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The death toll as a result of road accidents jumped by four on Monday morning after a smash up between a mini-bus and a sand truck at Greenwich Park on the East Bank of Essequibo. The four persons who lost their lives were identified as 50-year-old mini-bus driver, Vernon Prowell, 72-year-old Margaret Kennedy; 57-year-old Olga […]
The two men who were arrested last Thursday in connection with the discovery of 13 pounds of cocaine in milk powder packets at the airport, appeared in Court today and offereed two different pleas to the Magistrate. 52-year-old Cranson Henry, who was held at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with the cocaine laden milk powder packages […]
Owner of the Blue Iguana club, Royston Peniston, was remanded to jail today after being charged with being in possession of a quantity of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The 44-year-old man was arrested at his Festival City home on Friday by agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, after a search of the […]
Local Calypsonian and drug trafficking deportee, Mark Ferdinand could find himself singing a different tune as he is facing serious charges following a drug bust at the Cheddi Jagan Airport. 44-year-old Mark Anthony Ferdinand was arrested at his Pouderoyen home on Thursday after investigators were led there, following the arrest of 52-year-old Cranson Carlton Henry […]
A wild-life trader from Soesdyke on the East Bank of Demerara, who was recently found guilty of trafficking in persons has been sentenced to three years in jail. The man was found guilty of trafficking two Venezuelan nationals. In handing down the sentence, Magistrate Faith McGusty, ordered the businessman, Feezal Shaw to also pay $2.127M […]
Two persons from Berbice have been added to the growing list of road fatalities in the country. Motorcylist Devindra Lakraj and his pillon rider, Ronny Persaud, both of Corriverton, lost their lives on Tuesday night when Lakraj reportedly lost control of his motorcyle and slammed into a car along the #79 Public Road in Berbice. […]
The Guyana Police Force and the Child Care and Protection Agency have launched an investigation into the abandonment of a newborn baby near a canal in Recess, Mahaicony. In a statement today, the Guyana Police Force said the baby was seen by a team of doctors and is in good health in the care of […]
The two Brazilian men, who were nabbed last week at an illegal mining site in Guyana with an unlicensed helicopter, are facing a number of charges in the local Courts. The duo, helicopter pilot Alexandre Felix Plan and labourer Ricardo Silva, appeared in Court on Monday and were told of the multiple charges filed against […]
With a number of cases still before the Courts, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) has reported that it was able to take more than $1.1 bilion worth of drugs off the streets of Guyana in 2022. According to CANU, it was able to seize over 3400 kgs of narcotics in 2022, which represents a […]
Almost a year after she was nabbed at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with cocaine in her suitcase and packets of cocaine strapped to her body, 26-year-old former media worker, Zanneel Williams was today sentenced to four years in jail. Williams was busted in April 2022 with more than 17 pounds of cocaine in her carry-on […]
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