Crime

Murdered pastry vendor died from gunshot wound to the chest

The 39-year-old pastry vendor who was killed when armed bandits opened fire on his pastry bus died from a gunshot wound to the chest, the post mortem examination has revealed. The post mortem examination was conducted on the body of Shawn Albert aka Dexter Prince today and the pathologist found that a bullet entered the […]

Man and girlfriend gunned down in Sophia

A 26-year-old Sophia man and his girlfriend who was visiting the country from Barbados were shot dead late last night in Sophia as they headed to the man’s house. According to initial reports, the two were on a motorcycle when they came under a hail of gunfire as they crossed a bridge in B’ Field, […]

“Dj Bajan” surrenders to CANU

Three days after the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit issued a wanted bulletin for his arrest, promoter and disc jockey Dexter Morris aka DJ Bajan has turned himself in. In the company of his Attorney, Morris turned himself into CANU headquarters on Tuesday afternoon. He is under investigation in relation to the over 500 pounds of […]

Venezuelan national nabbed in Region 1 with shotguns

Police investigators in Region One have arrested a Venezuelan national who was found with two unlicensed shotguns in his possession in North-West District on Monday. According to a Police statement, the man, Elvis Bortolo Pacheco was spotted by ranks along an access trail and further investigations revealed that he had a 12-gauge shotgun and a […]

Pastry vendor shot dead by bandits at Onderneeming

Police investigators are probing the Sunday night murder of a pastry vendor at Onderneeming Sandpit on the Essequibo Coast. The 39-year-old man, identified as Dexter Prince aka Rasta, was selling pastries from the back of a mini-bus along with another man when they were attacked by two bandits. One of the bandits opened fire during […]

“DJ Bajan” wanted by CANU over 540lb marijuana bust

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit has issued a wanted bulletin for Cummings Lodge resident, Dexter Morris aka Dexter Moore and DJ Bajan in connection with Friday’s 540-pound marijuana bust. In a statement, CANU is asking for anyone who may know his whereabouts to contact the CANU Headquarters on telephone numbers 227-3507 or 226-0431. The marijuana bust […]

Berbice Pandit beaten to death after asking men to lower music

A well-loved and respected religious leader in the Berbice area, Pandit Rishi Bharrat was beaten to death on Saturday night after asking a group of men who were gathered outside his yard to lower their music. Police Commander in the Berbice area, Senior Superintendent Jairam Ramlakhan told News Source this morning that 10 suspects have […]

Sophia woman and three others remanded for murder of son-in-law

The mother-in-law of a Sophia man who was found murdered last Sunday morning and three other persons were today remanded to jail for the man’s death. 24-year-old Keon McPherson who lived in D’ Field Sophia was discovered dead in a yard at C’ Field Sophia early Sunday morning. A post-mortem examination found gunshot wounds and […]