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One of the men arrested in the 14-pound cocaine in curry bust has pleaded guilty, but his sentencing will take place later this month. Appearing at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court this morning, 36-year-old Loaknauth Persaud pleaded guilty to the charge of trafficking cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan Airport. Persaud was an outgoing passenger on a […]
A former employee of Kaieteur News has been arrested as investigators probe a multi-million dollar early morning robbery at the offices of the newspaper company. The entire incident was captured on security cameras and the main suspect who was arrested was identified based on the video recordings. The robbery occurred just after 1 o’clock on […]
Seven men from the Corentyne, Berbice area have been arrested by the Police following a 65-pound marijuana bust at Black Bush Polder, Berbice. A Police statement said the marijuana was discovered in several large parcels during an intelligence led operation in the area. The seven suspects were arrested in different Corentyne villages as the investigations […]
Police and Fire investigators in the the twin-island nation of St. Kitts-Nevis are probing a murder suicide case in Nevis. According to reports, Guyanese national Standford Azore stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death before setting the house ablaze, taking his own life in the inferno. The dead woman’s name has been given as Shenyl Grosvenor. There […]
A 40-year-old Golden Grove man was this morning stabbed to death by his 30-year-old reputed wife during a row at their East Coast Demerara home. The dead man has been identified as Michael Wilson. The incident occurred at around 8:15 this morning. The woman who has been taken into custody has told investigators that she […]
Two men remain in the custody of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit and are to be charged with cocaine trafficking this week after they were busted with almost 14 pounds of cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan Airport. The $6.3 Million worth of cocaine was found in two large bowls of curry. One of the men, […]
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn has shot down a request by Attorney Nigel Hughes for a copy of the full report by the Regional Security System (RSS) that probed the claims of a Police cover-up of the murder of biker Ricardo Fagundes. Hughes who is representing Detective Sergeant Dion Bascom, who made the cover-up […]
A 35-year-old man from the village of Tabatinga in the Rupununi region was arrested just after midnight on Wednesday after a large quantity of marijuana and cocaine was found in his possession. The Guyana Police Force announced the arrest of businessman Duane Johnson in a statement today. Johnson was driving a Nissan Juke motor vehicle […]
The driver of the sand truck that slammed into the car being driven by businessman Nigel Cush along Mandela Avenue, killing him on the spot, has pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving. He appeared in Court today and following his guilty plea, he was immediately sentenced to five years in jail. The truck […]
Three days after he was attacked and beaten at the Stabroek Market mini-bus park, a 19-year-old student of the Government Technical Institute has died from his injuries. The youth, Rawle Samuel Grannum, passed away at a city hospital on Monday without regaining consciousness. According to reports, after school on Friday, Grannum was at the mini-bus […]
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