Guyanese man found dead in Antigua, suicide suspected

(Antiguachronicle.net) The villa man who was found dead in his home with a single gunshot wound to his head on Monday, is believed to have taken his own life. At least that is the position of the many villagers who heard the gunshot on Monday morning. The 61-year-old man’s identity will not be released at […]

Young love murder/suicide rocks West Ruimveldt

Residents in the West Ruimveldt area were left in a state of disbelief on Monday evening following the discovery of the lifeless bodies of a 22-year-old young man and his 23-year old girlfriend. The young woman’s throat was slit and was found lying on a bed. The young man’s body was discovered hanging in the […]

GCCI and US Aid launch Youth Job Bank

In collaboration with the USAID Skills and Knowledge for Youth Employment (SKYE) project, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) launched a Youth Job Bank on November 7 which is now hosted on the GCCI website. The Job Bank was created following a suggestion by Clinton Urling, President of the GCCI and member of the SKYE Project’s […]

Employees held, money and gold recovered in Kaituma heist

The two employees who were found tied up in their El Dorado Gold trading operations building at Port Kaituma in Region One have been brought to the city and remain in Police custody and could face possible charges this week. Police investigators believe the entire multi million dollar heist was staged by the employees and […]

Guyanese man gunned down in St. Maarten

Police in St. Maarten have launched a massive investigation into the gunning down of a Guyanese national in the island on Saturday night. The dead man has been identified as 23 year old Guyanese, Rundell Bobb. According to a Police report, just after 9 o’ clock on Saturday night, heavy gunfire was heard coming from […]

Serious crimes on the rise in Guyana

The Guyana Police Force on Friday revealed that serious crimes across the country are on the rise. In it’s monthly crime statistics report, the Police Force said there has been a 5% increase in serious crimes recorded at the end of October 2013 in comparison to the same period last year. The report found that […]

16-year-old stabbed to death by brother in law

A 16-year-old young man was stabbed to death on Friday night and Police investigators have arrested the reputed husband of the teen’s sister for the murder. According to Police, teenager Mulchand Munilall, of Patwah Scheme, Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara was attacked on Friday night and brutally stabbed to death by his brother-in-law.  Investigations have […]

East Coast man commits suicide after setting house ablaze

A 55-year-old man from Industry on the East Coast Demerara killed himself on Saturday after burning down his house which has left family members homeless. The man has been identified as  Deoshan Naryan who lived at 85 Fourth Street, Industry, East Coast Demerara. He reportedly set fire to the house just before drinking a pesticide […]

NY Doctors find cocaine in Guyanese woman’s body

A Guyanese woman who was able to make it pass security at the Cheddi Jagan Airport and New York’s JFK Airport with over half a pound of cocaine in her body now faces the possibility of life in prison. The woman, 43-year-old Odetta Clarke was placed under arrest at a Brooklyn Hospital back in August, […]