Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken and other senior cops with the SWAT team (Police photo)
Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken and other senior cops with the SWAT team (Police photo)

Top Cop, Deputy Commissioners meet with SWAT Unit

Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken, along with Deputy Commissioners Ravindradat Budhram and Errol Watts, yesterday met with the officer in charge and ranks of the Force’s Special Weapons and Tactics Unit (SWAT) at the Commissioner’s Conference Room, Eve Leary.

Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr Vindhya Persaud (centre) at the media conference (DPI photo)
Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr Vindhya Persaud (centre) at the media conference (DPI photo)

Guyana recorded 33% decline in domestic violence homicides – DPI

Guyana has recorded a 33 per cent decrease in the number of homicides due to domestic violence, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported yesterday.

Bent Street A, Sparta Boss to battle for crown tonight

Kashif & Shanghai National Futsal Traditional giants Bent Street A and Sparta Boss will contest the final of the Kashif and Shanghai National Futsal Championship today following hard-fought semifinal wins on Wednesday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue.

New Orleans suspect faced family and money struggles

BEAUMONT, Texas,  (Reuters) – Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the Texas man accused of crashing a truck into New Year’s Day revelers in New Orleans, killing 14 and injuring dozens, was an Army veteran struggling to get past a recent divorce but who showed no signs of anger just weeks prior to the attack, his half-brother said.