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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...

Deputy Superintendent Harris was not transferred – GPF

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: The Guyana Police Force (GPF) wishes to address recent claims made in the media regarding the purported...

Teen dies in Berbice accident

A teenager is now dead after he was struck down from his electric bike by a motor car on the Tain public road in...

Man busted with over one pound ganja at Eccles home

Daniel Brown, a 30-year-old labourer of 'BB' Eccles, East Bank Demerara, was arrested after police found over one pound of marijuana at his home. The...

Truck driver arrested for damaging barrier on Diamond-Mocha bypass road

Police on the East Bank of Demerara have arrested a truck driver after his vehicle damaged a fixed steel barrier on the roadway that...

Recent Articles

“It’s a huge undertaking that has to happen” – Culture Minister on copyright laws

Recognising that strong copyright legislation is needed to support the work of local creatives, Culture Minister Charles Ramson Jr. said that an in-depth analysis...

Homestretch is for a great experience

Dear Editor, The widening of Homestretch Avenue is a great opportunity to make the vision of creating a central location for an arts and cultural...

500 additional body cameras acquired for police force

The Ministry of Home Affairs has procured an additional 500 body cameras for members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to improve interactions between...

7-year-old crushed by falling gate at uncle’s hotel in Berbice

See below full statement from the Guyana Police Force: Police are investigating the death of Kareena Persaud, a seven-year-old female student of Skeldon Primary School,...

Tanker falsely flying Guyana’s flag detained by Venezuelan authorities -MARAD

See below full statement from the Maritime Administration Department The Maritime Administration Department hereby advises that the chemical tanker, “Four Plus” bearing IMO No. 9203920,...

Guyana records 4% reduction in prison population

Guyana has seen a 4% reduction in its prison population last year, when compared to the previous year, Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn...

Man fined for pelting woman with brick

A 50-year-old carpenter and mason from East Ruimveldt, Front Road, Georgetown, was faced with a $50,000 fine or three months in prison for pelting...

Govt to build 3 recording studios this year; access to be free for local...

Strengthening the reach for musical artists within Guyana, it has been revealed that three digital recording studios, valued at $39.3 million each, will be...

Govt to appoint Hemp Authority CEO by February – Mustapha

The Agriculture Ministry is currently looking to fill a critical position within the hemp regulatory framework, that being the position of Chief Executive Officer...

Election fraud trial to proceed summarily from Feb. 17 – Chief Magistrate rules

Chief Magistrate (acting) Faith McGusty has ruled that the election fraud trial will proceed summarily, with the restart of hearings set from February 17,...