By News Source Guyana on May 8, 2018
Crime, News
Even as the Guyana Revenue Authority boasts of recouping hundreds of millions in taxes from smuggling, the authority is making it clear that whistleblowers have significantly improved the agency’s revenue collection. In a statement on Tuesday, GRA said its Law Enforcement and Investigation Division (LEID) continues to fight against smuggling, pointing out that from January 2018 […]
By News Source Guyana on May 7, 2018
Crime
Police in Grenada have a seventy-year old Guyanese national in custody assisting with investigations after a large quantity of cocaine was found stashed under the seat of his motorized wheel chair. According to media reports out of Grenada, the elderly man was arrested on Saturday at the Maurice Bishop International Airport. At the time of […]
By News Source Guyana on May 7, 2018
Crime
24-year-old unlicensed driver, Ronald Balgobin, was today sentenced to four years in jail after he pleaded guilty to causing the death of two persons by dangerous driving. The accused stood before the Chief Magistrate at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and took full responsibility for the deaths. The Court heard that on April 13th at Land […]
By News Source Guyana on May 7, 2018
Crime, News
One week after a Sophia resident claimed self-defense as he stabbed an alleged bird thief to death, he found himself before the Courts facing a manslaughter charge. Fifty-six year old Peter Jansen appeared in the Courtroom of the Chief Magistrate this morning, where the unlawful killing charge was read to him. He was not required […]
By News Source Guyana on May 7, 2018
Crime, News, Politics
A Joint Services investigative team that probed the June 2008 murder of eight miners at Lindo Creek is being called upon to provide reasons why it did not interview any civilian before it completed its probe and offered its findings. The report from the investigation which lasted just about two weeks cleared the Joint Services […]
By News Source Guyana on May 7, 2018
Crime, News
The pirate attacks in neighbouring Suriname which has left 15 Guyanese fishermen dead will likely come up in Guyana’s National Assembly for discussion at its next sitting. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo intends to bring the issue up as he requests that the Government offers help to the families of the fishermen. Mr. Jagdeo met with […]
By News Source Guyana on May 7, 2018
Crime, News
Former Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh and former Head of NICIL, Winston Brassington were once again not present in Court today as the charges for misconduct in public office was once again called against them. This time however, a high-level team of lawyers entered appearances for the two former Government officials. The charges against the two […]
By News Source Guyana on May 6, 2018
Crime, News
Police in the North West District are probing the murder of a 34-year-old man whose lifeless body was discovered by his wife. In a statement, the Police said 34-year-old Clinton Henry of Yambay, Eclipse Falls Top in the North West District was having a drink with his brother on Saturday night in front of their […]
By News Source Guyana on May 4, 2018
Crime
One year after a young woman was charged for the stabbing death of her brother, she walked out of the Magistrates’ Court a free woman today. Twenty-five year old Debra Hansraj, of Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara left the courtroom with wide smile on her face after Magistrate Fabayo Azore ruled there was not enough […]
By News Source Guyana on May 4, 2018
Crime, News, Politics
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) in Guyana and the Rights of the Child Commission plan to work together to see the operationalization a Youth Court in Guyana. UNICEF Representative Ms. Sylvie Fouet said the move to establish the Court, which is being spearheaded by the Chancellor of the Judiciary Justice Yonnette Cummings Edwards, will address […]