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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Guyana among other countries to launch alliance to address organised crime with IDB support

        The Co-operative Republic of Guyana has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing regional security and justice by signing onto the 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝...

Police to establish tourism, oil & gas, aviation units next year

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is set to see major transformations in 2025 including the establishment of specialised units for the tourism, oil and...

Police records 20% reduction in fatal accidents

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has so far recorded a 20% decrease in fatal accidents in 2024 when compared to 2023 and a 9%...

30% of traffic offenders skip court for hearings, to pay fines

Some 30% of individuals charged with traffic offences or issued tickets fail to appear in court to answer to the charge or pay the...

GPF working to reduce public distrust – Crime Chief

While acknowledging that the police are challenged to overcome public distrust, the Crime Chief, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Wendell Blanhum, has said the...

Venezuelan National arrested after crashing stolen motor vehicle at Soesdyke

  A Venezuelan national who reportedly stole a motorcar from a Pearl, East Bank Demerara (EBD) resident on Monday evening was arrested shortly after crashing...

Truck driver charged, remanded for attempted murder of wife

Twenty-seven-year-old Navin Stoll of Swan Village, Soesdyke-Linden Highway who was caught on camera stabbing his wife was earlier today slapped with an attempted murder...

Murders caused by domestic violence reduced by 33 per cent – Min Persaud

Guyana has recorded a 33 per cent reduction in murders caused by domestic violence for the year 2024, according to Human Services and Social...

Govt working to promote safer road usage to stop carnage – Min McCoy

– as St Cuthbert’s Mission bid farewell to accident victims In light of the carnage on the country’s roadways over the past few months, the...

Court to rule on December 30 on whether to restart or resume election fraud...

  On Monday, parties in the election fraud trial into the 2020 General and Regional elections, attended a hearing of the Georgetown Magistrates' Court before...

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69,000 public sector employees receive 10% increase, injecting $18B into Guyana’s economy

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Prosecution applies for Calvin Brutus’ bail to be revoked amid alleged flight attempt

The prosecution has applied to the court to revoke Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus’s bail and have him remanded to prison, alleging he attempted...

GRA urges persons involved in luxury vehicle tax evasion racket to visit HQ

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Letter: No excuse; skills training is available

Dear Editor, I hope that the opportunity will be grasped, that is, “skills training programmes, as the “Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), in collaboration with...

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As Guyana aligns itself to become a bilingual nation, Mexican ambassador to Guyana, Mauricio Vizcaíno Crespo explained that this move will not only enhance...

No extensions, zero tolerance for further delays – Edghill puts CJIA contractor on notice

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