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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Tucville fatal shooting cements case for review of firearm licences

Tuesday’s fatal shooting of 24-year-old miner, Colin Perreria, in Tucville, Georgetown, has left Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan more determined to control firearm holders. Speaking with...

2-yr-old boy killed ‘execution style’ downtown Kingston

(Reprinted from the Jamaica Observer) The shocking execution-style killing of a toddler on Luke Lane in downtown Kingston, on Tuesday night, has left residents...

Man accused of murdering 13-yr-old for court today

  The suspect in the killing of the Corentyne teen is expected to appear in a Berbice court today to face the capital charge. This was...

Increased focus on community-based crime, violence …as first component of Citizens Security Strengthening Programme...

The first component of the Citizens Security Strengthening Programme (CSSP) was launched on Wednesday with the focus on curbing crime and violence in targeted...

T&T man in love triangle lured to his death – Police

(Trinidad Guardian) Police are working on the theory that a 30-year-old Chaguanas man was killed yesterday morning because of a relationship he had with...

Businessman lands in court over bribery attempt to Police

A 52-year-old man of Lot 3677 Robb and Cummings Streets, Georgetown, was on Tuesday remanded to prison when he appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman...

Cops hold 2 over gun, ammo found at house in Diamond

About 1330h today, ranks of the Guyana Police Force, detained two persons who were found in a house at Diamond, E.B.D, with a .32...

St Lawrence businessman robbed at Bourda Market

A St Lawrence, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) businessman was on Tuesday attacked and robbed by two bandits in the vicinity of the Bourda Market...

Police Force least trusted institution in Guyana – U.S. report

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is the least trusted institution in Guyana – a country with high levels of crime and violence–and urgently needs...

‘Satan’ remanded for ECD teen’s murder

The man who is accused of murdering 14-year-old Malika Hamilton of Ann’s Grove, East Coast Dermerara (ECD), was today remanded to prison after he...

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Solar panels stolen from school in Bartica; businessman, security officer arrested

See full statement from Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division #7 are investigating an alleged simple larceny that occurred between Friday, April 19, and...

Taxi drivers allegedly shot by vendor at Kitty Seawall

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On April 17th, 2024, at about 23:00 hrs on the seawall near the Station in Kitty,...

Authorities still awaiting lab results on Berbice children who died last week

Authorities are still awaiting the results of lab tests conducted on samples taken from three Berbice children who died under unknown or unclear circumstances. These...

Over 2800 dengue cases recorded for the year so far

Guyana has already recorded over 2800 dengue cases for 2024, advisor to the Ministry of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy has revealed. Specifically, a total of...

Govt, CARICOM working for solution to Haitian crisis– President Ali

President Dr Irfaan Ali has reminded the region that the Guyana government and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continue to direct stringent efforts to the...

Edghill engages speedboat operators on unauthorised fare increases, other concerns

Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, this morning met with boat operators that ply the Bartica and Supenaam route to address unauthorised fare...

Taxi driver busted with 22kg of ganja

A 53-year-old taxi driver was taken into custody following the interception of 22 kilograms of cannabis in his motorcar on Sunday last at High...

Over G$110M raised for the Palestinians following appeal during Ramadan 2024

The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG), the Muslim Youth Organisation of Guyana, (MYO) and The Guyana Islamic Trust (GIT), are pleased to announce...

Letter: Unless PPC is given authority, it cannot cancel any contracts

Dear Editor, The Public Procurement Commission’s publication of the report has sparked a deluge of commentaries from politicians, media personalities, and social media commentators. Based...

Guyanese scholar Dr Vivian Rambihar inducted into Walk of Fame

Dr. Vivian Rambihar, a globally renowned Toronto cardiologist, Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, author and global community activist for close to...