Crime
Testimony by 15-year old boy, who led Joint Services to stolen GDF weapon, to feature at Lindo Creek Inquiry
Guyana Defence Force Col. Omar Khan testifying at the Lindo Creek Commission of Inquiry. Testimony by man-who was 15 years...
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Jagdeo calls for special prosecution in Suriname piracy case
By Ivan Cairo A survivor of the April 27, 2018 pirate attack off the coast of Suriname speaks to Opposition...
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Suriname arrests 13 Guyanese suspects in piracy attacks
By Ivan Cairo PARAMARIBO - Police authorities here confirmed Monday that they have detained thirteen suspects in the ongoing investigation...
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Man charged with killing over attempt to steal his caged bird
MANSLAUGHTER ACCUSED: Peter Yansen A 56-year old man was Monday granted bail on a charge of killing a man without...
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Guyana’s private sector bribery for services highest in the Caribbean- IDB survey
A small number of private businesses in Guyana pay bribes for government services, but that figure is still high compared...
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Prime suspect in deadly pirate attack offshore Suriname arrested
by Ivan Cairo The suspected pirate who was caught Sunday afternoon in Suriname and handed over to police there. (Anthony...
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Suriname police appeal urgently to relatives for identification documents of piracy victims
With 12 fishermen-many believed to be Guyanese- still unaccounted for following last Friday's piracy off the coast of Suriname, police...
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Guyanese in Berbice held for questioning about deadly piracy attack off Suriname’s coast
Cherwin Lovell (De Ware Tijd photo) As Guyanese police arrested a Berbician in connection with last week Friday's piracy attack...
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Lorry driver jailed for causing the death of 12 Berbicians
Chaitram Moonsammy A 42 year old man of Black Bush Polder on Thursday was sentenced to nine years imprisonment altogether,...
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Weak, badly injured fisherman rescued; suspected pirate arrested off Suriname’s coast; Guyana in mourning
By Ivan Cairo The body of a fisherman being taken ashore Wednesday night in Suriname. PARAMARIBO - Although the...
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