January 2025

Police ranks on Sunday found about 113 pounds of marijuana at an unfinished concrete building at Wash Clothes Village, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD). The search was conducted by ranks from the Police Narcotics Branch, Eve Leary, Georgetown. Police Headquarters said four large parcels were wrapped in transparent plastic; the parcels contained suspected cannabis. No
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Over 400 residents from Falmouth and New Found Out in Region Ten are now accessing potable water, following the commissioning of a water supply system in each community. Both systems cost $46.8 million and were commissioned by the Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal on Saturday. Falmouth’s $22.5 million water system serves 95 per
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Edwards Ramnaught, a 31-year-old labourer of Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, will spend the next two weeks on remand for allegedly stealing a woman’s electric bike. He appeared at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Wanda Fortune last Friday, charged with simple larceny. Police said the red electric bike is valued at $60,000 and belongs
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Police have arrested two men following reports of gunfire in Tucville, Georgetown, on Saturday. At around 23:00 hrs, officers on mobile patrol received information that led them to the area between Perry and Saman Streets, where they heard two loud explosions, believed to be gunshots. Upon investigation, the officers observed three men fleeing the scene
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Orlando Scott, 27, a construction worker of Lot ‘E’ Cummings Park, Sophia has confessed to the robbery under arms at the C&H Supermarket, Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara. Police said on Saturday between 12:28 and 12:47 hrs, a video and audio interview was conducted with Scott during which he confessed. “At the Regional Division 4B Headquarters,
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Police are investigating an armed robbery on Saturday at the home and goldsmith shop of 54-year-old Shawn DeSouza in Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara. The robbery is believed to have involved the theft of jewellery valued at $7 million. The items stolen include a 12-karat gold chain and pendant, as well as a 12-karat gold
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Akeem Prince, 34, died early Sunday morning at the hands of his brother Kareem Prince at their Victoria home, East Coast Demerara. Police said in a statement that the brothers were living together in the same house and that the murder occurred between 04:00hrs and 06:30hrs. The suspect was arrested and is in custody. “There
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Rain played spoilsport on the fourth and final day of the second Guyana Harpy Eagles trial match at the Nationals Stadium, Providence. While the match ended prematurely, the trials provided valuable match practice for the Harpy Eagles as they prepare to defend their West Indies Four-Day Championship from January 29, where they host Barbados Pride.
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Well, how do you sum that up? A madcap two sessions of cricket on the third day saw 17 wickets fall. Pakistan lost seven for 48, with Jomel Warrican registering the third-best figures for a visiting bowler in Pakistan. And yet, with half an hour to go for tea, Pakistan’s spinners had wrapped up a
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Millions of TikTok users in the United States are no longer able to watch videos on the social media platform as a federal ban on the immensely popular app takes effect. The company’s app was removed Saturday evening from prominent app stores, including the ones operated by Apple and Google, while its website told users that the
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