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Police Force to get new air wing
To enhance its capacity and capability, plans are in the pipeline for the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to establish a new air wing.
The announcement was made by Commissioner of Police (ag), Clifton Hicken on Thursday as he outlined some of…
Life imprisonment without parole for rapist
Wesley Bazil, also known as ‘Trappy’, was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for raping a 15-year-old girl.
Bazil, a shopkeeper, was sentenced by Justice Navindra Singh at the Georgetown High Court. Last month, a…
Young security guard reported missing
Worry has consumed the mother of a 23-year-old security guard attached to J's Security Service in New Amsterdam, Berbice who has not been seen or heard from since July 1, 2023.
Farina Puran told the News Room that she last saw her son,…
DNA testing confirms remains of Police Constable Quincy Lewis
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Wednesday said that DNA testing has confirmed that the skeletal remains found in a shallow grave along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway almost three months ago are those of missing Police Constable, Quincy Lewis.…
Thief steals over $200k in gears, other items from home of national cricketer
More than a week after a lone thief allegedly broke into his Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD) house and carted off with more than $200,000 in cricket gears and other valuables, national cricketer Ashmead Nedd says the suspect allegedly…
Death of boat captain: Family wants justice
Weeks after the body of a boat captain was recovered from Marshall’s Falls, Lower Mazaruni River with multiple injuries, his family is calling for a thorough investigation after the Police Force released suspects in the case.
Carl…
Missing teen drowned at Bartica beach- Post Mortem confirms
The missing 13-year-old boy who was found floating at a beach at Bartica, Region Seven last week died as a result of drowning, Region Seven Police Commander Dion Moore said on Tuesday.
Daniel Cameron, a resident of Grove, East Bank…
Two men nabbed with 12lbs of ganja
Two Best Village, West Bank Demerara (WBD), residents were arrested on Monday after they were nabbed with 12 pounds of marijuana at Quartzstone Landing, Region Seven.
In custody are Rickford Rogers, 26 and Mckya Smith, 23. The marijuana…
One dead, another injured in head-on collision
An accident involving two motorcycles at the 72 Miles trail, near the Kaburi Village in Region Seven, claimed the life of a 53-year-old motorcyclist and left another seriously injured.
Dead is Leroy Richards of Kaburi Village, 72 Miles,…
Death of boat captain at Marshall Falls: Police release suspects
The Police have released all suspects who were being held in relation to the death of Carl Subarattie, the boat captain whose body was recovered from Marshall Falls, Lower Mazaruni River with multiple injuries.
This was confirmed by…