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In a security alert issued this morning, the US Embassy in Geogetown reminded American to exercise caution in Guyana due to the current crime situation. The alert from the Embassy was published on its website after a visitor to the embassy was robbed in the parking lot across from the embassy in Duke Street. The […]
Although the Government has made it clear that the COVID-19 vaccines are not mandatory, the Guyana Defence Force through its Central Management Committee has made a decision to institute sanctions against those officers and ranks who are refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. In an internal memo issued to Commanders this afternoon from the Force’s […]
Chairman of the Police Service Commission, retired Assistant Police Commissioner, Paul Slowe has indicated through his Attorney Selwyn Pieters that he intends to fight the “false charges” that have been filed against him. In a release issued on Friday, Slowe through Attorney-at-Law, Selwyn Pieters, Mr. Slowe said the allegations against him and his colleagues of […]
Education Minister Priya Manickchand announced today that the Education Ministry is working to reopen schools to all classes in September. In a statement, Minister Manickchand a decision has been taken to keep schools closed for the remainder of the school year, except for those classes that are allowed face to face learning. In hinting that […]
Although the country’s COVID-19 cases have been surging in the past two months, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said the government is not considering any lockdown at this time. Guyana currently has recorded more than 2000 new cases of the virus in the past two weeks and the death toll has been rising steadily. During […]
Four more persons including two clerks attached to the Guyana Revenue Authority appeared in Court today to face conspiracy charges in relation to the bogus GRA cheques that were cashed at a city bank to the tune of more than $19 million. Appearing in Court today were Leroy Greene, Ivor Dowridge, Randi Gladstone and Tooqwan […]
Leader of the Alliance for Change and Former Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan has condemned the arrest of a number of former Senior Police Officers as well as several serving Police Officers who were charged and placed before the courts on Thursday over allegations of fraud related to a review of the Force’s Standing Orders. […]
A small single-engine aircraft carrying a Brazilian registration number made an emergency landing in Orealla in East Berbice Corentyne this afternoon. On board, a large quantity of cocaine was discovered. There were only two persons aboard the plane along with several large packages of cocaine when the emergency landing was made along a roadway that […]
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards this afternoon announced that its Legal Metrology Department has finally built the capacity to conduct verification of breathalyzers. The GNBS said as the institution responsible for measurements in Guyana, it has been sought after by the stakeholders to build capacity to provide the verification service. The Bureau recently procured […]
The Special Organised Crime Unit of the Guyana Police Force this morning marched three current senior Police Officers and six retired senior Police Officers before the Court to face fraud charges related to the review of the Police Force’s Standing Orders. Assistant Police Commissioner Royston Andries-Junor, Senior Superintendent of Police Marcelene Washington and Asst. Superintendent […]
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