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One day after he made a dash for his freedom from the Lusignan jail, 18-year-old robbery accused Kavin Singh was recaptured this afternoon in the Good Hope canefields, still shackled at the feet. The man was found in a swampy section of the canefield by members of the Joint Services, who received information that he […]
Days after being busted with over $1million worth in marijuana by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit(CANU) in a Corentyne house, three persons were taken before the Court today to face drug trafficking charges. Appearing in the New Amsterdam Magistrates’ Court were 54-year-old Veronica Walker, 34-year-old, Neshella Walker, and 30-year-old Simeon Lawson. The Magistrate was told […]
Despite a spate of recent fires with many of them being blamed on arson, Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn told the National Assembly on Thursday that the prevalence of fires is actually on the decline in the country. On the issue of the fire that gutted the Brickdam Police station, the Minister said it […]
Opposition Member of Parliament with responsibility for the security sector Geeta Chandan-Edmond has condemned the government for using the Cybercrime Act for going after its critics, saying that was never the original intention of the legislation. She said the argument that the Act was passed under the coalition is outdated. According to the Opposition MP, […]
An 18-year-old man who was on remand at the Lusignan Prison on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition escaped from the facility this morning. A search is now underway in the efforts to capture him. The prisoner Kavin Singh was among seven prisoners who were picked up from their cell at around […]
The 30-year-old man who was caught disguised as a woman after a wanted bulletin was issued for him over the murder of his step-son, was taken to Court this morning to face the murder charge. The accused Shawn Bobb was dressed in his own clothes as he appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse where the murder […]
Fifteen persons in Castello Housing Scheme have been left homeless following a mid-morning fire that gutted their small apartment building. The fire is believed to have been started by a 3-year-old child who was playing with a cigarette lighter on a bed. Within minutes of the fire being spotted in the room just after 9 […]
Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit arrested a Surinamese national this morning with two shotguns and a quantity of ammunition. The bust took place in Springlands, Berbice while CANU and the Joint Support Team were conducting an operation close to one of the backtrack crossings that is used for persons traveling between Guyana and […]
Four Venezuelan nationals including two girls, ages 14 and 16, have been charged for the attempted murder of another Venezuelan teenager after allegedly assaulting and stabbing the 16-year-old. The four accused appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse and were not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge According to the Police report, it is […]
An abandoned Venezuelan registered aircraft was located over the weekend in Guyana at an illegal airstrip in Karuduni, about 20 kilometers from the Kurupukari crossing in Region Eight. An investigation into the discovery of the illegal plane and the illegal airstrip has been launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Guyana Police Force, and […]
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