FOR the period January 1 to November 13, 2021, robberies have decreased by 428 and murders by 38, when compared with the same period in 2020. This was disclosed by Crime Chief, Deputy Commissioner Wendell Blanhum during Monday’s launch of the Christmas Policing Plans 2021. Based on the statistics he shared with members of the…
The Guyana/Brazil crossing at the Takutu Bridge at Lethem in Region Nine will now be open from Mondays to Fridays. This is according to a notice from thr Director of the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) Colonel Nazrul Hussain. The notice, which is dated November 15, states that the decision to open the Lethem crossing…
The daily number of gun crimes and robberies in the country remains worrying although the overall crime rate has been decreasing, according to the Police. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum today said while there has been a slight reduction in gun robberies and murders between January and mid-November, both categories of crime remain a source of…
— Kato School Feeding Programme short-changed by $34.2M; fraud suspect still not charged –Region Eight had ‘breaches of all the regulations’ in 2016, PAC hears DOZENS of financial discrepancies, including criminal matters of fraud, were detected in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) throughout the year 2016, and even though a special audit and police investigation were done,…
The host nations for every major ICC Men’s limited overs event between 2024 and 2031 have been confirmed. In June 2024, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will go somewhere it has never been before, with USA hosting the event alongside the West Indies, which staged the tournament in 2010. Ricky Skerritt, Cricket West Indies…
The daily number of gun crimes and robberies in the country remains worrying although the overall crime rate has been decreasing, according to the Police. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum today said while there has been a slight reduction in gun robberies and murders between January and mid-November, both categories of crime remain a source of…
IT was a bittersweet moment on Monday, when De Clou siblings – Ama, 25, and Delonte, 23, were admitted to the local bar by Acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire. Their petition was presented by attorney-at-law Rafiq Khan, S.C. Also, joining virtually was the siblings’ aunt, Justice Louise Esther Blenman, Justice of Appeal, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. She…
Cricket West Indies (CWI) should appoint Guyanese batsman Shimron Hetmyer as the new white-ball captain after the disappointing run of Kieron Pollard at the ICC T20 World Cup and, generally, for the ‘Men in Maroon.’ This assertion has come from former CWI President Dave Cameron, who believes that the current CWI leadership is not looking…
The daily number of gun crimes and robberies in the country remains worrying although the overall crime rate has been decreasing, according to the Police. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum today said while there has been a slight reduction in gun robberies and murders between January and mid-November, both categories of crime remain a source of…
–discuss potential of various sectors with local stakeholders BUILDING on the foundation laid by political leaders who have sought to enhance the relationship between Guyana and Suriname, a team of 17 investors from the Dutch nation has travelled here to explore the investment opportunities in the various economic sectors. The Guyana Chronicle was reliably informed…
