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Public  Service Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan is confident that  Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) would not be found culpable of  drug trafficking, in the wake of allegations made by self-confessed drug trafficker Barry Dataram. “We were all there at the (National Security) Committee and we decided that , yes, once there is this allegation, whether it comes from a criminal, let’s have ...

  Prison Officials have finally confirmed that some 16 persons have died in the Camp Street Prison riot with 5 being affected with varying degrees of burns. Director of Prisons Carl Graham at an emergency press conference on Thursday afternoon was pellucid that everything was done to save the lives of those that died. It was explained that 15 persons ...

Attorney-at-Law Keisha Chase was Thursday arraigned on a charge of causing death by dangerous driving and she was granted GYD$250,000 bail. Chase was ordered to return to court on March 30, 2016. She is charged with causing the death of Julian Leitch of Lama Avenue, Bel Air Park on November 10, 2015 on Duncan Street Campbelville. Police blocked reporters from ...

The death toll in Thursday’s violent unrest at the Georgetown Prison has risen to 16, even  as authorities said calm has been restored to the maximum security facility. Guyana’s Public  Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan said the incident was also engaging the attention of President David Granger. One of the prisoners died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation while the bodies ...

President David Granger has charged the reserve arm of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) which includes the People’s Militia to be the army of the people as Guyana dawns of a new age threats to territorial integrity and internal security. Granger made the charge at the annual GDF Officers Conference on Thursday declared that his administration has no intentions of ...

One inmate of the Georgetown Prison died and six others were badly burnt about their bodies as a result of a fire during an unrest at the penitentiary, sources confirmed. Authorities said an undisclosed number of other prisoners sustained minor burns but they would not be taken for treatment immediately. One of the inmates died at the Georgetown Hospital while ...

Guyana has promised the United States (US) to facilitate the extradition of wanted persons, but so far the coalition-led administration has not received any request from the North American country. In its 2016 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), the State Department  noted that the 10-month old coalition government has pledged to cooperate on a range of issues including the ...

In less than 24 hours, inmates late Thursday morning again attempted to burn the Georgetown Prison for a fourth time. At about 11:15 AM, thick clouds of smoke could be seen billowing from the penitentiary which houses both remanded and convicted prisoners. Reliable sources on the scene said they heard a loud explosion and moments after saw thick smoke from ...

Police said that at about 0730h. today Thursday March 03, 2016, a police rank, who is also a licensed firearm holder, was walking along Robb Street, Georgetown, when he was attacked by  Sherwin Monka of Albouystown, Georgetown, who took away his gold chain. Sherwin Monka was shot during the robbery and later succumbed at the GPHC. The Police Office of ...

A cashier attached to Guinness Bar on Durban street was late Wednesday night assaulted and was rushed to the hospital in an unknown condition. Initial reports indicate that two armed men stormed the establishment and attempted to carry out a robbery. It is unclear whether the men made off with any booty. The cashier was beaten severely on his head ...