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Thursday, May 2, 2024

Cyclist killed in BV accident

Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred on the Beterverwagting (BV) Public Road about 23:20h Saturday night, involving motor car PRR 5263 driven...

16-yr-old stabbed to death at Covent Garden school concert

Police searching for 17-yr-old alleged attacker Police are investigating the murder of 16-year-old Brian Charles Yearwood, a student of Covent Garden Secondary School...

Police re-capture man who escaped their custody at the Ruimveldt outpost

A prisoner's bid to escape police custody was on Friday morning foiled due to quick action by the police. However, observers are contending that the...

Albouystown man to spend 3 years behind bars for marijuana stash under bed

A 28-year-old fisherman who was on Tuesday busted by Police under a bed hugging two bags of marijuana, will now spend three years behind...

Berbice teacher who reportedly sexually assaulted 2 teens in custody

Police in Region Six, East Berbice, have taken a Corentyne teacher into custody on an allegation that he had forced two teenage sisters aged...

CID registers 85% success rate in solving crimes- Blanhum

...says high profile criminals getting bail posing challenges Senior Superintendent and Crime Chief, Wendell Blanhum said the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has performed creditably thus...

Alleged assassination plot: Police awaiting phone records of two individuals at centre of probe

Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum, today, said investigators have been taking all the necessary steps to expedite the investigation into the alleged plot to assassinate...

NYPD detective charged in Queens drunken driving crash that killed Guyanese woman

Prosecutors charged an off-duty NYPD detective who killed a 22-year-old Guyanese woman in a booze-fueled crash in Queens with criminally negligent homicide during a...

Police bust man hiding under the bed with 2 kilos of cannabis

Police ranks in ‘A’ Division acting on information, went to a house at Gym Yard, Albouys Street, Albouystown, about 18:40hrs on Tuesday and conducted...

Witness reportedly offered money to support complainant’s claim

... in alleged plot to assassinate the President As the probe into the alleged assassination plot against President David Granger deepens, police have discovered that...

Recent Articles

Govt to seek over US$180M in supplementary funding for GPL

Government will soon approach the National Assembly for US$180M- US$250M in supplementary funding for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL). This sum will be used...

4 persons robbed of cash & jewellery after returning home from concert

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On May 02, at about 03:15 hours, at Lot 184 Durban Backlands, Georgetown, four (4) persons were...

Grove man dies after being struck down by speeding cop

A pedestrian was last evening struck down and killed by a vehicle driven by a policeman, along the Farm Public Road, East Bank Demerara...

Jamaican Information Minister “impressed” with Guyana’s media landscape

Jamaica’s Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Robert Nesta Morgan on Thursday said he is “very impressed” with...

Govt awards 150 mining blocks; more areas to be allotted in coming months 

See full statement from the Ministry of Natural Resources:  Emanating from a commitment H.E. President Mohamed Irfaan Ali made to the mining stakeholders, on Friday...

Over 90 persons vying for seat on PPP’s 35-member Central Executive Committee

A total of ninety-three persons are vying to be a part of the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Central Executive Committee at this weekend’s Congress. The...

Guyana must recognise rapidly evolving work culture – GAWU on reduced hours, days

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has pointed out that the global movement to reduce working hours and days without compromising conditions...

Pupils expressed confidence, readiness for NGSA 2024

A total of 15, 488 pupils are writing this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) on May 2 and 3. The pupils are being tested...

4 homeless after unattended stove goes up in flames

A mother and her three children are now homeless after their Number 60 Village, Corentyne, Berbice home went up in flames. The woman had to...

Letter: The never-ending saga of street vending in Georgetown

Dear Editor, There is a court order, or mandamus, demanding the removal of vendors and their belongings from the pavement and environs of the city...