By News Source Guyana on February 7, 2023
Crime, News
Acting Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken, has issued a warning to members of the public that there will be consequences to be faced by those who block roads and disrupt the flow of traffic. In a statement in wake of recent incidents at Buxton and Hopetown, the acting Top Cop reminded that the blocking of […]
By News Source Guyana on February 6, 2023
Crime, News
Convicted Guyanese drug trafficker, Barry Dataram, is finding out that the arms of US justice are long and its memory does not grow wary. The 45-year-old who was arrested on arrival at New York’s JFK Airport on the 26th January is facing multiple drug trafficking charges that date back to two decades ago. According to […]
By News Source Guyana on February 6, 2023
Crime, News
Residents of Hopetown on the West Coast of Berbice set fire to a car late yesterday afternoon after it slammed into two residents of the community, resulting in their hospitalisations. The residents said the driver of the car was speeding through the community when he lost control of the car and hit down two residents […]
By News Source Guyana on February 2, 2023
Crime, News
In its ongoing crackdown on the narco trade in Guyana, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit arrested Norton Street businessman Kirt Browne aka “Coco Tea” with 42 pounds of marijuana in his possession. The bust took place on Wednesday during a CANU operation. Acting on information, agents descended on the man’s Norton Street premises and carried […]
By News Source Guyana on January 31, 2023
Crime, News
Convicted drug trafficker Barry Dataram who served jail time in Guyana after being found guilty of drug trafficking is now facing the US authorities and possible additional drug trafficking charges. Datatarm who completed his local prison sentence two years ago traveled to the US last Thursday and was arrested upon arrival. The 45-year-old Guyanese man […]
By News Source Guyana on January 26, 2023
Crime, News
Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn today reported to the National Assembly that due to the efforts of the government, there has been a steep reduction in all forms of serious crimes, and an increase in the prison population. The Minister who overlooks public security said cases of robberies, murders and violence have seen a […]
By News Source Guyana on January 25, 2023
Crime, News
Well known bar owner, Clyde Barrett aka “Clydie” is in the custody of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit and is facing drug trafficking charges. The city businessman was arrested today along Avenue of the Republic in Georgetown after his car was intercepted by CANU agents and more than 25 pounds of marijuana was found in the […]
By News Source Guyana on January 25, 2023
Caribbean & International, Crime, News, Politics
Opposition Member of Parliament, Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde has warned the government not to ignore signs of what appears to be a resurgence of execution style killings in Guyana. During his contribution to the 2023 budget debate, Mr. Forde said that the reappearance of street executioners and extrajudicial killings is symptomatic of socio-economic decay in […]
By News Source Guyana on January 25, 2023
Crime, News
Hours after a wanted bulletin was issued for him, Police have arrested 65-year-old Deonarine Sawh aka “Boyzie”, for the murder of his ex-partner, Nazaline Mohamed. In an early morning statement, the Police Force’s public relations department said Sawh was arrested early this morning in an abandoned house at Mahaica on the East Coast of Demerara. […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2023
Crime, News
A 47-year-old Belfield Squatting area woman was found murdered on Monday. An ex-lover is the prime suspect, according to the Police. The Guyana Police Force last evening announced that investigations have been launched into the murder of Nazaleen Mohammed. The woman’s lifeless body was found in a canal yesterday afternoon at Hope Lowlands along the […]