Author: Leroy Smith
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Major Crimes Unit takes over as PM confirms Berbice woman was strangled to death
By Michael Jordan The Police Force’s Major Crimes Unit is now spearheading investigations into the murder of 29-year-old Donalesa Park, after a postmortem has confirmed that ... -
Return of textbooks to receive ‘Because We Care’ cash grants- Edu. Ministry
The Ministry of Education will soon commence the distribution of the Government’s ‘Because We Care’ cash grants to assist parents of school-aged children. However, the Ministry ... -
Safety and security concerns discussed as P.M. visits Golden Grove
Safety and Security concerns were among the issues discussed with Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara (ECD) residents as Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, held a ... -
Army rank arrested for murder of woman found wrapped in plastic
By Michael Jordan Police have detained a member of the Guyana Defence Force in connection with the murder of Donalesa Park, whose body was found wrapped ... -
Veteran Guyanese Broadcaster honored by full New Jersey Legislature
Veteran Guyanese Broadcaster – Franklin (Bobby) Vieira was recently the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the full Legislature of the State of New Jersey. ... -
Man drowns in Upper Mazaruni after boat capsizes
A man reportedly drowned in the Upper Mazaruni River on Wednesday after the boat in which he was travelling capsized. A relative told Big Smith News ... -
Taxi driver gets 11 years for raping, beating sex worker
Thirty-seven-year-old Thurston Semple, the taxi driver who had been found guilty of brutally raping and beating a female Venezuelan sex worker, has been sentenced to 11 ... -
Suspected drug trafficker, Andrew Morgan remanded for trafficking $3.5M in cocaine
Days after, Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) ranks arrested a suspected drug trafficker at his Lot 142 Ixora Avenue, Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD) residence, he was ... -
Female driver involved in fatal accident remains in custody- Police
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Thursday said 41-year-old Nadia Mohamed, the wife of well-known businessman Azruddin Mohamed, remains in police custody after Wednesday’s fatal accident. ... -
Pholourie vendor gets $200,000 compensation
The woman who claimed that she lost $ 3 million worth in Pholourie, eggballs, cassava balls, puri and fishcake has received a compensation for her loss. ...
