GRA employee, CANU officers held over allegation of kidnapping Brazilians
Two ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) are currently in custody at the Lethem Police Station, on allegations of kidnapping and extortion.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man, who was found lifeless in his car yesterday in the vicinity of Heroes Highway, with blood flowing from his nostrils.
Members of the Guyana Fire Service and St John’s Ambulance Brigade recently collaborated with the Guyana Police Force’s Juliet Griffith Daycare to conduct informative lectures aimed at improving safety and first-aid knowledge of employees and children. (GPF photo)
In a letter in the May 12th edition of Stabroek News, Dr Jerry Jailall, a civil society advocate defended the invitation to, and presence of President Ali at an Assembly of God (AOG) Youth Group function.
A 31-year-old mill operator of Lot 4642 Westminster, West Bank Demerara who was arrested on May 12th over the unlawful possession of firearm and ammunition without license was granted bail in the sum of $250,000 when he appeared at the Wales Magistrate’s Court.
Police, during an intelligence-led operation on Saturday, discovered 195.7 grammes of cannabis in a house at Best Village, West Coast Demerara.
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NSC Independence 3-Stage Road Race By Michelangelo Jacobus In what many former cyclists and officials in cycling contend is an unprecedented feat, United We Stand’s Briton John turned in another masterful performance yesterday to clinch the third and final stage of the NSC Independence 3-Stage Cycling Road Race, in the process making a clean sweep of the event.
GTA Novices Championship Alicia Greene, Tisel Patterson, Joshua Kennedy, and Osafa Dos Santos recorded contrasting wins when the Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) Novices Championship commenced at the National Racquet Centre on Woolford Avenue and Camp Street.
Richmond and Dominators secured hard-fought victories when the Essequibo Coast/Pomeroon Football Association’s (ECPFA) U-13 Championship commenced yesterday at the Anna Regina Multilateral Ground.
SANTO DOMINGO, (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic’s hugely popular President Luis Abinader vowed unity and impartial leadership yesterday as he soared to victory in elections with a sufficiently wide margin to clinch a second term without a second-round vote.
…Daughter of Sauce Doubles owner taken by masked men (Trinidad Express) Twenty-seven-year-old Anisha Hosein, the daughter of the owner of Sauce Doubles, was kidnapped in El Dorado yesterday morning.
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires for consultations on Sunday after Argentina’s President Javier Milei made derogatory comments about Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife during a far-right rally in Madrid.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said today.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma is barred from running for parliament in this month’s election, the country’s top court ruled today, a judgment that could influence the outcome and trigger unrest from Zuma’s supporters.
SYDNEY/PARIS, (Reuters) – A thousand police arrived in New Caledonia from France and streets were relatively calm after a week of unrest, the French High Commission said today, but roads were blocked by protesters and the airport remained shut, stranding tourists.