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A 26-year-old soldier attached to the Guyana Defence Force was today charged and remanded to jail for the attempted murder of his girlfriend. The accused, Philon Edwards, from West Coast Berbice, was not required to enter a plea to the indictable attempted murder charge this morning as he appeared at the Blairmont Magistrates’ Court Edwards […]
A 27-year-old Venezuelan woman, who lives in Guyana, has been charged with three counts of Trafficking in Persons and one count of Unlawful Withholding of Identification documents. The accused, Andreina Jimenez, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty. She pleaded not guilty to the four (4) charges and […]
A 17-year-old boy from the Sophia community is nursing a gunshot wound to his left thigh. He has told Police investigators that he was shot by two persons on a motorcycle early on Sunday morning, while he was on another motorcycle with a friend. The teenager told investigators that the incident occurred at around 2:30 […]
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus is expected to return to Court tomorrow to face 21 additional charges related to allegations of money laundering and other financial crimes. The Special Organised Crime Unit filed the additional charges as it continues its probe into the finances and financial dealings of the Assistant Commissioner of Police. Mr. […]
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus, who is facing more than 200 criminal charges in the Court on allegations of money laundering and other financial crimes, has filed a $400 million lawsuit against Attorney General Anil Nandlall, Head of the Special Organised Crime Unit, Asst. Commissioner Fizal Karimbaksh and a number of other Police Officers. […]
An early morning jog by Electrical contractor, Carlton Smartt turned deadly this morning after he was hit down and pinned by a speeding sand truck that was involved in an accident with another sand truck. According to eyewitnesses, one of the trucks was being driven along Sheriff Street, while the other was crossing Sheriff Street […]
With the Guyana Police Force facing serious allegations of political interference and corruption, the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) said it would support the launch of a Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the Police Force and all of its operations. At a press conference on Monday, WPA co-leader, Dr David Hinds explained that the intention of […]
A Georgetown businessman was busted by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit at his residence on Monday with just over eight pounds of cocaine in his possession. The businessman’s name has been given as Lennox Gowen of Avocado Drive in East Ruimveldt. According to reports, a suitcase arrived at the Eno Backtrack crossing for Gowen from neighbouring […]
Embattled Assistant Police Commissioner, Calvin Brutus, was back in Court today to face the remaining 201 charges filed against him on allegations of fraud and money laundering. When Brutus made his first Court appearance on October 24 to face the initial 31 charges, he appeared before the Acting Chief Magistrate dressed in his uniform. However, […]
A 40-year-old chainsaw operator from Hillfoot Squatting area on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway died tragically early this morning after being attacked, robbed, beaten and stabbed by a group of men. Police identified the dead man as Davanan Hosea. The Police said the incident took place at around 1:35 this morning. The Police report stated that Davanan […]
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