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Police in the East Canje area in Berbice, have launched an investigation into the murder of a cattle farmer in the community. Dead is 38-year-old Ramnarine Itwaru of Gangaram Settlement, East Canje, Berbice. The man’s lifeless body was discovered on Tuesday afternoon by a fisherman, hours after he had left his home to tend to […]
An 18-year-old man is nursing a gunshot wound and is under police guard at the Georgetown Hospital after he was shot late on Monday night by an off duty policeman. The teenager, whose name has not been released, had reportedly just robbed a West Ruimveldt resident of cell phones when he was confronted by the […]
Self confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram, remains on the run, but was today sentenced to 5 years in jail and fined $164.2 Million after he was found guilty for being in possession of over 225 pounds of cocaine. Magistrate Judy Latchman handed down the sentence at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court even as law enforcement officers […]
Two men who held a driver at gunpoint and relieved him of his car on Monday were nabbed in the Alexander village area on Tuesday afternoon with the stolen car. Both men are in Police custody and charges are expected to be filed against them before the end of the week. The owner of the […]
(GINA) The Citizen Security Strengthening Programme (CSSP) is seeking to collaborate with the E-Governance Unit to realise the Safe City Project. Project Manager of CSSP Clement Henry told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that a recommendation has been made for storage and connectivity. Henry explained that the Safe City Project is a surveillance project integrated […]
Fugitive self confessed drug trafficker, Barry Dataram was this morning found guilty of possession of more than 225 pounds of cocaine while his co-defendants, including his reputed wife, have all been found innocent of the charges. Magistrate Judy Latchman handed down the decision. The four persons were arrested in April 2015 and charged after the […]
Four U.S Peace Corps volunteers who were stationed in the bauxite mining town of Linden, have been pulled out of the town by the local Peace Corps office as a precautionary measure, because of threats being made in the town by a homeless man believed to be mentally unstable. Although the threats may not have been […]
A former bodyguard to convicted drug trafficking kingpin, Shaheed Roger Khan, is among the persons that the Police want to question about this morning’s deadly shooting at the Rio Nightclub in Queenstown. The incident left a 19-year-old man dead and another man nursing serious gunshot injuries. The Guyana Police Force in a statement indicated that […]
Although the Guyana Police Force has reported a more than 15% drop in serious crimes when compared to 2015, the Opposition, People’s Progressive Party is still not impressed with the government’s efforts to tackle the crime problem facing the country. In a Monday morning statement, the PPP highlighted the recent robbery outside the UNDP office […]
One man was shot dead and another is battling for his life after an early morning shooting incident that began inside the Rio nightclub and ended on the outside. Dead is 19-year-old Ryan Sergeant aka Harry. His lifeless body was removed from outside the club and dumped outside the Woodlands Hospital by a group of […]
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