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December 30, 2017

SWAT Commander busted with smuggled alcohol

By Leroy Smith Deputy Superintendent of Police and Head of the Special Weapons and Tactic Unit (SWAT) Motie Dookie was Saturday evening busted with thirty cases of smuggled Johnny Walker Whiskey in Corentyne Berbice. News Room was…

Man jumps to death from Diamond Overpass

The newly constructed overpass at Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) has seen its first case of a suspected suicide on Saturday, December 30, 2017, when a 40-year-old man jumped to his death at about 15:00hrs. Dead is Navin Surujpaul of…

Flood-hit Albouystown gets aid

Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon and a team of representatives from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), the Mayor and City Council (MCC) of Georgetown and the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) on Friday distributed 300 sanitation hampers…

Businesswoman robbed after leaving EBD bank

Fifty-three-year-old Parbati Khusial withdrew approximately $225,000 in cash from GBTI’s bank on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) on Saturday, December 30, 2017, and then drove to a salon on Cummings and Sixth Street, Georgetown…

Four to be conferred with ‘Silk’

Having considered their high quality of service in the legal profession, and with confidence in their knowledge of the law, President David Granger has announced the appointment of four long-serving legal practitioners as Senior Counsel…

Sophia resident busted with marijuana

A 50-year-old resident of ‘E’ Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown is expected to appear in court next week after he reportedly admitted to the illegal possession of 1,119 grams of cannabis. According to a police report, a party of…