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Friday, April 26, 2024

Plot to assassinate President: Top Cop ordered release of implicated businessman CoI hears

The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the alleged plot to assassinate President David Granger was told on Monday that Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud ordered...

Armed bandits invade home of Corentyne businessman: Family jumps from 2nd floor to save...

Forty-one-year-old businessman Rakish Harold, also called Anil, his wife Nadia, 41, and their 21-year-old son Andrew were, in the wee hours of Monday, forced...

Lusignan Prison break: 2 more recaptured, total caught now 7

Hours after it was announced that five of the 13 inmates, who escaped the Lusignan penitentiary were recaptured, another two (2) Jason Howard and...

Breaking: 5 Lusignan inmates recaptured

Police have confirmed that five of the thirteen hardcore criminals who had escaped from the Lusignan Prison, walled area, on Sunday evening have been...

2nd prison break: Security Minister says ‘I am responsible’ but wont resign

Govt manifestly incapable of allaying the fears & trauma stalking the land- Opposition Leader Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan says while he is embarrassed and...

Home of television personality Joel Gansham invaded, over $7M reportedly stolen

The home of popular television personality, Joel Gansham, which is located in Happy Acres on the East Coast of Demerara, was burglarised and the...

Lusignan prison break: 86 ‘real bad’ prisoners will return to Camp Street today –...

Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan, during a televised broadcast announced that a massive manhunt dubbed operation "Clean Sweep" was 'intensified' in a bid to...

Ruby Backdam murder trial: Gunshot injuries to head killed victim – Pathologist confirms

As the murder trial of former Policeman Ruel Brandon continued today (Monday), Government Pathologist, Dr Nehaul Singh took the stand before the 12-member jury...

Update: Lusignan escapees dug a hole under the wall to escape

Police sources have confirmed that the 13 hardened inmates, who escaped the Lusignan swampy compound last night, dug a hole under the wall to...

Happening now: Joint Services briefing NSC on Lusignan prison break

President David Granger and members of the National Security Committee (NSC) are currently being briefed on the latest report of a prison break at...

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Over 190 families squatting at East Coast, East Bank relocated this year – Croal

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