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A Magistrates Court today dismissed the murder charges earlier today against Vinod Gopaul and Anil Sancharia who were charged with the murder of Isaiah Henry, the Guyana Police Force confirmed.  The civilian law enforcement agency said it would be issuing a statement later Tuesday on the dismissal if the charges. The hacked bodies of Isaiah and Joel Henry, who are ...

The opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) on Tuesday filed no-confidence motions against Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony and Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn. “The APNU+AFC Coalition, in filing these No Confidence Motions, is acting on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Guyanese who have lost all confidence in the performance of these two incompetent ministers to ...

A goldsmith of Enmore, East Coast Demerara was last night crushed by a truck that had just started reversing, police said. He has been identified as , 38-year old Rajin Persaud of Enmore-Hope, East Coast Demerara. The accident occurred Monday at about 7:30 PM at Hope West, Enmore Access Road. Police were told that 34-year old Tillackram Dindial reversed motor lorry ...

Eleven suspects in Linden have been arrested and police have recovered the 9 MM pistol and ammunition that had been  stolen from a retired police officer’s car three days ago, police said.  The Police Force explained that the first detainee was arrested with a firearm and eight matching ammunition which is the property of  Retired Deputy Superintendent Grantley Rodney that ...

The Director of Public Prosecutions has asked the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) for more information about the shooting death of a suspected bandit  in mid-May by a policeman while the suspect was being transported to a station, a DPP Chambers official said Tuesday. The Police Force had dispatched the file to the DPP last week for advice on how  to ...

The cash-strapped Georgetown Municipality is set to shutdown a number of sections and the Day Care centres and lay off at least 50 workers , in a bid to reduce its wage and salary bill, City Mayor Ubraj Narine confirmed on Tuesday. The decision, which was taken by the elected councillors, was Tuesday being discussed by the Local Government Commission ...

The Police Service Commission, which government maintains has been suspended,  has given the Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie until midday Tuesday to prepare and publish a Special Promotion Order for the more than 130 officers for whom promotions have been made or face legal action. “Should you further delay to give effect to the promotions the Police Service Commission will be ...

A retired police officer’s 9MM pistol and ammunition are among several items stolen from his car while he, a female police inspector and another woman went to Dakara Creek, Wismar, Linden, police said. The alleged theft occurred on Saturday between 15:40 hours and 17:00 hours. The 59-year old  ex police officer told investigators that he parked his car, bearing license ...

Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas Limited says the Jabilo-1 well, in the Canje Block, drilled by ExxonMobil is dry and will be plugged and abandoned, the company said on Monday. “The Jabillo-1 well in the Canje Block, offshore Guyana, reached its planned target depth and was evaluated but did not show evidence of commercial hydrocarbons,” Eco (Atlantic) said in a ...

Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes is insisting that Gladston Henry Jr. was at home with family members watching a livestream of the autopsy that was being conducted on his brother, Isaiah Henry, and so was nowhere near the scene of Haresh Singh who was killed last year September. Previously,  Gladston Henry’s family members, relatives and Attorney Hughes had said that Gladston Henry ...