By News Source Guyana on September 6, 2020
Crime, News
A 57-year-old villager from Cotton Tree on the West Coast of Berbice has been arrested as the Police continue their probe into the brutal slaying of two teenaged cousins from #3 village in the same West Coast Berbice area. The Guyana Police Force in a short statement confirmed the arrest but offered no other details. […]
By News Source Guyana on September 6, 2020
Crime, News
Police investigators in Berbice are probing the murder of two teenagers whose lifeless bodies were discovered this afternoon in the backdam of the village of Cotton Tree on the West Coast of Berbice. The dead teens have been identified as 16-year-old Isaiah Henry and 18-year-old Joel Henry. They were last seen alive on Saturday when […]
By News Source Guyana on September 3, 2020
Crime, News
An East Ruimveldt resident who was recently arrested in connection with a murder investigation was today charged and remanded to jail for the possession of an unlicensed firearm, ammunition, and discharging a loaded firearm. 27-year-old Wayne Castello who is also known as “top Cat” appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and pleaded […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2020
Crime, News
Police investigators are probing the murder of a vagrant who did odd jobs at the Bourda market over a $200 debt. 52-year-old Ovid Chester, who is originally from the East Coast of Demerara, was stabbed multiple times to his body today after he was confronted by a vagrant who accused him of not paying him […]
By News Source Guyana on September 1, 2020
Crime, News
For a third Court day, husband and wife Yuri Garcia and Ateeka Ishmael found themselves facing fresh conspiracy to commit felony charges related to their operation of the Accelerated Financial Capital company. Today the couple faced 12 new charges. On Monday they were slapped with 10 charges. Last Thursday, they were charged in two different […]
By News Source Guyana on September 1, 2020
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force is looking for a drug trafficking suspect who sprinted away leaving his Honda CRV with 112 pounds of marijuana behind at the seawall. A police statement said explained that on Monday night, Police ranks were conducting an anti-crime patrol in the Montrose, East Coast Demerara area when they noticed a blue […]
By News Source Guyana on August 31, 2020
Crime, News
A Chief Prison Officer became the country’s latest road fatality this morning after being involved in a smash-up on Homestretch Avenue. Dead is 38-year-old Prince Cox of Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara. According to a Police statement, Chief Prison Officer Cox was a passenger in the car being driven by a prison officer when the accident […]
By News Source Guyana on August 31, 2020
Crime, News, Politics
A Clerical Assistant and an Election Clerk attached to the Guyana Elections Commission have been charged with fraud related to the 2020 elections. The two charges were separate and related to two different incidents. In the case of the Clerical Assistant, Enrique Livan, he is facing a charge of unlawfully altering the figures from the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 31, 2020
Crime, News
Elections Returning Officer for Region Four, Clairmont Mingo was marched before the Chief Magistrate this morning and slapped with four charges of misconduct in public office related to allegations of fraud in the 2020 elections. He was granted bail in the sum of $150,000 on each of the four charges. The Prosecution’s case is that […]
By News Source Guyana on August 31, 2020
Crime, News, Politics
The Returning Officer for Region Four and the IT Officer who was involved in the tabulation of data from the Region Four votes are both expected in Court this morning to face charges related to allegations of fraud in the 2020 elections. Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo will face a charge of misconduct in public office […]