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The General Secretary of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Amna Ally on Monday said the Vice Chairman of Region Three will take over from Thandi Mc Allister, who has resigned from that party altogether. Ms. Ally said the PNCR Vice Chairman would “step up” until fresh elections are held whenever the coronavirus situation improves and allows for a Regional ...

One person was killed and four others injured on Monday afternoon when a car hit a utility pole at Stewartville Public Road and split in two, eyewitnesses said. Among the injured are a driver and foreign nationals. Fire fighters from the nearby Leonora Fire Station rushed to the scene to rescue the occupants. Eyewitnesses said the car, which was heading ...

Members of the Achiwib Village Council in the South Rupununi have arrested two suspected cattle thieves after a branded cow was stolen and parts of the carcass were found in the savannah, police said. The alleged larceny of cattle occurred between June 15 and 19, 2021 by two men from Achiwib Village and one from Karaudarnau Village, South Rupununi. The ...

Two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, stole a minibus from the driver at Swan, Soesdyke-Linden Highway  late Sunday night when he stopped because the vehicle was overheating, police said. The 25-year old driver said the bandits carted off GYD$20,000 cash and one Toyota Pitbull bus bearing registration number BWW 1914 valued GYD$2,980,000 The driver told investigators ...

A 19-year old man was caught early Monday morning shortly after he allegedly stole a car from a yard at La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara, police said. He has since been handed over to police. The theft allegedly occurred at about 12:30 AM at Cherry Field, LBI.  The car belongs to 43-year old Annand Gaj of The Blue ...

A 21-year old man allegedly abducted his 17-year old girlfriend and locked her in a room at his home, after breaking her cellphone because she refused to delete her Facebook account, police said. The Guyana Police Force said the incident occurred between June 17 and 19, 2021 at West Canefield East Canje Berbice. Police said the matter was reported to the ...

Head of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), James Singh on Sunday expressed concern that two of his agents have been arrested for resisting police enforcement of the COVID-19 curfew. He says the agents, each with two years service, recently underwent anger-management training. Mr. Singh says after police complete their investigation, CANU will seek an explanation from the agents to determine ...

One of two Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) agents has been arrested after they allegedly resisted orders by police to shut down a bar in Berbice in keeping with the COVID-19 curfew. One of the CANU agents allegedly opened fire with his 9 MM service pistol, injuring his colleague. The incident occurred at about 12:30 Sunday morning at  Sea Breeze Bar ...

The Medical Council of Guyana on Saturday endorsed the use of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine as one of several that is being used to protect people against becoming seriously sick or dying from COVID-19. The Council, which regulates medical practitioners, said all of the available data about Sputnik shows that it is considered safe by many countries although it ...

The French Red Cross’ Regional Intervention Platform for the Americas and the Caribbean has rushed 9.45 tons of various items aboard a French military vessel, Dumont d’Urville, to Guyana to assist with flood relief, the French Embassy in Suriname. The mission said the consolidated “large donation” was dispatched to Guyana “considering the recent floods and the state of emergency claimed ...