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Brigadier Patrick West, the man assuming the role of the Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), has pledged to transform the Force and boost its national defence capacity, as his tenure begins. West was promoted from Deputy Chief-of-Staff to Chief-of-Staff, taking the oath ofoffice before President David Granger on Tuesday at Base Camp Ayanganna. The new Brigadier, who has 33 years in the GDF under his belt, succeeded Brigadier George Lewis. In an interview with reporters afterward, Brigadier West did not divulge details of his plans for the Force…

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Two armed bandits who beat and robbed the owners of a Corentyne, Berbice supermarket on Tuesday night were caught on camera carrying out the robbery. Reports are about 20:30h, two masked men entered “Good Life” Supermarket situated at Belvedere Village, Corentyne. This newspaper was told that one of the men was wearing a hooded shirt, with a handkerchief on his face and the other wore a helmet with a handkerchief around his face to conceal his identity. At the time of the robbery, three Chinese nationals, who operate the supermarket,…

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…says Dr Norton The explosive revelations about collusion in the drug procurement system are just the tip of the iceberg in an avalanche of corruption which thrives in the local health sector, former Public Health Minister, Dr George Norton disclosed. “It is much, much more than we can ever imagine. I am going to say this, that report is probably the tip of the iceberg; you’ve got much more information to come,” Dr Norton revealed to Guyana Times International during an exclusive interview at his new office within the Ministry…

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Two persons, including a popular horse racing jockey, were on Tuesday remanded to prison when they appeared at the Albion Magistrate’s Court, charged with the murder of a fellow villager. The two accused, Jockey Ravindra Ramnauth, also called “Andy”, and Rockey Ramoo were not required to plead to the indictable charge, which stated that on December 29, 2016, at Williamsburg, they murdered Mohan Ball. Police Prosecutor, Inspector Orin Joseph told the court that the prosecution needed more time to clear up three points, which the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)…

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A prisoner was on Thursday morning rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was stabbed while in the holding cell of the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court. Reports indicate that 34-year-old Colvin Johnson was a facing murder charges and was remanded. He was supposed to appear before a Magistrate on Thursday. However, details surrounding the incident remain unclear as his cell mates are not willing to clarify what transpired. The prisoner was visibly battered and suffered a stab wound to his abdomen as well as a broken nose. He is presently…

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A fire early Wednesday morning completely razed a building which was converted into a storage bond at Patentia, West Bank Demerara (WBD). Reports are the fire started at about 06:30h at a Lot 21 East Patentia Housing Scheme building, which was recently converted into a bond. Guyana TimesInternational was told that mostly electronic items and cosmetics were stored in the bond. At the time of the fire, two vehicles were parked in the yard – one of which bore no registration plates. Both vehicles were torched by the fire. This…

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As the Bartica Massacre trial at the High Court continues, former Policeman Carl Methuram testified that he identified two of the co-accused who carried out the February 17, 2008 attack. Taking the stand on Wednesday afternoon, the witness pointed out that on June18, 2008, he went to an identification (ID) parade at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters where he picked out the fifth person in the line-up. At Wednesday’s court session, this individual was pointed out as Mark “Royden” Williams. Methuram further told the court that on November 9,…

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