Independent sleuths processed 206 complaints against cops since April
In the seven months since they have been appointed, the four independent investigators at the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) have so far looked at 206 complaints made against police ranks including...
View ArticleGranger urges emphasis on capturing lawbreakers, gathering intelligence
In wake of conflicting accounts of how two bandits were shot dead in South Ruimveldt by the police, President David Granger yesterday called for emphasis to be placed on capturing lawbreakers with the...
View ArticleGranger promises action on alcohol abuse
Amid a doubling of drunk driving cases and increasing concern at the effects of alcohol abuse, President David Granger has promised action in the long term to deal with the scourge.
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Boozy babies… As children get introduced to alcohol at younger age, worried...
There is a growing trend of parents posting photos on social media and other mediums, of their babies, toddlers and young children being fed alcoholic beverages.
View ArticleAG cites ‘killing fields years’ as amendment to coroners act passed
Despite the concerns of the opposition at a lack of consultations on what was described as a “cut and paste” Coroners (amendment) Bill which fueled a more than two-hour-long debate, government last...
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President wants land, commercial registries computerised, updated copyright laws
The Commercial and Land registries must be fully computerised as part of a wider modernisation process to protect documents from flood, fire and tampering, according to President David Granger, who...
View ArticleTraffic probe of Carifesta Avenue crash not good enough –Nandlall
Publicly expressed concerns about the circumstances surrounding the December 30 Carifesta Avenue crash cannot be addressed with a traffic investigation, according to former Attorney General Anil...
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Community policing support pivotal for crime fight – Granger
Community Policing Groups (CPGs) are pivotal to the ongoing war on crime and violence but should not be seen as a parallel police force, President David Granger said yesterday.
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17 dead after prison protest fire
Seventeen prisoners died and five others were injured after a fire was started during a protest at the Georgetown Prison yesterday morning, prompting the Public Security Minister to declare “a crisis”...
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Prison unrest subsides
The unrest at the Georgetown Prison has ended following a meeting between aggrieved inmates and Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan and Minister of State Joseph Harmon, who promised to...
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Former inmate says conditions at New Amsterdam Women’s Prison appalling
Having endured four weeks under appalling conditions at the New Amsterdam Women’s Prison, former inmate Felicity Benjamin wants to highlight the atrocities she endured so that change can be wrought,...
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Polio victim struggles with hard-knock life
Stricken with poliomyelitis while still a toddler and confined to a wheelchair for the past 20-odd years, 57-year-old Pamela London’s life has been difficult, but domestic violence, ridicule and...
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Inmates mostly to blame for March 3 Camp St jail deaths
-says ‘cancer’ of overcrowding must be tackled -cites testimony of ‘indescribably harsh’ prison conditions The Prison Commission of Inquiry (CoI) has concluded that the prisoners were mostly to blame...
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Gutted body of boat collision victim found in Moruca shallow grave
When news began circulating that Mohamed Abdool Shameer, 58, had been involved in a boat collision in the Pomeroon River, his relatives were expecting his body to float up in three days.
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Caricom agrees to arrest warrant treaty
CARICOM Heads have agreed that before year end an arrest warrant treaty will take effect as part of a wider mission to improve cooperation among law enforcement authorities and to boost security in...
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Landmark telecoms bill passed
After more than six hours of debate that ended late last night, the long-awaited telecommunications reform legislation was passed in the National Assembly and although opposition speakers expressed...
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Programmes needed to promote responsible drinking, curb alcohol abuse
With the country’s rum attaining international renown, raising the issue of alcohol abuse is sometimes seen as taboo, according to Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) Representative to Guyana Dr...
View ArticleGov’t still to develop policy on alcohol abuse
Over half a year after President David Granger promised that measures would be put in place to deal with the “evil” of alcohol abuse, a policy has still not been developed.
View ArticleAmbassador Riehl blindsided by gov’t move to take possession of land
Guyana’s High Commissioner to Canada Ambassador Clarissa Riehl and her husband are the owners of one of the Carmichael Street lots being compulsorily acquired by government but sources close to her say...
View ArticleConsultation on witness protection, whistleblower laws sees concerns over...
Despite a poor turnout, a consultation on the draft witness protection and whistleblower bills went ahead yesterday and while there was support for the proposed laws, concerns, including the absence of...
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