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Police on the Essequibo Coast arrested a 40-year-old woman during a search of her home after she handed over a quantity of cocaine to them. A Police statement said a party of police ranks went to the Bounty Hall home of Brenda Charles on Thursday afternoon after receiving information that she was involved in cocaine […]
The ex-husband of Babita Sarjou who was murdered in 2010, was today sentenced to 22 and a half years in jail for the crime, while his accomplice will face 18 and a half years in jail. The sentences were handed down today by the High Court. The husband, 45-year-old Anand Narine and his co-accused, 41-year-old […]
Opposition and PNC Leader Aubrey Norton has questioned the decision of the Guyana Police Force to issue wanted bulletins for 12 East Coast Demerara men under the Terrorism Act, over their alleged roles in a protest in June 2022 that saw damage to property and looting of stalls in the Mon Repos area. Speaking at […]
Three members of a Herstelling family are facing serious money laundering charges amounting to over $4 billion. The family has been under investigation for over three years and they are accused of laundering money for Chinese businesses. According to a statement from the Police, its Special Organised Crime Unit conducted the probe of Kenneth Ramnarine […]
A 26-year-old Police Constable is facing manslaughter charges over the shooting deaths of a fellow policeman and a fisherman. Police Constable Shane James recently appeared at the Mahaicony Magistrates Court on the 25th January, where he was slapped with two manslaughter charges over the deaths of Policeman Dwayne McPherson and fisherman Kishan Budburgh. The Guyana […]
Acting Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken, has issued a warning to members of the public that there will be consequences to be faced by those who block roads and disrupt the flow of traffic. In a statement in wake of recent incidents at Buxton and Hopetown, the acting Top Cop reminded that the blocking of […]
Convicted Guyanese drug trafficker, Barry Dataram, is finding out that the arms of US justice are long and its memory does not grow wary. The 45-year-old who was arrested on arrival at New York’s JFK Airport on the 26th January is facing multiple drug trafficking charges that date back to two decades ago. According to […]
Residents of Hopetown on the West Coast of Berbice set fire to a car late yesterday afternoon after it slammed into two residents of the community, resulting in their hospitalisations. The residents said the driver of the car was speeding through the community when he lost control of the car and hit down two residents […]
In its ongoing crackdown on the narco trade in Guyana, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit arrested Norton Street businessman Kirt Browne aka “Coco Tea” with 42 pounds of marijuana in his possession. The bust took place on Wednesday during a CANU operation. Acting on information, agents descended on the man’s Norton Street premises and carried […]
Convicted drug trafficker Barry Dataram who served jail time in Guyana after being found guilty of drug trafficking is now facing the US authorities and possible additional drug trafficking charges. Datatarm who completed his local prison sentence two years ago traveled to the US last Thursday and was arrested upon arrival. The 45-year-old Guyanese man […]
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