By News Source Guyana on March 22, 2023
Crime, News
The body of an 88-year-old woman was found this morning wrapped up in an old sheet and dumped in an empty lot in Russell Street, Charlestown. The dead woman has since been identified as Patsy Bovelle. She lived just opposite the empty lot where her body was found. Police investigators spent several hours at the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 22, 2023
Crime, News
A young mother’s greatest fears have shattered her life and have now become the reality she is facing. Seven-month old Oriyaa Gravesande died yesterday after reportedly suffocating at the Little Learner’s Daycare Centre in Ogle. While fighting back tears in a social media video, the child’s mother Shavanie Gravesande said all was well when she […]
By News Source Guyana on March 21, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
The US State Department has flagged corruption in the Guyana Police Force again, pointing out that there were frequent reports of corruption by officers last year. The State Department has released its latest report on Human Rights practices in Guyana and took the Police Force to task over some of its practices. “Corruption by police […]
By News Source Guyana on March 20, 2023
Crime, News
45-year-old Agricola resident, Kevin Trotman, lost his life in a Sunday afternoon fire in Third Street, Agricola. The charred remains of the man were found among the debris of the house that was completely gutted. The Fire Service said it responded to calls about the fire just before 3pm on Sunday. When firemen arrived at […]
By News Source Guyana on March 20, 2023
Crime, News
A mother of three is in police custody and is expected to face murder charges this week over the stabbing death of her reputed husband on Saturday morning. The dead man has been identified as 23-year-old construction worker Esan Hamilton. A police statement said Hamilton and the mother of his three children, Aaliyan Lewis shared […]
By News Source Guyana on March 20, 2023
Crime, News
Police investigators on the West Bank of Demerara are probing the death of a Stanleytown man who was ran over by a car as he was lying on the roadway. A police report said the incident took place at around 10:30 on Saturday night along the Stanleytown Public Road on the West Bank of Demerara. […]
By News Source Guyana on March 17, 2023
Crime, News
Three Venezuelan men who were nabbed in the Waini River in Region One after allegedly attacking and robbing two Guyanese fishermen of their boat and outboard engine, have been charged and remanded to prison. The three Venezuelans, 23-year-old Jose Beria, 21-year-old Aleyandio Valenzuela and 23-year-old Reniel Valenzuela appeared in Court earlier this week at Diamond, […]
By News Source Guyana on March 17, 2023
Crime, News
The lifeless body of a still to be identified woman was found on Uniform Beach on the island of Leguan in the Essequibo this morning. The Police were summoned to the scene by a caller who reported seeing a woman’s dead body on the beach. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force said the woman […]
By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2023
Crime, News
27-year-old Linden businessman and contractor, Fawazz McRae was remanded to jail today for the attempted murder of Police Sergeant Jermaine Semple. The two men are cousins. Semple was shot to the head at close range on Sunday night at a hangout spot in Amelia’s Ward, Linden during a row. He remains in a critical condition […]
By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2023
Crime, News
The Police Sergeant who was shot to his head by his own cousin during a confrontation at a hangout spot in Linden, remains on life support, although showing a few signs of improvement. The Police Officer, Jermaine Semple, remains a patient in the Intensive Care Unit of the Linden Hospital. While he remains unconscious and […]