The Aircraft Owners Association of Guyana (AOAG) on Tuesday expressed grave concern about the security and maintenance of airstrips, in the wake of an aircraft running off the Paramakatoi runway earlier this week. Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Zulfikar Mohammed confirmed that a plane ran off the airstrip on Monday and that an investigation was underway. ...

Police were up to Wednesday afternoon searching for a suspect in connection with the shooting death of a Mahaica man in Konawaruk during an argument. The dead man’s identity has been given 30-year old Devon Anderson of Jonestown, Mahaica. He was killed about 7 AM Tuesday at Blackwater Landing, Konawaruk, Potaro. Investigators said Anderson and another man were involved in ...

A Police Narcotics dog-handler at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) was Wednesday arraigned and refused bail on a cocaine-related charge. Jevon David,28, of Brighton Village, Corentyne, Berbice pleaded not guilty to procuring baggage handler Eon Persaud at the CJIA on May 23 to traffick in 3.498 kilogrammes of cocaine. The cocaine was allegedly found in the cargo hold a ...

President Donald Ramotar has refused to sign into law an opposition-approved amendment to one of the Local Government laws that would have seen Local Government elections held in another two months. Using their one-seat majority, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) earlier this year approved an amendment to the Local Authorities (Amendment) (Elections ) ...

Two Guyana Police Force constables were Tuesday arraigned for offences allegedly committed on Colwyn Harding who has accused the police of sodomizing him with a condom-covered baton. Devin Singh of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara and Rosell Tilbury pleaded not guilty to the offences and were granted a total of GUY$300,000 bail. They were jointly charged with Assault Causing Actual Bodily ...

Former elder of the House of Israel cult, Joseph Hamilton on Tuesday told the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry that he was trained in bomb-making by a senior Guyana Defence Force (GDF) officer. The Commission also heard reference being made to a police intelligence file which contained aan arms requisition/delivery form bearing the purported signatures of then former GDF Major ...

Senior police officers together with representatives from the Attorney General’s Chambers and the Director of Public Prosecutions participated in a U.S.-funded specialized training course May 28-30 to assist security sector officials in strengthening coordination, communication, and cooperation in firearms trafficking cases, the American embassy here said. The course, conducted by trainers from the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament ...

Fire fighters early Tuesday morning recovered the body of a man from a burning house at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara. He has been identified only as Mr. Sewsankar and he was said to be in his late 70s. He sustained burns about his body. The man was rushed to the hospital in a police pick-up shortly after he was taken ...

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board on Monday advised that the Third Test between West Indies and New Zealand will be played at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. The dates of the Test – June 26 to 30 – remain. The WICB thanks the Barbados Cricket Association and the Government of Barbados for their commitment in ensuring ...

An East Coast Demerara man has claimed that police burnt him to his hands during an investigation into a criminal offence, the law enforcement agency said. The injured man has been identified as 19-year old Junior Thorrington of Eastville Housing Scheme, Annandale Village. He was allegedly burnt while in custody at the Sparendaam Police Station between May 25 and 27, ...