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Crime

Patterson’s name mistakenly left on ‘no-fly’ list- Police Commissioner

Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken said opposition parliamentarian David Patterson’s name mistakenly remained on the Immigration Department’s ‘no-fly’ list, causing the politician to miss a flight to the United States. Mr Patterson was expected to be part of an opposition A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change delegation to attend a conference with other opposition lawmakers on the political ...

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40 persons warned of fines, imprisonment for failing to declare assets to Integrity Commission

The Integrity Commission has threatened to take legal action against several current and former local and central government elected and non-elected officials from five towns and nine ministries for failing to declare their assets. In its latest notice published in the Official Gazette on September 23, 2023, the Office of the Integrity Commission said that as of September 18, 2023 ...

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City Constable who allegedly shot colleague, friend surrenders

A City Constable, who allegedly shot a Lance Corporal and her male friend at the Bourda, Regent Street outpost, surrendered Thursday afternoon in the company of a lawyer, well-placed sources said. Sources said Constable Lindon Isaacs also took the weapon that he allegedly used to shoot the duo to the City Constabulary headquarters. The handgun had no live rounds, according ...

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Region Four Chairman should resign- PNCR Leader

Leader of the People’s Nati0nal Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton on Thursday said Chairman of the Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) Council, Daniel Seeram should resign because he has been allegedly involved in domestic violence. “We think he should step down but I’m saying to you, at this stage, we have not said to him ‘look, you need to go,” Mr Norton ...

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City Constable on the run after allegedly shooting Lance Corporal

Members of the Guyana Police Force were Tuesday evening on the manhunt for a City Constable who allegedly shot and injured a Lance Corporal while they both were on duty at the Bourda Outpost, Regent Street, Georgetown, well-placed sources said. Injured is Lance Corporal Jemmanie Saul who was up to 8:30 Tuesday night receiving emergency treatment at the Georgetown Public ...

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CFATF “favourably” reviews Guyana’s anti-financial crimes regime, but recommends ‘unified’ law enforcement

The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) has identified several areas that Guyana needs to tighten up as part of the global fight against money laundering and fighting terrorism, even as that regional organisation is satisfied with steps that have been taken so far to bring the country into legal compliance. While Guyana was using formal and informal mechanisms such ...

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Suspect in Region 6 RDC robbery shot dead, another arrested

A suspected thief was Wednesday afternoon shot dead and another was arrested, as Guyanese police continued to investigate the theft of an undisclosed amount of cash from the accounts department of the Region Six Regional Democratic Council (RDC) office in New Amsterdam. The Guyana Police Force said three others escaped. After the reported exchange of gunfire, police said they found ...

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Thieves tie guard, cart off cash from Region 6 Council office

Thieves early Wednesday morning tied up one of three security guards at the Region 6 Democratic Council (RDC) office, entered the building and stole and undisclosed sum of cash. Police recovered rolls of duct tape and hack saw blades in a bag at the crime scene. The incident occurred at about 3:10 Wednesday at the RDC office, Vryman’s Erven, New ...

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Gay rights activists hope to sway popular opinion, political action against colonial era buggery laws

The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) on Wednesday launched a “Guyana Together” campaign to increase public tolerance of gays as well as convince government and opposition politicians to change laws that violate the human rights of members of that community. “I think the next phase- we are assuming that we’ll achieve our goal in two years- which is to ...

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Suspects in Lusignan Supermarket robbery charged

Two men, who allegedly robbed a supermarket at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara were Monday arraigned on a charge of robbery under arms and were granted bail, police said. The accused are 26-year old Jamal Seymour, a carpenter of Lot 176 Campbell and Sussex Street, Albouystown, Georgetown and 29-year old Ryan Goodluck, a vendor of Lot 928 Herstelling, East Bank Demerara. ...

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