Crime

Seven in custody over Cuban kidnapping allegation; Police constable and alleged victim among persons held

The Guyana Police Force this afternoon announced that a full investigation has been launched into reports about the alleged kidnapping of a 29-year-old Cuban national, which reportedly took place on Wednesday. The alleged victim has since been found and has been taken into custody, along with a number of other persons. In a statement, the […]

West Demerara man remanded to prison for murder of Mother

A 24-year-old mason from Cornelia Ida on the West Coast of Demerara was charged and remanded to jail today over the murder of his mother. The accused, Greedesh Ramkissoon, appeared at the Leonora Magistrates’ Court this morning where the indictable charge was read to him. He was not required to enter a plea. He is […]

“Lash up” charged and remanded for murder of Providence man

22-year-old Peter’s Hall resident, Yanick Williams aka “Lash Up” was charged and remanded to jail this morning for the murder of Providence resident, Mohammed Faizul Shaheed. Shaheed was 69-years-old. His lifeless body was discovered in his Providence home last week after checks were made for him. In Court today, the murder accused Yanick Williams was […]

Three wanted over discovery of AK-47 weapons; Taxi driver charged

The Guyana Police Force has issued wanted bulletins for three men in connection with last week’s discovery of 10 high-powered AK-47 rifles in the Corentyne, Berbice area. The three wanted men have been identified as 33-year-old Antonio Alonzo Lawrie aka “Lanzo” of Farm Village, East Bank Demerara and Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, 32-year-old Ryan Singh aka […]

Suspect in Lethem robbery found dead, Another in custody

Police investigators in Region 9 are probing an armed robbery that occurred on Tuesday in Lethem at a business place. One of the suspects in the robbery has since been discovered dead with gunshot wounds, while another suspect has been taken into custody. A police report stated that it was just around 2pm on Tuesday […]

Elderly Providence man found murdered in home; teenage construction worker and two other suspects held

A 19-year-old construction worker and two others, including a 17-year-old, have been arrested and are being questioned over the murder of Providence, East Bank Demerara resident, Mohammed Shaheed aka Fizal” and “Artist”. Shaheed was 69-years old. In a statement this morning, the Police said it is suspected that the elderly man was murdered sometime between […]

Trinidadian national and Guyanese wanted by CANU for questioning about importation of cocaine

Guyana’s Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has issued a wanted bulletin for a Trinidad and Tobago national and a Guyanese for questioning about the alleged importation of cocaine and other drugs into Guyana. In a statement today, CANU identified the Trinidadian national as 23-year-old Ricardo Ramesh Chanarbhan. His last known address was Stadium Road, Providence in […]

Three wanted for murder of Cuban national

Three days after the gunning down of Cuban national, Danier Vegas Infante at his Queenstown workplace, the Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for three suspects. The Police Force is looking for Nicholas Daby, Mikhail Joseph and Baraka Garnett. Investigators are asking that anyone with information on the whereabouts of the three men […]

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