By News Source Guyana on March 28, 2023
Crime, News
Police investigators in Port Kaituma in Region One, have detained a 17-year-old youth from the village, who is accused of murdering a 21-year-old porknocker from the same community. The porknocker’s body was found at the side of the roadway near his home with blood oozing from his head early this morning. Persons in the area […]
By News Source Guyana on March 28, 2023
Crime, News
The Charlestown man, who told Police investigators that he panicked after accidentally hitting his grandmother across the head resulting in her death, and later dumping her body in an empty lot, was today charged with the elderly woman’s murder and remanded to jail. The 27-year-old Charlestown resident, Yonnic Gilpin, appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly today […]
By News Source Guyana on March 24, 2023
Crime, News
A Sophia couple escaped an execution attempt on Thursday night, but the 34-year-old woman and her reputed husband are both nursing gunshot injuries. The businesswoman was outside her shop in B Field, Sophia with her husband on the inside on Thursday night when a dark coloured car pulled up and three armed men emerged from […]
By News Source Guyana on March 23, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
Pandemonium broke out at the Houston Secondary School this afternoon when a female teacher armed herself with a cutlass following an attack by a parent and a student of the school. The teacher, Kimone Gentle, who has been teaching at the school for several years, said she was forced to defend herself. Both the teacher […]
By News Source Guyana on March 23, 2023
Crime, News
Georgetown businessman, Davenand Singh, was today sentenced to 14 months in jail over the assault of his 25-year-old daughter. Singh was found guilty of causing actual bodily harm and using threatening language two weeks ago when the trial concluded before City Magistrate, Rhondel Weever. After the sentence was handed down today, the businessman hung his […]
By News Source Guyana on March 23, 2023
Crime, News
With upgrade works continuing at the Lusignan Prison, the authorities at the jail house have started to relocate prisoners to sections of the newly constructed prison block. The full rehabilitation of the prison is expected to be completed within the next few months. When completed, it is expected to ease the overcrowding situation at many […]
By News Source Guyana on March 23, 2023
Crime, News
Two weeks after he was remanded to jail on a drug trafficking charge, businessman and owner of the Blue Iguana club, Royston Peniston will have to remain behind bars, after an attempt to secure bail from the High Court failed. Peniston through his Attorneys, approached the High Court for bail on the drug trafficking charges. […]
By News Source Guyana on March 22, 2023
Crime, News
A police operation in Wisroc, Linden has left one man dead and another injured. The dead man has been identified as Randy Jerome. Jerome’s associate, Ronaldo Chapman, was reportedly injured during the incident, and is currently receiving treatment at the Linden Hospital Complex under police guard. Region 10 Divisional Commander, Hugh Winter, when contacted by […]
By News Source Guyana on March 22, 2023
Crime, News
The 20-year-old mother of three, who was arrested over the weekend following the stabbing death of her reputed husband, was charged today for manslaughter and granted bail in the sum of $300,000. The young woman, Alliyan Lewis, appeared before the Chief Magistrate this morning, where the manslaughter charge was read to her. She is accused […]
By News Source Guyana on March 22, 2023
Crime, News
The body of an 88-year-old woman was found this morning wrapped up in an old sheet and dumped in an empty lot in Russell Street, Charlestown. The dead woman has since been identified as Patsy Bovelle. She lived just opposite the empty lot where her body was found. Police investigators spent several hours at the […]