Last Updated on Monday, 14 November 2016, 14:01 by Denis Chabrol Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud said there is no indication that there is a political motive behind the recent spate of armed robberies, even as the Guyana Police Force is ramping up its espionage on criminals and their networks. “People also respond to sentiments expressed in the media thinking that ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 13 November 2016, 14:16 by Denis Chabrol Embattled by a sex scandal with several women that was made public through the release of videos and pictures on Social Media one week ago, Pope Emmanuel “Philbert London said repeatedly “I’m sorry” for what has happened. “I am here to tell you from the depths of my heart ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 13 November 2016, 1:04 by Denis Chabrol A  University of Guyana (UG) graduate, who admittedly migrated to the United States (US) and eventually rose to a senior official of that country’s Department of Energy (DOE), on Saturday urged graduates to remain and build Guyana because it is destined to become a prosperous nation , even as ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 12 November 2016, 17:06 by Denis Chabrol As part of heightened security activities to ensure domestic security, the Joint Services on Saturday conducted Operation Safe Guard at the Georgetown and New Amsterdam prisons and seized a large quantity of contraband items, the Ministry of the Presidency said. At the Georgetown Prison 21 improvised weapons and knives, ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 12 November 2016, 14:27 by Denis Chabrol After a search of the Georgetown Prison that last several hours, no guns were found in what is considered one of Guyana’s maximum security jails. Police and soldiers early Saturday morning raised the jail, as part of an operation to deal with potential domestic security threat. Sources said law ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 12 November 2016, 13:53 by Denis Chabrol A manhunt has been launched for a tenant who shot his landlord several times after the property owner objected to the sale of narcotics on his premises, the Guyana Police Force said in a statement. “Police are making diligent efforts to apprehend a thirty year old tenant who allegedly ...

Last Updated on Friday, 11 November 2016, 18:00 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government says it has “received credible information related to a potential domestic security threat” resulting in the need for a joint police and army operation on Saturday. “That coupled with increased criminal activity has resulted in the decision by the Administration to institute security measures in targeted ...

Last Updated on Friday, 11 November 2016, 12:33 by Denis Chabrol Investigators said they arrested a 38-year old man from Ketley Street, Charlestown in connection with the early Friday morning gunning down of a 27-year old Michael Payne that apparently stemmed from an altercation late Thursday night. Police have so far found out that two men, including the man with ...

Last Updated on Friday, 11 November 2016, 12:24 by Denis Chabrol Two cousins were early Friday morning arrested in connection with the alleged discovery of more than 87 pounds of marijuana at their apartment located at Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown. Police said they held the cousins aged 20 and 36 years during an operation at about 12:30 Friday morning.   “Ranks acting ...

Eye on the Issues by GHK Lall Talk swirls in heady intoxication about the oil resting placidly in its offshore berth.  Meanwhile, political calculations center on social and environmental algorithms continually redesigned and re-calibrated to gain a winning hand.  While the race is to get a controlling position near that same oil, it is also about 2020, too. The first ...