By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2023
Crime, News
A West Bank Demerara ice cream vendor is nursing a wound to one of his thighs after he was shot during a robbery in the Sophia community. The 33-year-old vendor was in the company of his manager as they drove through the Sophia community on Sunday to sell ice cream. The pair came under attack […]
By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2023
Crime, News
A Venezuelan national who was nabbed at the Takatu Bridge in Lethem with 21 small packets of cocaine in his mouth, is expected in Court today to face narcotics trafficking charges. The 30-year old man, Eleo Geveiro, was stopped by Joint Services ranks while crossing the bridge late on Saturday night. Initially, the ranks did […]
By News Source Guyana on April 23, 2023
Crime, News
Two motorcyclists lost their lives on Saturday night after slamming into each other along the Timehri Public Road on the East Bank of Demerara. The two dead men have been identified as 20-year-old Romeo Reid and 31-year-old Leonardo Reevers. The accident occurred at around 9:30pm. A police report stated that Romeo Reid was riding his […]
By News Source Guyana on April 20, 2023
Crime, News
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit is hunting a group of drug smuggling suspects following the discover of $11.5 million worth of marijuana at Tuschen New Housing Scheme on the East Bank of Essequibo. In a statement today, CANU said that during an operation on Wednesday, its agents seized a total of 23 brick like parcels […]
By News Source Guyana on April 20, 2023
Crime, News
An East Coast Demerara husband and wife who are believed to be hiding out in the United States, are wanted for the murder of Police Constable, Quincy Lewis. In a statement this morning the Police Force issued the bulletins for 56-year-old Thakurdial Samaroo and his wife Naqeeba Zahid Zafarali. The last known address for the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 19, 2023
Crime, News
Almost three years since he was last seen alive, the suspected remains of Police Constable Quincy Lewis were found this afternoon buried in a shallow grave along the Linden/Soesdyke highway. Investigators got a major breakthrough in the case following the arrest of two suspects, who provided information that led cops to the location along the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2023
Crime, News
An off-duty Police Corporal who was attached to the Presidential Guard Unit, lost his life early this morning after losing control of the Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle that he was driving at the time. A Police statement said 24-year-old Kevin Narine was driving at a fast rate along the East Bank Demerara public road at […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2023
Crime, News
Police investigators have launched a probe into the stabbing death of a 45-year-old truck driver along the Eccles dumpsite road on the East Bank of Demerara. The dead has been identified as Kerry Sears. A police report said Sears was in the area on work related duties when he stopped to speak with another truck […]
By News Source Guyana on April 13, 2023
Crime, News
A 59-year-old housewife from Golden Grove on the East Bank of Demerara was today charged with threatening language and attempting to excite hostility. The woman, Zalena Ali, pleaded guilty to the attempting to excite hostility charge and was fined $75,000, but entered a not guilty plea to the charge of threatening language against the President […]
By News Source Guyana on April 13, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan is set to retire on May 15, 2023, having served as a judicial officer for almost 16 years. Chief Magistrate McLennan, who is also a Colonel in the Guyana Defence Force, is currently on pre-retirement leave. Senior Magistrate Sherdel Isaac-Marcus is currently performing the duties of Chief Magistrate. Chief Magistrate McLennan […]