By News Source Guyana on May 6, 2017
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force is crediting “the quick response and diligent work” by ranks of D’ Division, for the arrest of four of six robbery suspects and the recovery of firearms and ammunition. The four men were arrested by Police, moments after they carried out a daring robbery at Cornelia Ida on the West Coast […]
By News Source Guyana on May 6, 2017
Crime, News
Police investigators were called to C’ Field, Sophia last evening following the shooting death of a bread vendor during an armed robbery. Dead is 42-year-old, Andre Alexander. According to reports, the bread vendor was approached by two men on a motorcycle who ordered two loaves of bread and paid with a $5000 bill. As Alexander […]
By News Source Guyana on May 6, 2017
Crime, News
The driver of a high-powered, sports car has been taken into custody in Linden following an accident at Amelia’s Ward yesterday afternoon, which left a 59-year-old man dead. The dead man has been identified as Michael Simon of Amerlia’s Ward, Linden. According to a Police report, at around 6:45 Friday evening, 35-year-old driver, Clint Henry […]
By News Source Guyana on May 4, 2017
Crime, News
A female special constable of the Guyana Police Force is believed to have taken her own life earlier this evening, by reportedly shooting herself to the throat while on the job. The incident took place in Anna Regina in the compound of the CARICOM Rice Mills where the woman was stationed as an armed guard. […]
By News Source Guyana on May 4, 2017
Crime, News
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, two young brothers found themselves side by side facing a Magistrate on a single robbery charge. 19-year-old, Darren Wilson and 20-year-old, Franklin Wilson, appeared before the Chief Magistrate and were charged for robbing an off-duty police officer of his $600,000 gold chain and $200,000 gold band. It is alleged […]
By News Source Guyana on May 4, 2017
Crime
“Thursday afternoon shopping at the Bourda market came to a pause as a vagrant who did odd jobs in the area was stabbed to death by another man, also believed to be a vagrant. The dead man’s name has been given as Jerome Cumberbatch aka “Crekateh”. Reports are that just around 4 o’ clock, Cumberbatch […]
By News Source Guyana on May 4, 2017
News, Politics
Weeks after President David Granger assured that he would appoint Judges with the aim of reducing the current shortfall in both the Court of Appeal and the High Court; a new promise to move ahead with the appointments has been given. State Minister Joseph Harmon told media operatives on Thursday that the President is working […]
By News Source Guyana on May 4, 2017
News
At least six children from nursery and primary schools in the Berbice area had to be rushed to the Georgetown Hospital with multiple injuries following an early morning accident involving mini-buses. Other children were treated at hospitals in the Berbice area. The accident occurred early this morning in the Rising Sun community, on the West Coast […]
By News Source Guyana on May 3, 2017
News
The Guyana Police Force has indicated that it will be instituting charges against the members of a family who attacked Doctors and other medical staff at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) on Sunday night. Some Doctors were forced to scamper for cover as the drunken family members threw chairs across the room and knocked down […]
By News Source Guyana on May 3, 2017
News
The consultant who has been retained to conduct a high-level economic feasibility study of investing in an oil refinery locally, will be making a presentation to stakeholders later this month. This was revealed by Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman at his most recent outreach programme which was held with the business community. The Minister […]