• Thu. Sep 19th, 2024

Local News

  • Home
  • Shotgun found in toolbox at French Backdam camp

Shotgun found in toolbox at French Backdam camp

On Thursday at 15:35hrs, Police conducted an intelligence-led operation that led to the search of a dredge camp at Frenchman Backdam, Upper Demerara River, and found a shotgun. The camp…

Guyana ranks 59th among most powerful passports for 2024

Guyana has ranked 59th on the 2024 Henley Passport Index, among 199 passports. The Guyanese passport offers visa-free travel to 91 destinations. Barbados maintains the title of the most powerful…

Husband and wife in custody after suspected ecstasy, cocaine and marijuana found in house raid

Police ranks from Regional Division #6, Special Branch and members of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) conducted an intel-lead raid exercise earlier this week at the home of Jagdeo Ramdass…

Allegedly intoxicated man mauled to death by pitbull dogs  

Sixty-four-year-old Latchminen Permaul called “Blackboy” of Lot 249 Hampshire Topoo, Corentyne Berbice, was mauled to death on Tuesday, January 18th at around about 04:00 hours, at Topoo Village Corentyne Berbice,…

Venezuelans are the most rapidly expanding demographic in the Prison Population in Guyana

Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn told reporters that a number of Venezuelans have found themselves in prison at the Ministry of Home Affair’s end-of-year press conference on Wednesday morning.…

‘Throw in your guns’- Benn urges the public to surrender illegal guns

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn (Photo: Ministry of Home Affairs) At the Ministry of Home Affair’s end-of-year press conference, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn told reporters “If you…

$97.6 Billion to catalyze Agriculture Sector- to make Guyana the Agricultural Heartland of the Caribbean

Results from the onion trial at the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (Photo: NAREI) On Monday, Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh presented the country’s 2024 National Budget, where it…

Son crashes car into mother, kills her on the spot- Police on the hunt for suspect

Police are on the hunt for a 38-year-old man who drove a car into the path of his mother, killing her on the scene at Lot 8 Saywah Cane Grove,…

$280,000 in suspected counterfeit notes found- Roadblock exercise at Mahaica

Suspected forged currency and Guyanese currency (Photo: Guyana Police Force) Police ranks yesterday conducted a ‘Roadblock’ on Helena Public Road at Mahaica, East Coast Demerara. The ranks observed a car…

Phillipai farmer allegedly injured by shotgun during hunting trip

Police are investigating a shooting incident which resulted in the injury of Jeroam Tony, a 35-year-old Farmer of Phillipai Village which occurred on Sunday, 14th January, at Phillipai Village, Upper…