By News Source Guyana on August 29, 2021
Crime, News
A well-loved and respected religious leader in the Berbice area, Pandit Rishi Bharrat was beaten to death on Saturday night after asking a group of men who were gathered outside his yard to lower their music. Police Commander in the Berbice area, Senior Superintendent Jairam Ramlakhan told News Source this morning that 10 suspects have […]
By News Source Guyana on August 28, 2021
Crime, News
A joint operation between the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit and the Guyana Police Force has resulted in the seizure of 540 pounds of marijuana and the arrest of two suspects. Details on the identity of the two suspects have not been released. The bust took place on Friday in Campbell Avenue in Georgetown. A report […]
By News Source Guyana on August 25, 2021
Crime, News
Police have arrested three men, ages 24, 37 and 42, as they continue their probe into the alleged theft of several medical equipment and blank COVID-19 vaccination books from the Health Ministry. The police said two alarms were raised by a nurse attached to the Vreed-en-Hoop Health Centre when two of the suspects approached her […]
By News Source Guyana on August 23, 2021
Crime, News
The mother-in-law of a Sophia man who was found murdered last Sunday morning and three other persons were today remanded to jail for the man’s death. 24-year-old Keon McPherson who lived in D’ Field Sophia was discovered dead in a yard at C’ Field Sophia early Sunday morning. A post-mortem examination found gunshot wounds and […]
By News Source Guyana on August 23, 2021
Crime, News
An 18-year-old man was stabbed to death at Swan Village along the Linden/Soesdyke highway on Saturday night during a drunken fight with one of his friends. Investigators have identified the dead man as Roy Boston. A police report revealed that late on Saturday night, Boston and a group of friends were at a bar in […]
By News Source Guyana on August 23, 2021
Crime, News
Four persons are expected in Court this week to face murder charges in relation to the death of Sophia youth Keon Mcpherson. The D’ Field Sophia man was found murdered last Sunday morning in a yard at C’ Field Sophia. In a statement, the Police said the Director of Public Prosecutions has advised that murder […]
By News Source Guyana on August 20, 2021
Crime, News
The wife of accused Ponzi scheme operator Yuri Garcia Dominguez who is also facing fraud charges was today charged for falsifying a Coronovirus test result. The woman Ateeka Ishmael appeared in Court today and pleaded not guilty to the charge of falsifying the COVID test result. She is alleged to have provided a false test […]
By News Source Guyana on August 20, 2021
Crime, News
A Corporate Secretary who was on trial for causing death by dangerous driving has settled the matter with the dead man’s family to the tune of $5million and that has resulted in the Police no longer pursuing the matter in Court. Police Officer Carl Roach died on the 25th November 2019 along Brickdam after he […]
By News Source Guyana on August 19, 2021
Crime, News
Police investigators were forced to release a Berbice woman and a man who were arrested this week for cocaine trafficking after the packets of milk the woman had in her possession while preparing to board a flight to Barbados turned out to be really milk. The Police in its initial release claimed that it busted […]
By News Source Guyana on August 19, 2021
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force has reported that serious crimes have been on the decline since the start of this year when compared to the same period last year. According to the Police, only reported cases of rape have seen a marginal increase in numbers. An abridged version of the Police Force’s crime statistics was released […]