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SWAT Team to be in place by August 2014; Contract signed for consultancy services...

By Kurt Campbell - A contract for the provision of consultancy services for the establishment of Guyana’s first Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit...

Sophia youth murders abusive stepfather

By Kurt Campbell – A 20-year-old Sophia, East Coast Demerara boy allegedly murdered his abusive stepfather on Monday October 14. After fleeing the scene of...

Fly Jamaica comes to the aid of sick teenager

                                                                             By Kurt Campbell – Fly Jamaica, just two weeks after entering the local market will be taking a father and his ill...

Amaila Falls ‘dry up’ is a normal phenomenon – Benn

                                                                By Kurt Campbell – Public Works Minister Robeson Benn is assuring the Guyanese Public that there is no reason to be alarmed...

Beepats’ Bond, nearby house destroyed by fire – Residents decry Fire Service response

By Kurt Campbell  – A mid-morning fire has rendered five persons homeless, destroyed a storage bond belonging to Beepats – a leading distributor in Guyana...

Guyana’s murder toll surpasses 100

– Ninety – eight murders were recorded at the end of September 2013, police said in statistics released on Thursday October 10. However,...

Multi – million dollar Jagan Dental Center to advance medical tourism

  -   The Jagan Dental Center was officially commissioned on Tuesday evening (October 8) and boasts of advancing Guyana’s medical tourism. With the attendance of...

Entrepreneurship to become a necessary tool in Agriculture – Dr. Ramsammy

- Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy says Guyana is retooling its agriculture curricula to include entrepreneurship as a necessary component. He made the remark...

“My dream has become a reality” – Brumell confirmed as Police Commissioner

– President Donald Ramotar today officially swore in Leroy Brumell as Commissioner of Police, confirming him in the position. Brumell has been acting...

Gov’t will not establish Procurement Commission unless Cabinet gets ‘no objection’ power – Ramotar

By Kurt Campbell - President Donald Ramotar has made it pellucid to the political opposition and his own supporters that his Government will not...

Recent Articles

NWD farmers nabbed with unlicensed shotguns, ammo

Two farmers were arrested this morning in the North-West District, Region One (Barima-Waini) after police found two unlicensed shotguns with matching ammunition at their...

Global Super League trophy unveiled

The trophy for ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL) has been unveiled by Guyana’s President, His Excellency President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali and shown...

3 cops under close arrest as OPR probes shooting incident at Lethem

See below for a statement from the Guyana Police Force: The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is looking into the circumstances surrounding the alleged shooting...

23-Y-O woman hospitalised after stabbed, chopped by GDF rank

Litisha Reynolds, a 23-year-old female resident from No. 30 Village, West Coast Berbice, is now hospitalised in critical condition after she was stabbed multiple...

Motorcyclist killed on Corentyne Highway

An unlicensed motorcyclist was on Friday afternoon killed after driving into a parked lorry along the Corentyne Highway in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). Dead is...

Corentyne fire that killed 5 was deliberately set – Divisional Fire Officer

The recent fire at No. 64 Village Corentyne, Berbice which claimed the lives of a mother and her four children was an act of...

No decision yet on use of biometrics at 2025 polls – GECOM Chair

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is yet to decide on the use of biometrics at next year’s polls even after a feasibility study was...

Customs Officer charged for exposing genitals to policeman

Jamal Forde, a 36-year-old Customs Officer from Providence, EBD, was who was arrested on 2024-09-03 by Police at the Sparendaam Station, was charged today...

Guyanese wins prestigious Lambeth Cross for outstanding service

Sheran Harper, A.A., has been awarded the Cross of St Augustine for Services to the Anglican Communion, recognising her exceptional contributions over more than...

Brutus slapped with more charges, granted $1.4M bail

Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus has been slapped with additional criminal charges. Brutus, a businessman named Corwin Nicholson and a Police Sergeant named Latoya...