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A man Saturday night burnt his wife and two young children in their home in the south-western town Guyanese mining town of Bartica, police said. It is not clear whether he killed them first before setting the house alight. Dead are 48-year old Carolina Kennedy and her two daughters, five and three years old. The incident occurred at Four Miles ...

The man, who was shot and killed by a security guard at Industrial Site, Eccles, East Bank Demerara, has been identified by police He is 29-year old  Zadan Mohammad of Annandale Pump Road, East Coast Demerara. Police say the 28-year old security guard who was on duty at Sueria Manufacturing Enterprise has been arrested and remains in police custody. Crime ...

A man has been arrested in connection with the fiery explosion at the Arakaka Police Outpost, North West District. Police said the 29-year old unemployed man of Central Arakaka was arrested at 7:51 PM Saturday.  The fire occurred early Friday morning when police on duty heard a loud explosion. The fire was extinguished and  a partly burnt five gallon  bottle ...

A top Argentine forensic expert is in Guyana to assess whether the Argentine Team of Forensic Anthropology (EAAF) may be able to support the efforts of the Guyana Police Force in their investigations of the deaths of the three youths in West Coast Berbice, the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) said Saturday. That organisation said that “in accordance with the ...

Agents of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) have arrested a 33-year old taxi driver at Moleson Creek, Corentyne, Berbice with more than 50 kilogrammes of marijuana in his car. Also arrested is a juvenile who cannot be named for legal reasons. CANU said the driver, Imran Johara,  of 59 Line Path C, Corentyne, Berbice was arrested on December 10 after ...

President Irfaan Ali on Friday announced that Guyana Defence Force soldiers would receive a two-week tax-free year-end bonus, during a visit to the military base at Kaikan in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). “He also announced to the ranks that in their next pay slip they will receive two weeks of tax-free bonus,” the Office of the President said in a news ...

A man, who was previously charged with the murder of a money changer, is to be charged with the murder of a contractor earlier this month. He is 28-year old Kacey Heyliger of Shell Road, Kitty, Georgetown. Police Friday afternoon said the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) advised to “proceed with the charge of murder.” The Guyana Police Force said ...

Governance Minister Gail Teixeira said President Irfaan Ali’s invitation to all former Presidents is an “overture” that is aimed at opening the door for formal engagements so there is no need for an agenda, in response to reports that former President David Granger has turned down the invitation. Noting that up to 2:27 PM, she did not receive a response ...

Former President David Granger has turned down an invitation by President Irfaan Ali to a meeting of former Presidents, saying that no agenda was provided for him to prepare for those discussions. “The Minister’s letter, however, neither explained amply the purpose of the intended meeting nor recommended an agenda for his examination. There was no indication of the preparation that ...

Police are investigating an alleged attempt to burn the Arakaka Police Outpost,  at Arakaka, North West District early Friday morning. A police officer  reportedly said he and other ranks were performing duties in the enquiries office when they heard a loud explosion. The incident occurred at about 2:30 Friday morning. Instantaneously, they saw  a huge  blaze to the front door ...