesday by GRA Enforcement Officers with […]
The Guyana Police Force is reminding drivers that failing to produce a driver’s license when requested to do so, is an offense. The Guyana Police Force and the relatives of murdered Berbice teens Isaiah and Joel Henry got into a war of words today after an altercation last evening during a traffic stop at Sparendaam. […]
The spread of the coronavirus in Guyana is not slowing down. The Ministry of Health announced two additional Coronavirus related deaths on Wednesday as the country surpassed 6000 cases of the virus. There are 666 active cases. The two latest deaths have taken the total number of deaths to 158. The latest fatalities were identified […]
Four years after the gunning down of 25-year-old Gregory Garraway during a robbery, his killer has been sentenced to 15 years in jail. 26-year-old Joshua Meredith who was charged for murder back in 2016 opted to enter a guilty plea to the lesser count of manslaughter when he appeared before Justice Priya Beharry this morning. […]
Members of the Guyana Police Force will be receiving the equivalent of two weeks of their monthly salary as an end of year bonus. The announcement was made this morning by President Irfaan Ali as he attended the Police Commissioner’s Breakfast event. The President used the event to encourage senior officers to lead the way […]
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