Vendors who were beaten, robbed and had their property damaged during a protest action at Mon Repos market, East Coast Demerara on Tuesday, have been assured by President Dr Irfaan Ali that they will be fully compensated for their losses. During a meeting with the vendors following the looting, President Ali told them that officials…
The Guyana Police Force announced this afternoon that members of the Joint Services have been dispatched to the East Coast Demerara corridor to monitor the roadway and mitigate any acts of crime. The move amidst the protests by villagers over the Police shooting death of Quindon Bacchus and reports of robberies and looting at the…
THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) will be tasked with investigating assassination threats made by a protestor on Tuesday, against President Dr. Irfaan Ali. Amidst protest actions calling for justice for Quindon Bacchus who was purportedly killed by a police, one of the protestors was filmed threatening to harm the President. “Today, a man threatened my…
A High Court Judge on Monday afternoon heard an application filed by attorney Kezia Williams – who commanded the Police Force to “present the body” of Kristoff De Nobrega, the cop that shot and killed 23-year-old Quindon Bacchus during an alleged undercover operation at Haslington, East Coast Demerara on June 10. Documents seen by the…
The Guyana Police Force announced this afternoon that members of the Joint Services have been dispatched to the East Coast Demerara corridor to monitor the roadway and mitigate any acts of crime. The move amidst the protests by villagers over the Police shooting death of Quindon Bacchus and reports of robberies and looting at the…
–perpetrators to be brought to justice, President Ali affirms COMPENSATION will soon be delivered to Mon Repos Market vendors who were the victims of alleged crimes committed by persons who leveraged a protest action along the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) for their personal gains. The initial protest on Tuesday started at Haslington, where persons…
Ten families in Kokerite, Region One (Barima Waini) have welcomed a home relocation offer by the Ministry of Housing and Water following constant and severe flooding in the community. Brentnol Ashely, the Regional Chairman, told the News Room that over 30 families occupy houses that are badly affected by flooding in the area and as…
The Guyana Police Force announced this afternoon that members of the Joint Services have been dispatched to the East Coast Demerara corridor to monitor the roadway and mitigate any acts of crime. The move amidst the protests by villagers over the Police shooting death of Quindon Bacchus and reports of robberies and looting at the…
–President Ali says, urges patience as Police Complaints Authority wraps up report on death of Quindon Bacchus –advises persons not to base their actions on ‘misleading information’ THE Police Complaints Authority (PCA) will soon complete its report on the circumstances surrounding the death of 23-year-old Quindon Bacchus. This was according to President Dr Irfaan Ali…
After spending the last eight years on remand, Lennox Wayne known as ‘Two Colours’ was on Tuesday freed of the 2014 execution-style murder of Lusignan hairdresser, Ashmini Hariram. Wayne was before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow and was facing his third retrial at the Georgetown High Court for the capital offence. A 12-member jury, on Tuesday afternoon,…
