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A policeman was shot and injured by one of his colleagues after he was seen with a gun in his hand, police sources said. Constable Leroy English sustained injuries to right hand and right foot at about 12:30 Wednesday morning on the Eccles Public Road. “He has been admitted to hospital for medical treatment,” said the Guyana Police Force in ...

Heavily armed and masked bandits early Monday morning opened fire and sawed a hole house at Port Mourant, Corentyne and robbed the occupants of GUY$3 million, according to sources. Police said they were looking for three men who were armed with an assault rifle, shotgun and chain saw. Shouting that they were policemen, the robbers demanded that that three occupants ...

Bandits Monday morning struck at the Guyana Post Office’s Carmichael and Lamaha Street branch from where they carted off GUY$4 million. Police said one of the perpetrators struck the security guard with a “hard object.”. Investigators said no shots were fired. The money was to be used to pay Old Age Pensions.

A gold miner was early Monday morning stabbed to death at Arakaka, North West District during an argument. Police said 45-year old Glendon Cox of Aberdeen, Essequibo Coast was fatally stabbed about 1 AM  at Four Miles, Arakaka. The suspected killer has been arrested and is in police custody assisting with the investigation.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP), worried about the integrity of the voters’ list, on Monday signaled that it might push for a fresh round of continuous registration- a move that could affect the deadline for early general and regional elections. Party General Secretary, Clement Rohee acknowledged that a new round of continuous registration and the claims and objections period, with ...

A Guyanese man has succumbed after he was stabbed in Ciceron, Castries early Saturday morning, according to St. Lucia News Online. Reports are that the victim, 34-year-old Cedolf Hunte of Ciceron, was attacked by four masked men at around 2:40 whilst playing cards with friends in the community. A stab wound under his right arm is believed to have resulted ...

Despite the introduction of an indefinite weight restriction on trucks plying the Linden-Lethem Road, a  heavily laden cargo truck broke the Annai bridge that has been so far only partly repaired, according to sources. The sources said that only light vehicles such as minibuses were up to late Sunday being allowed to pass the area until repairs are completed. The ...

An elderly drunk pedestrian was killed and three persons, who were in a four-wheeled drive pick-up, were critically injured on the Alness Village Public Road, Corentyne. Dead is 52-year old Roy De Souza, a labourer, of Alness Village. Those injured are the driver of the pickup, 19-year old Videsh Baboolall, his 17-year old brother Yudesh, and their employee whose only name ...

Two men, including a government employee, were Saturday in police custody in connection with the discovery of a large quantity of marijuana in a house at Lethem, Rupununi. Police said the 16.5 pounds of compressed marijuana were found in a ‘salt bag’ about 9:45 Friday night during a search. One of the detainees is employed by a regulatory agency in ...

The driver of a motor car narrowly escaped death or serious injury early Saturday morning when he veered off the East Bank Demerara Public Road and slammed into a section of an unfinished concrete house that seconds after fell on the vehicle. The incident occurred that shortly before 5 AM, they heard a loud noise and when they looked outside ...