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Two Venezuelan nationals were arrested on Saturday afternoon when the Police carried out an operation at a Johanna Cecilia house and found more than 90 pounds of compressed marijuana. The police said the marijuana was found stashed in the ceiling of the house tightly wrapped in brown scotch tape and plastic. The two Venezuelan men […]
The 30-year-old man accused of the murder of his 19-year-old stepson has been arrested by the Police. According to a Police statement, the murder suspect, Shawn Bobb, was nabbed by Police investigators at Helena #1, Mahaica fully dressed as a woman with a wig and make-up included. The arrest came three days after the murder […]
Opposition Members of Parliament Christopher Jones and Annette Ferguson along with eight other persons walked out of the Georgetown Magistrates Court free of the charges of taking part in an illegal procession and obstructing a Peace Officer. The dismissal of the charges came after Magistrate Rhondella Weever upheld the no-case submissions made by Attorneys Lyndon […]
The Guyana Police Force announced this afternoon that it has made a number of arrests as it probes a popular satirical cartoon character on allegations of cyberbullying. According to a statement from Police headquarters, it received several complaints of cyberbullying implicating persons who are making publications on social media under the name “Mudwata”. The Police […]
A 19-year-old East La Penitence youth who attempted to protect his mother yesterday from her abusive partner has died from the stab injuries that he sustained. The youth, Isaiah Edwards and his mother were at home when his stepfather started to abuse the mother because she was cooking late. The young man reportedly went to […]
A pregnant 24-year-old woman was stabbed to death this afternoon in her C’ Field Sophia home and her ex-boyfriend is the main suspect. Dead is Loretta Simon who was three months pregnant, according to family members. The incident took place just after 1 o’clock this afternoon. According to reports, the woman was at home with […]
With the construction of a new Brickdam Police station high on the agenda, the Government has allocated a whopping $4.9 Billion to the Guyana Police Force in the 2022 budget. In his budget speech this afternoon, the Minister of Finance announced that works will commence on a multi-storey building to consolidate the operations of the […]
The Director of the Public Prosecutions is standing by her decision to recommend a charge of manslaughter and not murder against the Policeman fingered in the shooting death of Essequibo businessman, Orin Boston. The DPP was requested by the Attorney for the Boston family, Nigel Hughes, to relook at the case and update the charge […]
Customs Agents in Senegal have seized a Guyana registered vessel that arrived in the West African country with three containers of ammunition on board. The ammunitions that were found onboard the cargo vessel “Eolika” or “Eureka” are believed to be worth more than US$5 million. The authorities in Senegal did not provide details about the […]
Attorney Nigel Hughes who is representing the interest of the family of the Essequibo businessman who was shot dead in his bed by the Police has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions, seeking a review of the manslaughter charge filed against the alleged shooter and urging that the charge be updated to a murder […]
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