Amid continuing concern about the prevalence of robberies by bandits moving around on bicycles and motorcycles, the Guyana Police Force on Tuesday said it was taking aim at those criminals, even as that law enforcement agency reported a reduction in armed robberies. “Recognising that criminal minded persons have been riding motor cycles and bicycles in their robbery attacks on citizens, ...
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COVID spreads to many villages in Regions 3, 4
The coronavirus has spread to many villages in West Demerara-Essequibo Islands and Demerara-Mahaica, as Guyana continues to record increased positive cases, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said Tuesday. Authorities say Region four (Demerara-Mahaica) continues to be the epicenter of covid-19 with the highest numbers recorded according to the ministry’s records. Of the 11,901 confirmed cases up to Monday, the Health ...
Read More »High Court declares appointment of parliamentary secretaries “unlawful”; Attorney General appeals
The High Court on Tuesday ruled that two People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Parliamentary Secretaries are illegally sitting in the National Assembly as non-voting parliamentarians because they were elected candidates for a political party. “I have concluded that the third and fourth respondents are not lawful members of the National Assembly since their membership is by virtue of their appointment as ...
Read More »Bandits open fire at bar; businesswoman, patron robbed
Four men Saturday night opened fire as they invaded a bar on Lime Street, Georgetown and robbed the owner and a customer of cash and valuables amounting to GYD$680,000. Police say the men, who arrived on motorcycles at about 9 PM, robbed Cornbread Hangout and Bar. The 26-year old businesswoman, Teshana Blake told police that she was robbed of GYD$400,00 ...
Read More »Harmon asks ExxonMobil for timetable to fix problems aboard oil production ship
Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon has asked the President of ExxonMobil Guyana Alistair Routledge for a meeting to discuss a timetable to fix malfunctioning equipment aboard the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel , Liza Destiny. In a letter dispatched to Mr. Routledge, the Guyanese Opposition Leader wants the American oil major to also explain what the problem with the discharge ...
Read More »No curfew extension
The Guyana government has scotched rumours that the curfew has been extended to 6 AM to 6 PM. The COVID National Task Force says based on the April 1 to 30 gazetted order, the curfew remains from 10:30 PM to 4 AM. The Task Force says all emergency measures have not been changed. Amid more than 100 hundred new COVID ...
Read More »Bandits stab owner of Mattai’s Supermarket on arriving home
The owner of Mattai Supermarket was Saturday stabbed by bandits as he fended them off in their attempt to rob him as he arrived at his Bel Air Park, Georgetown home, police said. The entire ordeal was captured on surveillance camera. Mr. Harry Mattai was treated and sent away. There were no immediate reports that his wife and daughter, who ...
Read More »“Tookman” of Corentyne shot, robbed of jewellery
A 29-year old man was early this morning robbed of GYD$1.5 million worth jewwllery at a barbecue and shot as he was chasing the robber, police said. Injured in the incident that occurredat about 2:15 AM at Alness Village, Corentyne is Dyameond “Tookman” McKenzie of Brighton Village, Corentyne, Berbice. Police said the bandit has not yet been arrested. Investigators were ...
Read More »Police probing car fire at Providence
A car was Friday night burnt at the Green Field Access Road also known as Stadium Road, Providence, East Bank Demerara. The number of the Toyota Spacio vehicle has been given as PWW 5408. Police say firefighters extinguished the blaze which occurred at about 9:15 PM. No one was injured.
Read More »Body washes up on West Coast Demerara foreshore
The partly decomposed body of a man early Saturday morning washed up on the Cornelia Ida foreshore, West Coast Demerara, police said. Police say the man is of mixed race and he was believed to be about 45 years old. The body was seen at about 6:30 AM. Police say an unknown caller made contact with the Leonora Police Station. ...
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