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A security guard at the Lucky Dollar Store at Rose Hall, Corentyne was killed and several items stolen from the entity. “The building was broken into and several articles suspected to have been taken away which are yet to be ascertained,” police said in a statement. Demerara Waves was told that the stolen items included two Tablets and GUY$290,000 cash. ...

The man, who allegedly shot dead a policeman Friday night, had one day earlier allegedly stolen a gun from a security guard in Sophia, police said. The policeman who was shot dead at Guyhoc Park about 11:30 PM has been identified as Constable 14127 Quincy Wright of Zeskendren, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara. He was allegedly involved in argument with a ...

President Donald Ramotar was Saturday greeted by hundreds of protesters during his visit to Linden to open an office of the governing Peoples Progressive Party (PPP). Numerous policemen lined the area leading to the party’s office while protesters stood nearby with placards. The PPP’s office there was severely damaged by arsonists during unrest in 2012 that had been sparked off ...

A supervisor of a fast-food business enterprise on Water Street was Saturday morning shot and seriously injured during an attempted robbery. Sources said 28-year old Jason Fraser was shot to his lower abdomen by the gunman who entered Shaker’s just next door to Giftland OfficeMax. he shooting occurred about10.30 AM. An official of the enterprise stressed that the bandit did ...

Chief of Staff Brigadier Mark Phillips, Friday afternoon awarded on-the-spot promotions and special incentives to eight Other Ranks of the highly professional Three One Special Forces Squadron (31 SF Sqn), and another, from the Force’s G2 Branch. The ranks gained their promotions for exemplary performance and service with excellence, the Guyana Defence Force said in a statement. The eight 31 ...

A policeman was Friday night shot dead in Tucville, Georgetown in what friends said was a triangular relationship. Dead is Dexter Orlando Wright who was attached to the Mounted Branch of the Guyana Police Force. Investigators were told that Wright was inside his girlfriend’s house at the same time another male companion of hers arrived and phoned her. The woman ...

President Donald Ramotar on Friday assured that relevant documents about the 2014 National Budget have been circulated to opposition political parties and that his government was willing to hold talks on this year’s package. Reacting to reports that the opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) would not be participating in pre-budget talks because government has not provided information, ...

President Donald Ramotar on Friday side-stepped questions about whether he had asked Ganga Persaud to resign his post as Minister of Local Government and Regional Development. Ramotar said he was not eager to appoint someone else to fill the vacant post, saying that the ministry already has a minister. Persaud’s Junior, Norman Whittaker, has since taken over full responsibility. “I ...

Two youths allegedly caught with a high-powered rifle, two grenades and bullets were Friday refused bail and remanded to prison. They are 18-year old Kevin George of 21 Costello Housing Scheme and 17-year old Samuel Johnson of 158 Curtis street Albouystown. The pleaded not guilty to the three charges that were read to them by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry. The ...

Minister of Culture Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony says his ministry never gave permission to anyone to slaughter animals at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. He was responding to questions from APNU MP Christopher Jones during Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly. The questions pertained to media reports in November that several individuals were slaughtering goats at the national ...