Crime

Suspected Drug mule remanded over cocaine bust at CJIA

Two days after a Guyanese traveler was held at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with more than 3 pounds of cocaine stashed in the false bottom of his carry-on luggage, he appeared in Court to face drug trafficking charges. The accused, Adyemi Hinds, entered a not guilty plea when the charge was read to him. He […]

Appeal filed in Election Petition case

One month after Chief Justice Roxanne George dismissed Election petition 88, the petitioners are appealing the decision. The petition was filed by coalition supporters Claudette Thorne and Heston Bostwick.  It challenged the validity of the National Recount Order and the declaration of the results using that order. The petitioners had argued that GECOM did not […]

Slowe stands by statements about Presidential interference

Chairman of the Police Service Commission, retired Asst. Commissioner Paul Slowe is not budging from his position that the President attempted to influence the work of the Police Service Commission to get specific officers promoted in the Police Force. In response to the President’s denial of attempting to influence the work of the Commission and […]

Cocaine plane pilots remanded to jail for drug trafficking

The two Brazilian nationals who were arrested with almost 1000 pounds of cocaine when they landed their small plane at Orealla were today charged for drug trafficking and remanded to jail. 30-year-old Andre Perreira and 65-year-old Salim De Almiser appeared at the Springlands Magistrates’ Court this morning and pleaded not guilty to trafficking more than […]

PM wants Slowe and Conway to show cause why they should not be removed from Police Service Commission

Prime Minister Mark Phillips has written to retired Assistant Police Commissioners Paul Slowe and Clinton Conway asking them to show cause why they should not be removed as members of the Police Service Commission. Slowe serves as the Chairman of the Police Service Commission while Conway is one of the Commission’s members. The Prime Minister […]

$150,000 Bail for GGMC Prosecutor nabbed in bribery sting

A Guyana Geology and Mines Commission Prosecutor who was nabbed by the Police during a sting operation for allegedly accepting a bribe, found himself before a City Magistrate facing charges today. The GGMC Prosecutor, Sherwin Crandon, was charged for corrupt transaction by an agent. He was granted bail in the sum of $150,000. The Court […]

Arrest and charges against retired Senior Police Officers represent “epic witchhunt” -Ramjattan

Leader of the Alliance for Change and Former Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan has condemned the arrest of a number of former Senior Police Officers as well as several serving Police Officers who were charged and placed before the courts on Thursday over allegations of fraud related to a review of the Force’s Standing Orders. […]