By News Source Guyana on May 23, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
Having completed its investigations into the fire at the Mahdia School Dormitory that claimed the lives of 19 children, the Guyana Police Force has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions seeking advice on possible criminal charges. The Police Force in a statement tonight announced that a female student who was housed in the same […]
By News Source Guyana on May 23, 2023
Crime, News
The Labour Ministry is spearheading an investigation into yet another workplace fatal accident. A Sophia labourer, who has so far been identified only as “Kevin”, lost his life this morning when a concrete beam at the construction site for the Buddy’s Apartment complex on Sheriff Street came crashing down on him. Emergency services were summoned […]
By News Source Guyana on May 23, 2023
Crime, News
Chief Prison Officer, Patrick Perry, lost his life late on Monday night after crashing into a heap of sand that had been dumped on the roadway in the Melanie area, on the East Coast Demerara. Police investigators have launched a probe. An investigation revealed that at around 11:55pm on Monday, Perry was driving his motorcar […]
By News Source Guyana on May 22, 2023
Crime, News
With help from the US, Guyana has been able to push back against the drug trade, according to President Irfaan Ali The President has credited the outgoing US Ambassador, Sarah-Ann Lynch for the successes recorded in the Security Sector. Speaking at a farewell reception held on Friday in honour of the US Ambassador, President Ali […]
By News Source Guyana on May 20, 2023
Crime, News
Convicted mass killer and death row inmate Mark Royden Durant aka Royden Williams and “Smallie” made a daring escape from the Mazaruni Prison this afternoon under the guard of a boat load of heavily armed gunmen, suspected to be members of a Venezuelan gang. In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs said the inmate […]
By News Source Guyana on May 18, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
One day after the Special Organised Crime Unit issued a wanted bulletin for a Mon Repos couple as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering, the husband and wife surrendered to law enforcement today. In the presence of their Attorney, Bernard DaSilva, Riaz Ally and his wife, Jennifer Ally walked into the SOCU headquarters […]
By News Source Guyana on May 18, 2023
Crime, News
A 41-year-old man from Hunter Street, Albouystown is facing narcotics trafficking charges after he was nabbed with a drinks cooler packed with marijuana. A CANU statement said the suspect, Anthony Wilson, was arrested during a search operation at a shop that is owned by him. CANU said the seized marijuana carries a total weight of […]
By News Source Guyana on May 16, 2023
Crime, News
The American man, Bobby Allen Stark, who was arrested in Guyana last weekend, has been extradited from Guyana after deciding to waive an extradition hearing. Stark was wanted in the US state of Colorado on child sexual abuse claims. The wanted bulletin was issued for his arrest after he missed a Court date a few […]
By News Source Guyana on May 15, 2023
Crime, News
Just over a year after he missed a Court date in Colorado and went on the run, US fugitive Bobby Allen Stark has been arrested in Guyana. Stark who is wanted in the US State of Colorado is alleged to have committed a sexual assault of a child in the US and was facing charges […]
By News Source Guyana on May 15, 2023
Crime, News
A suspect in the deadly Linden home invasion has been found dead. The body of the man whose identity is still to be known, was found in an abandoned house in Wismar, Linden on Sunday. The body bore chop wounds to the back. He is believed to have been among the three persons who invaded […]