By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2021
Crime, News
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 […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2021
Crime, News
An armed bandit was shot this afternoon, while another managed to escape during a police chase and shoot-out in the Queenstown area in Georgetown. The two men who were on a motorcycle were spotted by two Police Officer on patrol. Reports indicate that as the Police approached the men, one opened fire on the Police […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2021
Crime, News
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 […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2021
Crime, News
An operation by CANU agents in the village of Line Path, Corentyne has led to the discovery of more than 175 pounds of marijuana abandoned on a dam. According to a statement issued by CANU, the discovery was made on Wednesday afternoon as CANU officers were in the area on a surveillance exercise for suspected […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2021
Crime, News, Politics
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 […]
By News Source Guyana on May 31, 2021
Crime, News
The Director of Public Prosecutions will be moving to have Marcus Bisram committed to stand trial for murder now that the Court of Appeal has thrown out a ruling by the High Court that had dismissed an earlier committal. In a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeal dismissed the earlier ruling by Justice Simone Ramlall […]
By News Source Guyana on May 27, 2021
Crime, News
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 […]
By News Source Guyana on May 26, 2021
Crime, News
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 […]
By News Source Guyana on May 25, 2021
Crime, News
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 […]
By News Source Guyana on May 21, 2021
Crime, News, Politics
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. […]