Guyana News

The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has been given oversight of areas outside of money laundering and the financing of terrorism under an amendment to the police force’ standing orders, which appears to be the source of renewed opposition concerns about the unit and why Attorney-General Basil Williams has signalled plans to make it independent.

Acting Commander of ‘C’ Division Paul Williams has urged the owners of shops and supermarkets to take precautionary measures to prevent robberies, following a recent spate of attacks on businesses around closing hours.

Over 60% of rice in Region Six is under threat, according to President of the Rice Producers’ Association (RPA) Leekha Rambrich, who says farmers could lose millions of dollars due to dereliction by pump operators at Black Bush Polder.

The operating hours of the water taxi service plying the Berbice River have been curtailed in a bid to reduce the effect of their operations on minibus operators that ferry persons across the bridge.

The two persons who were taken into police custody for the boating accident on the Aruka River, which resulted in the death of two young children, have been released, while the family of the deceased is pleading for the investigation to be completed quickly.

Having declared the recently-concluded National Toshaos Council (NTC) conference a success, Chair of the NTC Toshao Joel Fredricks says that the body has been given insight into the level work that must be done in addressing issues facing the Indigenous Peoples of Guyana.

Opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo has criticised suggested plans to separate the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) from the Guyana Police Force (GPF), while warning that it would be used as a political weapon.

A “cultural extravaganza,” organised to highlight the rich culture of the Indigenous Peoples, is on display at the Indigenous Village at the Sophia Exhibition Centre as part of this year’s Indigenous Heritage Month activities.

Christopher Stanley, charged with the fatal stabbing of Owen Browne in Tiger Bay last year, was yesterday committed to stand trial for murder at the High Court.

A man was yesterday sentenced to three months in prison by a city magistrate after he was found guilty of snatching a phone from a minibus passenger.

Town Clerk Royston King has stated that the city is willing to meet with the newly-formed Guyana Market Vendors Union, once it provides necessary documentation to verify its legitimacy.

The MV Lady Northcote is scheduled to set sail again to Port Kaituma on Thursday after repairs to its loading mechanism.

NEW DELHI, India,  CMC- Two of the world’s leading cricketers, Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo, have become the new faces of an Indian condom brand named Skore.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) is to replace approximately 54,000 meters to reduce stealing of electricity and losses.

The Ministry of Natural Resources today said that the loss of jobs at forestry company Barama Company Limited (BCL) is not connected to ongoing discussions about the possible renewal of its contract.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will replace all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones equipped with fire-prone batteries and halt sales of the flagship product in 10 markets, a devastating blow for what had been a revival in the firm’s mobile business.

Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran says government needs to urgently address the issue of who recommended Larry Singh of Linden Holding Inc for rental of the controversial pharmaceutical bond in Sussex Street in the interest of transparency and accountability.

Shemroy Hackett, the man who was arrested after a shootout between bandits and police in the aftermath of a robbery at Enmore on Monday, was yesterday remanded to prison after being read 10 charges, including six counts of armed robbery and two counts of shooting at cops.

Dwayne King, who was accused by his United Kingdom-based Guyanese girlfriend of setting her up with cocaine found in rum bottles she was trying to take out of the country, was yesterday found guilty of drug trafficking and sentenced to 60 months in jail.

After the fire at the Drop-in Centre claimed the lives of two young brothers, the Ministry of Social Protection has decided to offer their parents a plot of land and a fully furnished two-bedroom house.