Crime
One arrested following shoot-out with police at gas station robbery
One man was Friday in custody and an illegal gun and ammunition seized as part of investigations into an armed...
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DNA test confirms remains of British teen found in shallow grave
Less than one week after three co-conspirators in the murder of a British teenager were granted bail, DNA tests show...
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President orders joint services to augment security at Camp St prison, following wardens’ sick-out
Seated from from left: Col. Khemraj Persaud, Col. George Lewis (partially hidden), Minister of Legal Affairs, Mr. Basil Williams, Minister...
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Wardens at Georgetown Prison on sick-out
More than one dozen prison wardens attached to the Georgetown Prison reported sick on Thursday, amid fears of another major...
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Suspect nursing gunshot wound after botched Stabroek Market break-in
A 28-year-old man, who was caught stealing inside an electronic store at the Stabroek Market early Thursday morning, sustained a...
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Fire Chief urges deeper probe into beheaded body, torso hunched over toilet
Fire Chief Marlon Gentle There needs to be some additional investigation into the deaths of at least two of the...
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“Anything could have happened” – Fire Chief recalls possibility of major prison breakout
Fire Chief Marlon Gentle Fire Chief Marlon Gentle has testified that anything could have happened during the Camp Street Prison...
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Public Security Minister expresses confidence in Police Commissioner
Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan on Wednesday dismissed stakeholder concerns pertaining to "strange" administrative recommendations made by Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud-...
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Police Commissioner denies objecting to firearm management system
Guyana’s Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud has denied objecting to the introduction of a computerized system that is geared to track...
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Firearm management module fitted for Security Ministry, despite Police Commissioner’s objection
Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan; Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud viewing a number of illegal firearms...
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