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Five men were charged and remanded to prison today for the murder of 54-year-old Berbice resident, Bheem Evans. Evans was beaten, chopped and stuffed in a rice bag last Friday when he attempted to stop the men from attacking his son. The men were reportedly looking for the same Evans initially, accusing him of stealing […]
Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Yonnette Cummings has revealed that over 3000 cases of gender-based violence have made their way to the Courts so far for this year. Describing the situation as a cause for concern, the Chancellor made a call for there to be a special department set up to deal specifically with […]
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon wants to see the Police come clean with the reality of the crime situation in the country. With the Police Force recently indicating that serious crimes in Guyana are at their lowest in 10 years, the Opposition Leader said the figures may be presenting a false narrative as the Government fails […]
A Police operation in the Berbice river community of Fort Nassau unearthed a large marijuana farm with more than 120,000 plants and 450 pounds of dried marijuana. The Police said the marijuana found was valued at more than $115 million. During the operation, the plants were discovered on the large farm with some of the […]
The daily number of gun crimes and robberies in the country remains worrying although the overall crime rate has been decreasing, according to the Police. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum today said while there has been a slight reduction in gun robberies and murders between January and mid-November, both categories of crime remain a source of […]
Political party, A New and United Guyana has issued a call for Coroner’s inquests to be conducted into the four latest police shooting deaths which occurred in the past two months. In documents released over the weekend, the party wrote to the Chief Magistrate seeking Coroner’s inquests into the Police shooting death of David Smith […]
The Government intends to hold an amnesty for persons with illegal weapons, giving them a chance to lodge those weapons. The move is being considered as the Irfaan Ali administration prepares to legislate stiffer penalties for illegal firearm possession. The President made a statement on the issues this afternoon while examining measures that the […]
A prisoner who is serving two five-year sentences for robbery under arms escaped from the Lusignan prison this morning but was recaptured within a few hours. The 20-year-old prisoner, Shamar Prince, was working on the prison farm this morning and escaped through the eastern gate in the prison compound as a truck was entering the […]
Two foreign pilots, a Venezuelan national and a Colombian, who landed their small aircraft in Mahdia last week were charged and remanded today for illegal entry into Guyana. 32-year-old Juan David Villa and 48-year-old Gustavo Gomez appeared before the Chief Magistrate today to face the illegal entry charge. They were also charged for having 2 […]
One week after the murder of well-known physician Dr. Colin Roach, the two youths fingered in his death appeared in Court this morning to face murder charges. 19-year-old Hilton Franklin and his friend 18-year-old Lenrick Byass were charged with the murder of Dr. Colin Roach. Both men have been remanded to jail. The two teens […]
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