Two men who were busted by ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Saturday with cocaine and cannabis were on Monday charged for narcotics trafficking. On Monday, two men faced the Linden Magistrate’s Court charged with narcotics trafficking. 28-year-old porter Lawrence Harper of Lot 592 Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara,
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BAGOTSTOWN ACCIDENT KILLS TWO, ONE CRITICAL
On Sunday night, an accident on the Bagotstown Public Road, East Bank Demerara killed two and severely injured another. According to a statement from the Police, at around 9:15 pm 29-year-old Steven Roberts of Republic Park, EBD was driving along the eastern side of Bagotstown public road when he collided
POMEROON MAN MISSING AFTER COAST GUARD ACCIDENT WITH CIVILIAN BOAT
GUYANESE MAN DIES OF COVID-19 IN NEW JERSEY
COVID-19 has claimed the life of another of Guyanese in New Jersey. 44-year-old Marvin Pearce, originally of Georgetown, died on Monday morning at a hospital in New Jersey. Pearce, a self-described political activist recently visited Guyana during the APNU+AFC’s elections campaign. While his family could not be reached for comment,
Four Inmates Escape From Lusignan Prison
Police are on the hunt for four prisoners who escaped from the Lusignan Prison on the East Coast Of Demerara last night. Those that have escaped are: 26-year old Anthony Padmore of Ogle Street Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara he was serving a three-year sentence for trafficking in cannabis. 26-year old
Police find 17 bodies at New Jersey nursing home after anonymous tip
New Jersey police found 17 bodies in one of the state's largest nursing homes after an anonymous tip said a body was being stored in a shed. A total of 68 people associated with the Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation centres have recently died, with 26 having tested positive for COVID-19. Police did
CONCERNED CITIZENS SEEK HELP FOR ELDERLY HOMELESS WOMAN
FORMER OCEAN VIEW HOTEL TO BECOME COVID-19 HOSPITAL
Major renovations continue on the former Ocean View Hotel which has been designated as one of the facilities to treat and quarantine patients diagnosed with COVID 19. The building is being remodelled to facilitate 300 beds, an Intensive Care Unit, a High Dependency Unit, an operating theatre and a ward
BAR IN GROVE DISOBEYS CURFEW
Following a growing international trend of governments using extreme measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, on 3rd April 2020, President Granger implemented nationwide shut down of non-essential businesses. This order also included the implementation of a nightly 12-hour curfew from 6 pm to 6 am. Despite taking
