By News Source Guyana on June 29, 2021
Crime, News
53-year-old Brazilian restaurant owner Beto Coutinho was found dead this afternoon at his Regent Street restaurant. The man’s body was found hanging in the living quarters of his restaurant. The gruesome discovery was made by relatives and friends this afternoon after they became concerned that he had not been seen all day and his business […]
By News Source Guyana on June 29, 2021
Crime, News, Politics
Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield, his Deputy Roxanne Myers and Returning Officer for Region 4 Clairmont Mingo appeared in Court this morning to face conspiracy to defraud charges related to last year’s elections. They were not required to enter a plea to the indictable charges and were granted $100,000 bail each. The last time the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 29, 2021
Crime, News
With tears flowing down his face, Norton Street, Georgetown resident Quincy Chase was this morning remanded to jail for the murder of his younger brother, Paul Chase. In Court, the 27-year-old man was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge, which stated that on the 25th June at the Cummings Street home […]
By News Source Guyana on June 25, 2021
Crime, News
Two women who were arrested after a quantity of marijuana and crystal met was found in the false bottom of lotion bottles have been charged for drug trafficking. The two appeared in Court today and were granted bail in the sum of $60,000 each. The bust took place at the Post Office. The Customs Anti […]
By News Source Guyana on June 25, 2021
Crime, News
A family row escalated into a deadly brawl this morning in Cummings Street, Georgetown when a man stabbed his brother to death after the brother punched their mother in the face. The dead man has been identified as 24-year-old Paul Chase. His elder brother, 27-year-old Quincy Reynolds has been arrested for the murder. The two […]
By News Source Guyana on June 24, 2021
Crime, News
An early morning fire which gutted two buildings at the corner of George and Durban Streets has left more than 20 Venezuelan migrants homeless. One of the buildings was rented by a group of Venezuelans. The Fire Service was summoned to the scene at around 1:45 this morning after persons raised an alarm as flames […]
By News Source Guyana on June 15, 2021
Crime, News
Agents from the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit and the Police are currently investigating the discovery of a burnt out Cessna 206 aircraft along the Bissaruni trail, 12 miles east of Kwakwani in the Upper Berbice area. In a statement, the Police said at around 8:15pm on Monday, a report was received about an aircraft that […]
By News Source Guyana on June 14, 2021
Crime, News
Three persons died on the spot and three others including a young baby are in a serious condition following an early morning smash-up at Fort Wellington in Berbice. The three dead persons were identified as 23-year-old taxi driver Carlos Edwards, 61-year-old retired Policeman Hookumchand Parmanand and 36-year-old Shabana Latiff. The dead taxi driver’s baby and […]
By News Source Guyana on June 11, 2021
Crime, News
The 22-year-old Lusignan Prison data entry clerk who was busted with a quantity of marijuana in an Ensure drink bottle has been charged for drug trafficking. The young man Joshua Sookdeo appeared in Court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to the charge that he had 80 grams of marijuana in his possession for the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 11, 2021
Crime, News
Days after being taken into custody for the murder of his mother, 24-year-old Linden resident, Hosiah Ajadai, collapsed and died this morning. The man was being held in Police custody in the inquires office at the Mackenzie Police station. According to the Police, this morning he complained about feeling unwell and was rushed to the […]