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Four persons, including two policemen, were gunned down Tuesday afternoon by a berserk man who was later shot dead by lawmen who invaded a house on Middle Street, Georgetown. “The police subsequently stormed the building and came under fire from Deryck Kanhai. The ranks returned fire and he was fatally shot,” Police Force spokesman, Ivelaw Whittaker said in a statement, ...

Assistant Commissioner of Police Derrick Josiah and a pastor were Tuesday morning in a injured in a vehicular accident on the Goed Fortuin Public Road, West Bank Demerara. Josiah, who is the Commander for A Division, was rushed to the St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital for emergency treatment. He reportedly sustained a fractured shoulder while his driver, a Lance Corporal, received ...

A criminal gang known as “Hotskull” that stages robberies out of Albouystown and parts of Sophia is still giving police headache although its operations have been disrupted with the killing of several members and arrest of many others, police said. At a pre-Christmas briefing on plans for patrolling the city and its environs for the Festive Season, police disclosed that ...

(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN).-A Guyanese teenager charged with buggering his five-year-old cousin has been ordered not to return to Guyana. This was one of several conditions imposed on the 15-year-old boy, who was granted $70,000 bail with his uncle as surety to cover all charges. The five offences spanned over a two-year period and allegedly took place at the child’s home. The ...

A GUY$30 million recycling plant is to be built in Guyana when the land is provided by the government, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported on Monday. “The ministry is currently seeking the appropriate land space and once approved by Cabinet, work will start immediately,” said the state-run entity. A memorandum of understanding was Monday signed between the Ministry of ...

A car driver was Monday granted GUY$400,000 bail on a charge of causing the death of security guard, Roy Harilall. 26-years old Ramon Brito of 106 Section C Block Y, Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara pleaded innocent to causing the death of Harilall, a motor cyclist, on November 7 on the Prospect Public Road, East Bank Demerara. Prosecutor Bharat Mangru ...

A man who allegedly struck down and killed Alliance For Change (AFC) Economist Nolan Boodhoo was Monday slapped with a charge of causing death by dangerous driving. Boodhoo was also the owner of Horizon Book Store. 37-year old Otis Jamieson of 290 Thomas Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown pleaded not guilty when he was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry. After ...

Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and Director-General of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irina Bokova,on Monday committed to strengthening relations between the two organisations with the signing of a revised Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The Caricom headquarterse said the signing ceremony took place in Paris, France, at the Thirty-Seventh General Conference of UNESCO, ...

A restaurateur was robbed of GUY$3.5 million dollars on the Mabura Road by gunmen Sunday night, police said. He is 58-years old Peter Rajmangal of Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara. Police said Rajmangal was driving a minibus on 58-miles Mabura Road when an oncoming car swerved and blocked his path. Two gunmen exited, held him up and took away ...

Three policemen were among seven persons still in custody on Monday in connection with a massive heist of gold and cash from a mining company in Port Kaituma, police said. Deputy Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud also told Demerara Waves Online News that all of the undisclosed amount of gold and cash has been recovered. All the gold have been found ...