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More than $295 million worth of marijuana plants and seeds were discovered early this morning during a Police operation in the Upper Berbice river area. The Police said the marijuana farm was found with 35,000 marijuana plants and 40 pounds of marijuana seeds. A search was conducted at the farm by the Police, and they […]
More than a month after he surrendered to investigators of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, businessman and former national cyclist, Tyrone Hamilton, has been charged for drug trafficking and remanded to jail. He appeared at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court this morning, where he was charged with conspiracy to traffic more than 150 pounds of cocaine […]
A number of weapons belonging to the Cerberus Security Company, and OP Security Services were seized by the Guyana Police Force after 24-year-old Ashanti Liverpool, and 19-year-old Jared Jagnand were killed by two security guards in separate incidents. Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn told reporters today that following the deadly shootings last month, he […]
A 52-year-old East Ruimveldt resident was stabbed to death on Wednesday afternoon after becoming involved in a scuffle with a man who had used a gay slur against him. A police report identified the dead man as Shawn George of Vlissengen Square. The Police in its statement explained that George was sitting in front of […]
A 22-year-old labourer who attempted to fight off two bandits as they tried to steal his motorcycle, was shot dead on Sunday night in the Sophia area. Police have identified the dead youth as Alwin Griffith of A Field, South Sophia. According to a Police statement, at around 9:30 on Sunday night, Griffith was sitting […]
Police investigators have traveled to the Upper Mazaruni community of Jawalla village to probe the death of a 20-year-old miner, which occurred on Friday. The Police in a statement said its investigations have so far revealed that on Friday after completing his work, the miner, Steve Stephen, prepared dinner but retired to bed in his […]
A 36-year-old woman lost her life late last night at the corners of Princess and High Street, when she was hit down and crushed by a container truck. Police have identified the dead woman as Nina Williams. A 24-year-old man who was driving the container truck at the time of the accident, has since been […]
The Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Defence Force have launched a joint operation aimed at fighting crime and tackling the reckless use of the country’s roadways. The new operation has employed the use of drones, being manned by the Guyana Defence Force to keep surveillance over a number of areas across Georgetown. The operation […]
Police in Suriname are probing the execution-styled murder of two Guyanese men, who were both suspected of being linked to murder cases in Guyana. The two dead men have been identified as Jerimiah Smith and Oswick Bazillio. According to reports, the two were gunned down on a street in Parimaribo. The two men had reportedly […]
Two young men from Corentyne, Berbice were charged today with the murder of 52-year-old Ninawattie Nandalall, who was a domestic worker in the same Corentyne village. The woman’s lifeless body was found last Thursday morning in the backdam of Number 0 village, Corentyne. A post mortem examination revealed that she had been strangled and also […]
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