By News Source Guyana on October 14, 2021
Crime, News
Two former Policemen who were recently found guilty of raping a woman when she visited a Police station to file a report, were both slapped with a sentence of 25 years in jail today. During the trial, the victim testified that she was attacked and raped in a washroom in the station by the two […]
By News Source Guyana on October 13, 2021
Crime, News, Politics
The APNU+AFC Opposition has issued a call on the Guyana Police Force to come clean on the police shooting death of Grove resident, Kevin Andries. The 34-year-old man was shot dead by the police early on Monday morning. In a statement, the Police claimed that its ranks returned fire as Andries and another man ran […]
By News Source Guyana on October 13, 2021
Crime, News
Prisoners housed at the Lusignan Prison can expect better accommodation in the new year when work on three additional holding facilities inside the prison compound is completed. The new facilities are being constructed at a cost of over $1 billion. The media was taken on a tour of the facility at the prison this morning. […]
By News Source Guyana on October 13, 2021
Crime, News
Six years after he was arrested, charged, and remanded to jail for the murder of his reputed wife, former Police Sergeant Colin Bailey walked free of the charge. During the trial this morning, the Prosecution admitted to the Judge that the witnesses in the matter would not provide any evidence tying the former police officer […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2021
Crime, News
A nail technician’s career switch has landed her in the custody of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit after she was busted at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with a quantity of cocaine in frozen curry and frozen pepperpot. 33-year-old Malika Lambert was preparing to board a flight to Panama with connections to New York when CANU […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2021
Crime, News
Police investigators are seeking the public’s help in getting information about the whereabouts of 25-year-old Seon Caesar, who is also known as “Ratty”. The Kaneville, East Bank Demerara resident is wanted for the murder of Nelson Thomas called “Rambo”. The 36-year-old miner was stabbed to death in Kaneville during a robbery, hours after he returned […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2021
Crime, News
The CEVON’s Waste Disposal company was attacked by gunmen early this morning who tied up the security guards and escaped with a safe with an undisclosed sum of money. The Police report of the incident said it was around 2 o’clock this morning when a security guard was held at gunpoint in the guard hut […]
By News Source Guyana on October 8, 2021
Crime, News
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, Sharon Hicks is under investigation by the Police for demanding money with menace and fraud. She is accused of demanding $200,000 from the owner of a security service as part of an alleged deal to ensure the security service continues to get contracts from the Ministry. […]
By News Source Guyana on October 7, 2021
Crime, News
The 24-year-old labourer who has been accused of starting a fire that gutted the Brickdam Police station was today charged with setting fire to a building that belongs to the state and remanded to jail. The accused, Clarence Greene, appeared before the Chief Magistrate with his Attorneys Ronald Daniels and Kiswana Jefford at his side. […]
By News Source Guyana on October 6, 2021
Crime, News
Deputy Police Superintendent Dexter Brown was remanded to jail today after he was charged with trafficking more than 20 pounds of marijuana. The Police Officer appeared today at the Vigilance Magistrate Court before Magistrate Fabayo Azore. The Magistrate remanded the accused Police Officer to jail until the 2nd November 2021. Officer Brown was arrested on […]