Guyana’s Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) on Saturday warned persons encroaching on government reserve near the Lama Canal that legal action would be taken if they do not remove their structures. Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer of the GLSC, Trevor Benn said his entity has been informed that several residents of Jacaranda Avenue, Bel Air Park, have been “unlawfully occupying”the Guyana Water ...
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Police ease brakes on ‘wrapped’ minibuses
The Guyana Police Force has eased clamping down on ‘wrapped’ minibuses- those that have been resprayed in designs- until a meeting with minibus operators, ‘A’ Division Commander, Assistant Commissioner, Leslie James said Saturday. “We have tempered the exercise. We are no longer engaging in the exercise until we have that meeting so they have a grace between now and when ...
Read More »DDL, govt to begin negotiations on Enmore Estate takeover later this year
Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) and government are expected to open negotiations later this year on the possible takeover of the Enmore-East Demerara Estate for the production of molasses. That announcement was made by DDL Chairman, Komal Samaroo Friday at the commissioning of a GY$340 million rum-ageing warehouse at the conpany’s operations at Diamond East Bank Demerara, “We have come to a ...
Read More »One of the persons killed by police had no brushes with the law- Crime Chief
One of the men, who was shot dead by police on the Georgetown Seawall, did not have a criminal past, contrary to earlier claims by the Guyana Police Force, Crime Chief, Paul Williams said. In releasing the identities of one of the men, police said late Thursday that Kwame Assanah of Buxton, East Coast Demerara was previously arrested in connection with ...
Read More »Bandits rob Port Mourant family – 9yr old still traumatised, husband left nursing chop wounds
Four armed and masked bandits- one with a gun and others with a knife and cutlasses- Thursday night robbed a family at Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice. A woman was sexually assaulted and her hus They carted off jewellery, one laptop and an undisclosed amount of cash after robbing the occupants and ransacking the home of a family residing at lot ...
Read More »Killing of three suspected bandits “justified”, despite several loopholes in police account- Crime Chief
More questions than clear and precise answers surfaced Friday morning, in the aftermath of Thursday’s shooting that left three suspects dead. Head of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Guyana Police Force, Assistant Police Commissioner, Paul Williams said he was confident that “so far, the police actions were justified” when asked if the suspects were killed justifiably He said he ...
Read More »Citizens pile other issues to force Mayor, Town Clerk out of office
About 50 persons under the banner of the loosely-knit Movement Against Parking Meters (MAPM) on Thursday-City Hall’s internal elections day-ratcheted up calls for Town Clerk, Royston King and City Mayor, Patricia Chase-Green to be removed from office. They issued the call outside the dilapidated City Hall one hour before Chase-Green was re-elected as Chief Citizen and the youthful Akeem Peter ...
Read More »Suspected bandits identified; killed in shoot-out with police after trailing bank customer
The three men, who were gunned down on the Georgetown Seawall earlier Thursday were identified, with two of them suspected of trailing a customer who had minutes earlier exited Scotia Bank, Robb Street. Those shot dead by police are 46-year old Dextroy “Dutty” Cordis of Grove, East Bank Demerara and Kwame Assanah, age unknown, of Buxton, East Coast Demerara. A ...
Read More »Suspected thieves shot dead on Georgetown seawall road
Three suspected thieves were Thursday afternoon shot dead on the Georgetown seawall road opposite the GNS Sports Complex ground. After the crime scene was processed and the bodies were taken away, a police officer described the men as “trunkers” who break into vehicles and steal property. A wailing woman told reporters at the scene that one of the dead man ...
Read More »Policeman accused of stealing Detective’s motorcycle
A Police Constable has been accused of stealing a Detective Constable’s motorcycle from his yard and fitting it with false number plates. The Guyana Police Force said the accused 21-year old man was arrested Wednesday morning “after he was found in possession of a stolen motor cycle belonging to another member of the Force.” Investigators said the suspect, who lives ...
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