Guyana attended security conference in Suriname
A delegation of top security officials led by Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn attended a High Level Security Conference (HLSC) in Paramaribo, Suriname yesterday and Thursday.
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A delegation of top security officials led by Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn attended a High Level Security Conference (HLSC) in Paramaribo, Suriname yesterday and Thursday.
Two men have been held following an armed robbery on the owner of Riddim Flow at Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara.
The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has served notice of an eight-hour blackout tomorrow, April 24 for parts of the city, east coast and east bank.
Police are investigating the death of two men, whose bodies were discovered in a car in the Marriott Hotel parking lot at Kingston early this morning.
Local consortium NRG Holdings Incorporated is poised to commence construction on its US$300 million shore base facility by next month, according to Director Nicholas Deygoo-Boyer.
Hours after he issued approximately 27 termination letters to various categories of workers at the Linden Hospital Complex, Chief Executive Officer Rudolph Small was ordered to rescind those letters and renew the contracts of the workers.
Two inmates are now back in custody after they escap-ed while being transported to the Lusignan Prison.
After six years awaiting trial, Godfrey Gill, one of the men who broke into the home of Better Hope pensioner David Ramkissoon and killed him during a robbery, yesterday learned that he has just about five more years behind bars.
Alfred Braithwaite, 42, who was last month found guilty of restraining a man to be chopped due to a row over the gambling winnings, was yesterday afternoon sentenced to 13 years behind bars.
Almost five years to the day after he tried to kill a woman by severing one of her hands with a cutlass, former cane harvester Warren Dennis was on Friday handed an eight-year sentence for the crime.
The police file on the investigation of the allegations that attorney Nirvan Singh assaulted and hurled racial insults to Police Constable Shawnette Bollers is currently being reviewed by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Incidents of wounding, domestic violence and assaults are some of the most prevalent crimes in the community of Baramita, in Region One, and Police Commander Superintendent Himnauth Sawh has said that the necessary actions are being taken to tackle the social issues at their root, which he described as “manageable” “I am pleased to report that I am aware of those issues and I have already begun to make efforts with my teams across the region to ensure that we get greater community involvement because most of those issues are social issues and we as the police can’t tackle it alone.
A huge backlog of housing-related matters were dealt with on the spot during Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water Susan Rodrigues’ outreach on Friday at the Anna Regina Town Council building in Region Two.
Days after he allegedly killed his foster son, Nigel Abraham was arrested by the police in Region One.
Two men, including a worker, were yesterday charged with stealing over $2.3 million from an online shopping and shipping business.
A row with a tenant landed a landlord in court on Friday, when he was faced with a wounding charge.
A Mon Repos woman was on Friday charged with stealing a sum of money from her place of employment.
An environmental impact study has been waived for a planned state-of-the-art Paediatric and Maternal Hospital which will offer specialised care to patients.
Region Two Regional Health Officer (RHO) Dr Ranjeev Singh, has called on healthcare providers to help promote vaccines in the Region.
Bids were opened on Tuesday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for a series of projects, including works for monuments in Berbice, under the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.
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