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The 28-year old man, who stabbed to death his 16-year old girlfriend and dumped her body in a creek at Kuru Kururu, committed suicide near his mother’s residence on the Essequibo Coast, police said. Dead is Leon Rodrigues, a gold miner. Police said that the man’s body was founding hanging in a house he was building for himself a short ...

The baby girl who was abducted from a day care centre Monday afternoon was early Tuesday evening removed from a house at Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara, according to well-placed sources. Police were called in after the alleged abductor, Candace Adonis, turned up at a relative with four-month old Miracle Angel Price saying that the baby was hers. Investigators were summoned ...

A man who alleged that a policeman ruptured his anus and intestines with a condom-covered baton is claiming compensation GUY$100 million compensation from the Guyana Police Force (GPF) for injury and wrongful detention. Colwyn Harding,23, was allegedly “violently assaulted” on November 15, 2013 by a number of police officers, in particular a named constable, when the lawmen attended to a ...

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has been stressing the need for the United States (US) and the Guyana government to negotiate the US$1.2 million leadership and democracy project, a top official of the business organisation said Tuesday. PSC Chairman, Ronald Webster confirmed that a delegation last week met with the Head of the American embassy here and on Monday of ...

A 10-year old girl who was riding a pedal cycle was struck down by a minibus and killed on the Bloomfield Public Road,  Corentyne.. Investigators said Saleena Anthony was hit  about 11 AM when she rode out of an access road unto the main road and into the path of a mini-bus. She was struck down and taken to the ...

The search is on for a missing four month old baby after she was reportedly abducted by a nineteen year old female, said to be a teacher. Miracle Angel Price went missing around 3:30 Monday afternoon after she was picked up by a teen, Candace Adonis of Vigilance Play Field, East Coast Demerara. Demerara Waves understands that Adonis went to ...

The body of a 16-year old girl was early Tuesday morning found floating in a creek at Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke, residents and police said. She has been identified as Raveena Cozier. Police said there were several stab wounds to the body which was found about 8 AM. A knife and a pair of slippers were found near the edge of ...

The Ministry of Agriculture Tuesday morning at 9:30 upgraded its flood advisory, say that definitely flood prone areas in Regions One, Two, Three and Four will be under several inches of water due to heavy rainfall. “These conditions are expected to continue for the next 12 -24 hours. Flash Flood warning is in effect for flood prone areas within Regions ...

Retired High Court Judge, Winston Moore was Monday sworn in as Guyana’s first Ombudsman in almost 10 years, saying he was satisfied with efforts being made to provide resources to help the office function properly. “I have no qualms or misgivings as to the level of resources… that would actually be provided,” Moore said after taking the Oath of Office ...

Guyana recorded its first major heist Sunday night when four bandits struck a Chinese restaurant and carted off GUY$4 million, police said. The robbery occurred at a Chinese restaurant at the junction of the East Bank Demerara Public Road and the Soesdyke-Linden Highway about 11 PM. Deputy Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud said the robbers carted off GUY$3 million and US$5,000.  ...