By News Source Guyana on September 11, 2020
Crime, News, Politics
In an unannounced trip this morning, President Irfaan Ali traveled to West Coast Berbice where he met with the families of murdered teenagers Isaiah and Joel Henry and Haresh Singh. According to a release from the President’s Office, he wanted to personally express his condolences to the families and to assure them of his Government’s […]
By News Source Guyana on September 9, 2020
Crime, News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali in an address to the nation this afternoon as the protests in West Coast Berbice area continued, condemned attacks on innocent citizens and their properties. The President said he spoke this afternoon with the family of 17-year-old young man Haresh Singh who was found murdered, according to the Police in the backdam […]
By News Source Guyana on September 9, 2020
Crime, News
Police investigators in the West Coast Berbice area have found themselves investigating yet another murder in the area, as protest action and reports of violent attacks have been increasing in the area. The body of 17-year-old Haresh Singh was found around midday in the backdam of #3 village, West Coast Berbice. According to Crime Chief […]
By News Source Guyana on September 9, 2020
Crime, News, Politics
The post mortem examination on the bodies of teenage cousins, Joel and Isaiah Henry was completed this morning at the Memorial Gardens Mortuary in Georgetown. The post mortem examination found that the two young men died from multiple chop wounds to various parts of their bodies, including to their backs which resulted in their spines […]
By News Source Guyana on September 8, 2020
Crime, News, Politics
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has disclosed that three additional persons are being sought for questioning into the double murder of West Berbice teens, Isaiah and Joel Henry. During an afternoon press conference, Mr. Blanhum stated that the three additional suspects are from the same West Berbice area, but the protest action which has resulted in […]
By News Source Guyana on September 8, 2020
Crime, News
The husband and wife who are already facing 66 charges in the local courts for conspiracy to commit a felony in relation to their operation of an unlicensed financial trading company will be back in court tomorrow to face additional new charges. Cuban national Yuri Garcia Dominguez and his Guyanese wife Ateeka Ishmael will appear […]
By News Source Guyana on September 8, 2020
Crime, News, Politics
As anger continues over the brutal killing of West Berbice teenagers, Joel and Isaiah Henry, protests calling for justice have been spreading to a number of villages and in some instances have become violent. The Guyana Police Force reported this afternoon that trucks were set on fire in the Hopetown area and other vehicles were […]
By News Source Guyana on September 8, 2020
Crime, News, Politics
Five persons are in custody as the investigations continue into the barbaric murder of West Coast Berbice cousins, Isiah and Joel Henry. Police investigators believe there could be additional suspects. A farmer, his son and his handy man are among the five that are facing questioning into the double murder. Protests continued all day yesterday […]
By News Source Guyana on September 7, 2020
Crime, News
Five days after the stabbing death of a Bourda Market labourer by a vagrant over a $200 debt, the vagrant today found himself in front of a Magistrate facing the indictable murder charge. Â 52-year-old, Richard Martin appeared before the Chief Magistrate and was not required to enter a plea to the murder charge. The charge […]
By News Source Guyana on September 7, 2020
Crime, News
Two men who were caught on camera a week ago robbing a woman of her belongings appeared in Court today and were slapped with armed robbery and possession of firearm charges. The Two men, Kevin Emperor and Laurie Mussedeen appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning and denied the allegations […]