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Tradewinds23: Soldiers trained to fast rope, experienced US Black Hawk helicopter
Exercise Tradewinds23 is underway in Guyana and on Monday participating soldiers were taken to Air Force London at Timehri, East Bank Demerara where they exchanged skills and techniques used to conduct airborne military operations.
The…
Man dies after hit by fallen tree branch
A so far unidentified man died on Monday after he was allegedly struck by a limb that broke off of a tree while he was working at 42 Miles Backdam, North West District (NWD), Region One.
The man is of Amerindian descent.
The incident…
Man fined $10,000 for threatening neighbour
Devon Duguid, 58, of East Ruimveldt, Georgetown was fined $10,000 on Monday after he was charged for threatening his neighbour last month.
Duguid appeared before Magistrate Rhondel Weever at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court. He was…
Confessed killer freed after seven years on remand
After spending nearly seven years on remand, Solomon George, the confessed killer in the 2016 fatal stabbing of tractor operator Arnold Rampersaud Rattan, was released from prison on Monday.
The decision came following his sentencing to…
Medical student seriously injured by neighbour during argument over horse
Kim Near, a 42-year-old medical student of 'C' Field Sophia, Georgetown was seriously injured by his neigbhour on Sunday during a confrontation at about 22:06hrs.
Police said the attacker has a constant habit of tying his horse in front…
Family challenges Police report in Foulis hit & run
Relatives of 30-year-old Ameer Dassalut are calling for a thorough police investigation to be conducted after the man met his demise in the wee hours of Sunday in a hit-and-run accident. The accident occurred along the Foulis Access Road,…
Father of two sets himself on fire, house destroyed
A 38-year-old man from Paradise/Jibb, Region Two died Sunday evening after setting himself on fire.
Dead is Terry Lallo. He was a father of two and was separated from his wife for the last two years.
His saddened mother, Narine…
UPDATE: Inmate says lighter found in cell at Brickdam Police Station, lit toilet paper to ward off…
A prisoner who was being detained for armed robbery is now being investigated for his role in setting fire to mattresses while in custody at the Brickdam Police Station.
The fire was allegedly set by Stephan Howard, 22, a vendor of East…
Miner found dead in abandoned pit at Puttering Backdam
Police are investigating the suspected drowning of Jerome John, a 53-year-old Miner (address unknown), which occurred between Friday and Sunday at Puttering Backdam, Middle Mazaruni River.
The scene was visited by Police at about 11:00…
Man, 40, found dead hours after confrontation at Soesdyke bar
Yoel Valenzuela, a 40-year-old labourer who resided at Timehri, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was found dead Sunday morning on the roadside at Soesdyke Junction (EBD), hours after he was involved in an altercation at a nearby bar.
A statement…