August 3, 2017

By Leroy Smith A Chief Prison Officer attached to the Timehri Prison was today taken into custody by detectives of the Criminal Investigation Department at Brickdam, Georgetown. A Chief Prison Officer, according to Prison…

By Leroy Smith As of next week, residents of Linden and those along Kwakwani in the Upper Demerara River will no longer need to travel to Vreed-en-Hoop on the West Coast of Demerara and to the West Coast of Berbice to deal with…

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has joined the call by the Tobacco industry to refer the Tobacco Control Bill to a Select Committee and has also urged the Government to address the civil rights issues contained in the Bill through the…

West Indies drew their rain-affected tour match against Essex as they began preparations for their Test series against England. Fast bowler Kemar Roach took 5-43 as Essex declared midway through the final day on 185-9. Opener Kraigg…

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo this afternoon dodged questions on the government’s intentions regarding proposed amendments to the Broadcasting Bill. “No comments,” is all the Prime Minister offered. A group of broadcasters had written…

Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence has clarified that the Tobacco Control Bill does not prohibit vendors from road side sales. The Minister made the comment on Thursday to members of the media, shortly before the commencement of…

An investigation has been launched into the discovery of a quantity of drugs and cell phones at the Timehri Prison and according to Prison Director (ag), Gladwin Samuels, a prison officer is at the center of the investigation. Samuels…

Police on Wednesday destroyed approximately three acres of cultivated cannabis and a camp at Suribana, Essequibo River. A 20-year-old male of La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD), who was caught tending to the prohibited plants,…

Masked gunmen have shot dead a Guyanese national, who resides in Antigua. Dead is 43-year-old William Stewart. According to the Antigua Observer, Police Inspector Frankie Thomas has confirmed that around 19:50 hrs on Wednesday, Stewart was…

Three employees attached to Cevons Waste Management, were today caught attempting to smuggle cigarettes and marijuana into the Lusignan, East Coast Demerara prison. Director of Prisons (ag), Glawin Samuels confirmed the incident.…