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A Parliament Office staff member and a man were Monday arraigned on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition and refused bail. Andrew Kirton and Candayce Girard, who is an Assistant Clerk of Committees, are accused of having one .23 pistol with 10 live matching rounds in their possession without being the holders of a firearm licence. Chief ...

Deputy Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud on Monday said lawmen were continuing to target criminals in Sophia and North Ruimveldt where there has been an upsurge in gun-related robberies. The latest reported victim was 19-year old Romario Weithers who was shot to his abdomen and robbed while going to his ‘C’ Field, Sophia home about 8 O’clock, Sunday night. The bandit ...

Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee has asked that ranks at the Number 51 Village Police Station be transferred, following allegations by residents that cops have been involved in banditry and in other instances tardy in responding to reports. “I spoke to the Commissioner drawing to him my concerns on the matter and I made one recommendation to him and that ...

General Secretary of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP), Clement Rohee on Monday said Ganga Persaud’s resignation as Minister of Local Government and Regional Development was influenced by the Office of the President because of undisclosed problems. “Whatever position the government took, Office of the President in this particular case, took in the matter and once we were involved in the consultative ...

Tensions among residents at Number 48 Village, Corentyne boiled over Sunday night because they said a police patrol refused to stop and take action shortly after a second armed robbery in the area that fits the same pattern. Police said they persuaded the residents to remove the trucks and clear the roadway. “Divisional Commander Assistant Commissioner Brian Joseph and other ...

In the wake of reports that a Chinese-owned Sugar Company of Jamaica may be interested in buying out the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation, the major sugar workers union on Sunday said it would reluctantly give a listening ear to any proposals. President Donald Ramotar, for his part, was in no hurry for privatisation but he has not ruled out private ...

The state-run Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuco) has recorded its first fatal accident for this year with the electrocution of an electrician at the Skeldon Sugar Factory, a senior official said Sunday. The deceased has been identified as 23-year old Ulric Leonard Johnson. GuySuco’s Director of Industrial Relations, Jairam Pitam told Demerara Waves Online News said the incident occurred while the ...

A man has been arrested in connection with the discovery of the body of a gold miner with a piece of rope around the neck, police said. The dead man has been identified as 31-years old Rupert Gray. Investigators said his body was found Saturday, January 25, 2013 about 7 AM in a camp at 23 Miles, Issano Backdam, Mazaruni. ...

The appointment of a new Chief Elections Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has been stalled over the failure by commissioners to agree to a formula for determining who should be short-listed for interviews. It is now almost three months since 14 persons – including three Guyanese- applied for the job. The locals include acting Chief Elections Officer, Calvin ...

Dissatisfied with the Guyana Police Force’s public response to allegations that police brutally assaulted and sodomized a detainee with a baton, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) have issued separate calls for an independent probe. “Given the seriousness of the alleged offences, and the widely reported coverage which has been given to them, the ...