Police probing leak of “smallie’s” nude prison pic

The Guyana Police Force has announced that it is probing the leak of a nude photograph of recaptured convicted murderer, Royden Williams aka Smallie. The photograph was reportedly taken moments after the escapee was recaptured and while he was being processed at the Camp Street prison. It was leaked to social media. In a statement […]

CANU aborts cocaine dump at sea after ranks fall ill

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), was forced today to abort the dumping of cocaine at sea after several of its ranks who were involved in the exercise became ill. The ranks traveled out to sea this morning to destroy and dump over 600 pounds of cocaine, but just moments after the exercise started, some of […]

Youth sentenced to community service and counseling for assaulting stepfather during drunken rage

Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan today exercised some level leniency, as she ordered an unemployed youth to have counseling for one year, while also sentencing him to six months of community service. The young man made his first appearance in Court today and faced charges of unlawfully wounding his Stepfather, escaping lawful custody and causing damage […]

Two teens among three remanded to jail over murder of Berbice youth

Two teenagers and a 44-year-old man appeared at the Springlands Magistrates’ Court this morning and were charged for the murder of 21-year-old Corentyne youth, Mahendra Ghanie. A sixteen-year-old young man (identity withheld because of age), his 44-year-old father, Bharrat Ramsaywack and 19-year-old Mohamlall Sewsankar were not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge […]

Former Wales Estate workers now want regular financial support from government as severance money dries up

Almost one year after the closure of the Wales Sugar Estate, former employees are now complaining that they are unable to secure alternative employment as their severance pay is drying up. The former estate employees are now lobbying the government for the provision of regular financial support in addition to the severance pay that they […]

Taxi driver on $80,000 bail for illegal possession of two live rounds

A taxi driver was today released on $80,000 bail, after he was charged for illegal possession of ammunition. 28-year-old, Clive Williams, who is a resident of Diamond Housing Scheme, stood before Magistrate, Judy Latchman and denied the allegation made against him. The charge stated that on the 6th October, at North Rumiveldt, he had in […]