Crime

Grove miner found murdered at Quartzstone landing,Cuyuni

Police investigators in Region Seven are probing the brutal killing of a 34-year-old gold miner from Grove, East Bank Demerara. The dead man has been identified as Marlon Carter. His lifeless and mutilated body was discovered on Saturday afternoon on the bank of the river at Quartzstone landing. The Police said the body bore several […]

Linden man remanded for ambush murder of South Rimveldt youth

Close to two months after a South Rumiveldt youth was gunned down in Linden after arriving in the town to meet a lady friend, a miner from the community has been charged and remanded to jail over the murder. The accused 26-year-old, Samorea Mitchell appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning and was not […]

Miner stabbed to death during suspected robbery at Kaneville

A 36-year-old miner who recently returned from the interior to his East Bank Demerara home to register his newborn baby was stabbed to death during a robbery attack on Thursday evening. The dead man has been identified as Nelson Thomas. A police report on the incident stated that after returning from the interior yesterday midday, […]

DJ Bajan remanded to jail over large marijuana bust

A mini-bus driver who was wanted in connection with a 210-kilogram marijuana bust was remanded to prison today after making his first Court appearance. 36-year-old Dexter Morris aka DJ Bajan of Lamaha Street, Alberttown appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse and was charged with the offense of trafficking of narcotics. According to the police charge sheet, […]

Two GRA Enforcement Officers shot by smugglers in Mahaica River

Two Enforcement Officers of the Guyana Revenue Authority are nursing gunshot wounds and are in serious condition after coming under fire during an anti-smuggling operation in the Mahaica area on Thursday night. In a statement, the GRA said that based on information, a team of Enforcement Officers along with a team of Police officers were […]

Murdered pastry vendor died from gunshot wound to the chest

The 39-year-old pastry vendor who was killed when armed bandits opened fire on his pastry bus died from a gunshot wound to the chest, the post mortem examination has revealed. The post mortem examination was conducted on the body of Shawn Albert aka Dexter Prince today and the pathologist found that a bullet entered the […]

Man and girlfriend gunned down in Sophia

A 26-year-old Sophia man and his girlfriend who was visiting the country from Barbados were shot dead late last night in Sophia as they headed to the man’s house. According to initial reports, the two were on a motorcycle when they came under a hail of gunfire as they crossed a bridge in B’ Field, […]

“Dj Bajan” surrenders to CANU

Three days after the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit issued a wanted bulletin for his arrest, promoter and disc jockey Dexter Morris aka DJ Bajan has turned himself in. In the company of his Attorney, Morris turned himself into CANU headquarters on Tuesday afternoon. He is under investigation in relation to the over 500 pounds of […]