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A  member of the Guyana Defence Force Reserve has been arrested for allegedly assaulting several policemen at the Pouderoyen Tarmac, West Bank Demerara. Police say that at about 6:15 PM, they came upon the male reservist who started to verbally abuse the police with expletives.  Investigators say the reservist was warned about his conduct and to desist from such behaviour ...

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Friday welcomed the decision by the Guyana government to honor world-acclaimed historian and party co-leader Dr. Walter Rodney who was killed in a bomb-blast on June 13, 1980 at the height of a civil rebellion to dislodge the Forbes Burnham dictatorship from office. “We are especially heartened that the death certificate of our beloved ...

Efforts by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to get murder accused Guyanese-American Marcus Bisram to face retrial were Friday halted by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). At a case management hearing, the CCJ ordered that no steps be taken to lock up  Bisram but he must surrender his passports to police by next week Monday. CCJ Justices Jacob ...

Guyana’s Telecommunications Agency (TA) has begun examining the possibility of accessing satellite delivery of mobile services to remote hinterland communities, TA Head Andre Griffith said Friday. Dating back to the 2019 World Radio Congress of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), he said Guyana has turned its attention to countries that have been trying to secure frequency allocations for mobile communications ...

Prime Minister Mark Phillips says flood-affected communities in the hinterland were facing the grim reality of food shortages, even as government was continuing to rush relief supplies to almost 30,000 persons countrywide whose farms and livelihoods have been badly affected. “The situation in our hinterland is equally distressing… and to date, food security is now threatened in all our hinterland ...

The Public Utilities Commission  (PUC) will Friday morning launch its monthly Round Table series geared at stimulating and generating conversation on a wide range of issues. “In an effort to widen our public relations thrust, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Guyana will launch its monthly Webinar/Virtual Round Table series geared at stimulating and generating conversation on a wide range of ...

A student of La’ Venture Secondary School, Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara has been detained by police after he was allegedly caught with one .32 round of ammunition, the Guyana Police Force said. Investigators said the 16-year old student was seen with the ammunition at about 9:30 AM by a teacher. The object was taken away and shown to ...

Four men have been arrested in connection with the alleged wounding, robbery under arms and damage to property committed on a pregnant teacher and her husband at their home in St. Ignatius, Rupununi, police said. The incident occurred on Thursday, June 10 at the residence of the 18-year old teacher and a 26-year-old male mechanic. Police said those arrested are ...

The Guyana government on Thursday announced a raft of steps that would be taken to correct the historical wrongs concerning the bomb-blast death of Guyanese historian and co-leader of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Dr. Walter Rodney 41 years ago. Attorney General Anil Nandlall said, in response to a request by Dr. Rodney’s widow and children government would amending Dr. ...

A Region Nine District Development Officer (DDO) has been accused of embezzling more than GYD$800,000 after several employees of the Aishalton District complained that they had not received salaries Police said the 18-year old DDO has allegedly stolen GYD$867,144 cash at Aishalton Village, South Rupununi from the accounting unit of the Region Nine Democratic Council. Police said that on May 25, ...