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A Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) engineer on Monday remained in police custody in Lethem as a probe continued into his alleged sexual relations with a minor who is now pregnant. Investigators were told that the engineer of the government-owned utility company was arrested on Saturday afternoon for allegedly impregnating a 15-year old girl in the border township. The engineer, who ...

Japan on Monday formally provided a US$2.9 million grant to the Guyana government for lending to the private sector to import goods. Inking the agreement were Foreign Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Japan’s Ambassador to Guyana, Yoshimasa Tezuka. The envoy said the private sector would be allowed to buy civil engineering equipment and electrical power machinery. The Foreign Minister said ...

Three children, who went missing during a fishing trip in Hosororo, North West District, were eventually found on a hill and they were later reunited with their families, residents said. While the two brothers fell asleep after crying, an older friend remained awake blowing shells and calling for help. They left their homes about 10 AM Saturday to go fishing ...

A large component of the Modernisation of the Justice Administration Project has been the revision of the Laws of Guyana; and copies were presented to the Inter American Development Bank’s (IDB) Representative, Sophie Makonnen, and Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Carl Singh. Upon receipt of her copy, from Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, Ms Makonnen said she was pleased ...

The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security on Friday presented monetary aid to two organisations for the differently-abled from the National Disability Fund for Development Programme. The Deaf Association of Guyana (DAG) received $1.5 million towards its project for ‘Skills development and income generation through shade house farming’. This project is intended to train teachers and deaf youths ...

Two men were Sunday afternoon arrested during a failed robbery bid at the home of a female gold miner, eyewitnesses said. The incident occurred about 1:30 PM just off Bent and Lime Streets, one door south of Merriman’s Funeral Home. The miner was not at home but the bandits pounced on her mother as she was about to leave the ...

Two women and one man were Saturday night arrested in connection with the seizure of a quantity of cocaine and marijuana at two buildings at Parika. Police said the seizure of 1 kilogramme 482 grams of marijuana and 78 grams of cocaine was made about 7:30 PM when police conducted searches on two buildings at Parika Old Road, East Bank ...

A Bel Air Park woman was shot Saturday night after her elderly husband resisted three bandits during an attempted robbery. The injured woman has been identified as 57-year old Pace Bhagwandass. She was shot to her abdomen and has been admitted a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Police said the incident occurred about 7:15 PM as the ...

Deputy Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud will take over the reins of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) from April 1, well-placed sources said. The usually reliable sources said Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell has been given one month to hand over to Persaud,50, who is currently responsible for Law Enforcement. Brumell’s last day should have been Friday but, according to sources, he ...

BUFFALO NEWS..Cheektowaga, New York.–Cheektowaga police pulled over a four-door sedan on Genesee Street Monday evening for an expired inspection and illegal tinted windows. It turned out the driver, Gregory Alistair Ewan Barnes, 32, of George Urban Blvd. in Cheektowaga was wanted by Interpol, Cheektowaga police said Friday. A computer check revealed there was an active warrant through Interpol on Barnes ...