The Guyana Police Force has proposed a new branch of the judiciary – a Gun Court – which will address the current backlog of gun-related cases and combat gun violence in Guyana. Deputy Police Commissioner for Law Enforcement who also serves as the Crime Chief, Wendell Blanhum revealed on Monday that the proposal was recently…
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…
HEALTH Minister Dr. Frank Anthony on Monday announced that Guyana has surpassed a major milestone in its vaccination campaign, fully inoculating more than half of the adult population. During the COVID-19 update, Dr. Anthony said 51 per cent of the adult population has been fully vaccinated against the deadly virus. “So, this is not the…
Region Three Regional Officials have reported that on Saturday, November 13, 2021 sometime in the evening, the winch that is used to open and close one of the sluices at Nismes, West Bank Demerara area was stolen. Subsequently, it was discovered that sometime between Sunday night and early Monday morning, another winch was stolen from…
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…
— Guyana most ideal place for investments, Minister Singh tells company EVEN with the emergence of a thriving oil and gas sector, government’s focus remains on the development of Guyana’s non-oil economy. This was reiterated on Monday as Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh hosted yet…
Police ranks of Region Six have destroyed 120,000 ganja plants and 450lbs of ganja which was valued at $115 million. Police Headquarters reported that the eradication exercise was carried out at For Nassau, Berbice River. Police said four farms were discovered with thousands of plants ranging from one foot to six feet, along with a…
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…
A WHOPPING $115 million worth in cannabis was found and destroyed in Fort Nassau, Berbice during an operation by the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the law enforcement agency has said. The massive discovery, which amounted to 450 lbs of dried cannabis sativa and 120,000 plants, was found during an eradication exercise yesterday on the west…
With the Guyana/ Brazil crossing at the Takutu Bridge in Lethem, Region Nine reopened from Mondays to Fridays, fully vaccinated people are allowed to travel into Guyana once they present a negative test result from a PCR or antigen COVID-19 test. This is according to the Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony, who spoke during…
