Crime

Farmer and Housewife on $350,000 bail each for possession of marijuana

A 34-year-old farmer and a 39-year-old housewife of Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara were charged today for being in possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. The two, Shelroy Clarke and Patricia Grant, were allegedly held with just over one pound of compressed marijuana. During their appearance at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court today, they both […]

Linden Nurse jailed for 3 years for luring a child

32-year-old registered male nurse, Yohan London, of Christianburg Linden, was sentenced to three years in jail today after he pleaded guilty to luring a child. Details of the charge or the incident were not released by the Police, owing to a child being the victim. The charge, however, made reference to the Cyber Crime Act, […]

Baramita man stabbed to death by wife

Police investigators in Region One are probing the murder of a gold miner in the area at the hands of his wife. Police have identified the dead man as Dameon George of Baramita, North West District in Region One. The man was stabbed to the side of the head by the wife yesterday morning at […]

Teenage escapee recaptured in Berbice

A 17-year-old murder accused who escaped from the Juvenile Detention Centre in Sophia three weeks ago has been recaptured and is now back in custody.  He could face escape from legal custody charges as he awaits his murder trial. The teen escapee was nabbed at a house in Bushlot village West Coast Berbice. Acting on […]

Suspect in Durban Street murder dies from poisoning

The plumber who savagely stabbed his lover to death at her Durban Street home has died after ingesting poison. The man, Lawrence Brummell, was taken to the hospital last night less than an hour after he stabbed Nicola Wilson to death at her home. At the hospital he complained of feeling unwell after ingesting a […]

Suspect in Charlestown shooting death arrested

Police in Essequibo on Saturday arrested the lone suspect in the gunning down of Charlestown youth, Odingo Haywood. The wanted man, Lenroy Forde, was arrested by the Police while he was being transported in a boat to the mining community of Devil Home in the Cuyuni/Mazaruni region. A woman who was traveling with the murder […]