September 2018

Of a total of 2,245 prisoners housed at the various prisons across Guyana, 1,484 are there on conviction, according to the Acting Director of the Guyana Prison Service (GPS), Gladwin Samuels. “Many of these young offenders are fathers…

The Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) is in the process of piloting a child abuser and sexual offender’s registry. The database, for in-house viewing, will also be available for duly registered daycares. It was disclosed that an…

A 20-year-old Mason of Meadowbrook Gardens was on Sunday robbed of two phones valued at $74,000 while casting a yard at North Ruimveldt, Georgetown. Reports are that Collie Grant was approached by two men, who were armed with a knife and…

A tragic accident that occurred at Moruca, Santa Rosa Village in Region One has left two persons hospitalized, including one who is in a critical condition. The accident occurred on the Rinchon Public Road around 09:00 hrs. Reports…

Police are probing the robbery of a 17-year-old labourer of Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo. The victim was identified as Shadrach Bridgemohan; the incident occurred at about 21:00hrs at the route 43 (Linden/Georgetown) bus park.…

Police are investigating a robbery under arms which occurred at a shop at First Street, Grove Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara (EBD) at about 22:00 hours on Saturday. Reports are that 40-year-old Wazeem Hussain, a minibus driver, along…

A resident of East Ruimveldt, Georgetown has succumbed to injuries he sustained during an accident at Carmichael and Middle streets, Georgetown at about 01:50hrs on Sunday. News Room understands that 26-year-old Jason Marks was a…

Twenty-nine persons, including a female, were on Sunday morning arrested when 220 police ranks visited Agricola, East Bank Demerara, and North Road, Bourda, Georgetown as part of the Guyana Police Force’s "Operation Restore Order." In a…

The Governments of Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago recently signed a memorandum of understanding between the two countries to advance, in particular, energy sector cooperation. This development inspired, as usual, some mixed views – some…

A 40-year-old resident of Melanie, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was crushed to death just after 04:00hrs on Saturday by a motor lorry on the Good Hope public road, also on ECD. The driver was subsequently arrested and is in Police custody…