Crime

Elderly Essequibo woman slashed to death by Granddaughter

A Charity, Essequibo family has been plunged into mourning and has been left in a state of disbelief following the murder of 73-year-old Agatha Gamel, allegedly at the hands of her own granddaughter. The elderly woman was found lifeless early this morning with her throat slashed and several other wounds. The body was discovered on […]

Man charged in stray bullet shooting death

23-year-old Wortmanville resident, Oyama Patterson was remanded to jail today for the murder of construction worker Dexter McFarlene. The 48-year-old McFarlene was killed two weeks ago when he was struck by a stray bullet in the West Ruimveldt area. Initial reports stated that two groups of men were firing shots at each other when McFarlene […]

Three held over marijuana in car trunk bust in Berbice

Three Berbice men were arrested over the weekend after they were linked to the discovery of more than 100 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of a car. According to a statement from CANU, its agents noticed the car parked on the public road at Springlands on Friday during an operation and no one claimed […]

Boat Captain pushed overboard to death by two men in Linden

Two brothers in Linden are in Police custody and are likely to face murder charges after they pushed a boat captain overboard to his death early on Saturday morning. A Police statement said the 55-year-old boat Captain, Elick Alexander was steering the boat towards the Wismar shore of the Demerara River when he was attacked […]

CANU continues major drug eradication campaign in Berbice

The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has been stepping up its drug eradication operation in the Berbice area and has once again unearthed a large quantity of marijuana. In the latest operation which took place on Wednesday in Dukestown, agents found more than 100 pounds of marijuana in two bags. In a statement, CANU said three […]