By News Source Guyana on August 21, 2023
Crime, News
Police investigators are probing the murder of 29-year-old West Bank Demerara driver, Bharrat Gendalall. The Canal #2 man was stabbed to the chest on Saturday evening, when a group of masked men attacked him in his yard. The motive behind the attack remains unknown. The Police statement indicated that moments before Gendalall was stabbed to […]
By News Source Guyana on August 20, 2023
Crime, News
Two days after he was reported missing by his family, the Police on Saturday discovered the body of 34-year-old, Ovril Adamson Pedro. The body was found in a clump of bushes at Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara. According to the Police, the body was found by a fisherman who was heading to the backlands at Soesdyke. […]
By News Source Guyana on August 18, 2023
Crime, News
Timehri resident, Andrew Rodriguez was today sentenced to four years in jail and fined $3.2 million after he pleaded guilty to trafficking just over four pounds of cocaine. Rodriguez was arrested on Tuesday after agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit found four parcels of cocaine at his residence. In Court today, he opted not […]
By News Source Guyana on August 18, 2023
Crime, News
33-year-old Linden resident, Akali Moore, was charged and remanded to jail today for the murder of his sister, Cheryl Moore and his niece, 12-year-old Eikiela Adams. The two died in a fire at their Silvertown, Wismar home that was reportedly set by the 33-year-old man. In Court today, the accused was not required to enter […]
By News Source Guyana on August 18, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
-by Svetlana Marshall- Opposition Member of Parliament and Leader of the Alliance For Change, Khemraj Ramjattan disclosed today that a United States Government report on gold smuggling while the APNU+AFC was in government, had indicated that over US$2 Billion in gold was smuggled out of Guyana over a 10 year period. He said the report […]
By News Source Guyana on August 17, 2023
Crime, News
One week after a bystander was shot dead in West Ruimveldt during a dispute over a property, a 34-year-old, resident of Soesdyke has been charged and remanded to jail for the murder. The accused, Anthony LaRose appeared before the Acting Chief Magistrate today and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder […]
By News Source Guyana on August 17, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
The Opposition APNU+AFC intends to move to the Court next week to challenge the decision of the President to extend the tenure of Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken. Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton told the media today that the move by the President is unconstitutional and therefore the Opposition will move to the Courts to oust […]
By News Source Guyana on August 15, 2023
Crime, Politics
Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority, Retired Justice William Ramlall has accused Acting Police Commissioner, Clifton Hicken of flouting the Police Complaints Authority Act, and he wants the President to intervene. In a strongly worded report, which was laid in the National Assembly last week, Justice Ramlall complained about files being done by the Police […]
By News Source Guyana on August 15, 2023
Crime, News
Hours after a 12-year-old and her aunt perished in a fire at Linden, a mother and son lost their lives in another fire at Good Hope, Essequibo. The mother has been identified as Sasha LaCruz, while the son’s name has been given as IIyas Wilson. The two were reportedly asleep when the fire broke out […]
By News Source Guyana on August 15, 2023
Crime, News
A row between a horse cart operator and a labourer turned deadly in Plum Park, Sophia on Monday night when the 25-year-old horse cart operator was stabbed to death by the 20-year-old labourer. A Police report said the incident took place at around 7:30pm on Monday. The dead labourer has been identified as Mark Harris. […]