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A former employee of the Soesdyke Post Office has been implicated in the grabbing of GUY$1.9 million from that branch on Thursday, a police source said. Investigators were told that one of two men ceased working at the post office but would still frequent the location. Police said in a statement that about 11:30 AM, two men armed  with handguns ...

The Home Affairs Ministry on Thursday announced that the police and religious community are successfully battling crime among youths since the formation of the Cops and Faith Community Network  (CFCN) one month ago. “In all cases the youths were counselled by the religious leaders and following the involvement of parents/guardians, the majority of the victims were warned and sent away. ...

Amid concerns by lawyers about the absence of key documents from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) at the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry, Retired Chief-of-Staff Brigadier Norman Mc Lean on Thursday admitted that the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) had infiltrated the army but he had paid little attention to Sergeant Gregory Smith who has been implicated in the bomb-blast death ...

The credibility of former House of Israel member, Joseph Hamilton on Wednesday came under intense scrutiny and Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR) lawyer, Basil Williams has applied for much of the witness’ evidence about receiving guns and instructions from party functionaries to be thrown out. “I am going to ask this Commission to strike out this part of the testimony. ...

An employee of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GPHC) was stabbed to his head and another man chopped about his body during an altercation at a football match at their home village Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara. Sustaining a stab wound to his head was 24-year old David Mc Almont. He is a welder at the LBI Estate. William Hendricks’ right arm has ...

The Aircraft Owners Association of Guyana (AOAG) on Tuesday expressed grave concern about the security and maintenance of airstrips, in the wake of an aircraft running off the Paramakatoi runway earlier this week. Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Zulfikar Mohammed confirmed that a plane ran off the airstrip on Monday and that an investigation was underway. ...

Police were up to Wednesday afternoon searching for a suspect in connection with the shooting death of a Mahaica man in Konawaruk during an argument. The dead man’s identity has been given 30-year old Devon Anderson of Jonestown, Mahaica. He was killed about 7 AM Tuesday at Blackwater Landing, Konawaruk, Potaro. Investigators said Anderson and another man were involved in ...

A Police Narcotics dog-handler at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) was Wednesday arraigned and refused bail on a cocaine-related charge. Jevon David,28, of Brighton Village, Corentyne, Berbice pleaded not guilty to procuring baggage handler Eon Persaud at the CJIA on May 23 to traffick in 3.498 kilogrammes of cocaine. The cocaine was allegedly found in the cargo hold a ...

President Donald Ramotar has refused to sign into law an opposition-approved amendment to one of the Local Government laws that would have seen Local Government elections held in another two months. Using their one-seat majority, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) earlier this year approved an amendment to the Local Authorities (Amendment) (Elections ) ...

Two Guyana Police Force constables were Tuesday arraigned for offences allegedly committed on Colwyn Harding who has accused the police of sodomizing him with a condom-covered baton. Devin Singh of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara and Rosell Tilbury pleaded not guilty to the offences and were granted a total of GUY$300,000 bail. They were jointly charged with Assault Causing Actual Bodily ...