Relatives claim dead bandit was “no thief”
- but Police confirm he was fingered in several armed robberies
One day after a bandit was shot and killed by a businessman during an...
Bandit shot dead attempting to rob businessman
One of two motorcycle bandits who attempted to rob a businessman earlier today was shot dead while the other narrowly escaped death, in the...
Canadian intercepted at CJIA with cocaine remanded
19-year-old Anastasia La Rose, a Canadian resident, today, appeared before the Chief Magistrate, Ann Mc Lennan at the Georgetown Magistrates' Courts charged with attempting to...
Police hunting 2 in connection with Friendship assassination, murder- Hicken
A Division (Georgetown and East Bank Demerara) Commander Clifton Hicken on Thursday related that the investigation into the Old Year’s Day double murder following...
1 dead, 1 injured in Warlock drive-by shooting
A Thursday evening shooting in Warlock, East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, has left one man dead and another in critical condition at a city hospital.
This publication...
Bandits beat Chinese national at gunpoint during brazen supermarket robbery
Four men pretending to be customers tied up and robbed the proprietor of the Chinese owned Convenience supermarket at South Ruimveldt, Georgetown yesterday morning.
The...
2 arrested in connection with Crane Housing Scheme robbery
Police are investigating a robbery under arms committed on Hanson Forde, 24 years, an excavator operator, and his mother Dawn Martin, 40 years, a...
Suspect in murder of Guyanese man nabbed in T&T
After nine months on the run, the suspect in the murder of Guyanese national, Khemraj Persaud, is now in police custody.
The Trinidadian national was...
Woman nabbed at CJIA with cocaine in suitcase
Police ranks of the Narcotics Branch stationed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri at 06:30hrs, this morning arrested a female outgoing passenger...
Police thwart possible robbery as 3 escape on seeing patrol, drops weapon
Police ranks on a mobile patrol in Ankerville, Port Mourant, Berbice, early this morning retrieved an unlicensed .25 pistol with three matching rounds, which...
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CJIA contractors urged to hire more workers, implement shift system to ensure timely completion...
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Power ship leaves Cuba for Guyana tomorrow – Min. Indar
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Over 100 counselling officers from schools undergo training to better help students
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CARICOM Chair underscores need for region to remain a zone of peace after Ecuador’s...
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President challenges local banking sector to seek out regional investment opportunities
Guyana’s banking sector needs to be proactive in seeking out investment opportunities locally and abroad to help expand the economy.
This sentiment was expressed by...
Letter: The neglect of agriculture in Guyana under the APNU/AFC
Dear Editor,
The agriculture industry in Guyana has seen a significant decline under the governance of the APNU/AFC government, from 2015 to 2020. Various sectors...
Over 1500 jobs to be created as gold mining activities progress at Oko
The Guyana Government recently accepted the terms of scope for the environmental and social impact assessment on the Oko West project, allowing the Canadian...
Edghill warns contractor of liquidated damages amid $78.4M bridge project delay
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PME “inconclusive” on cause of death of soldier at Tacama
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“Laidback” culture among university students must change as Guyana moves to free tertiary education...
The culture among university-level students to not join the workforce must change, President Dr Irfaan Ali has asserted.
This is especially important as the government...