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The Policeman who was behind the steering wheel of the Police vehicle that was involved in a high-speed chase that ended in a fatal accident that claimed the lives of two youths, will face charges of causing death by dangerous driving. The Director of Public Prosecutions has advised that Police Officer, Lawrence Carmichael face the […]
An 18-year-old man was today charged and remanded to jail over the attempted murder of a 15-year-old boy. The accused, Claudius James appeared before Senior Magistrate Sherdel Issacs-Marcus and was not required to enter a plea to the charge. According to the case, it alleged that on the 22nd of February at Stabroek Market James wounded […]
Crime sleuths in Region Seven are probing the murder of a 62-year-old Brazilian hotel owner and miner who operated in the Cuyuni area. The dead man’s name has been given as Edmilson Dosantos aka “Damicio”. He operated a 12-room hotel at the Eteringbang Landing in the Cuyuni river. His body was found yesterday in one […]
Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit came under fire during a drug eradication operation in Berbice on Tuesday at #69 village in Corentyne. During the operation, as CANU agents were approaching a car suspected of being used for drug trafficking, two men jumped out and opened fire on the CANU agents, and managed to […]
A 49-year-old unlicensed driver from the lodge community lost his life yesterday morning when he lost control of the car he was driving and slammed into the side of a truck, flipping over in the process, before slamming into another car. Eyewitnesses said the man was speeding at the time. The dead man has been […]
The 28-year-old man who was arrested at the Cheddi Jagan Airport after more than six pounds of cocaine was found in a bowl of fried rice in his suitcase has been remanded to prison on the drug trafficking charge. Berbice resident, Esmond Jermaine Anderson appeared at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court on Monday to answer the […]
Former teacher at The Bishops’ High School, Coen Jackson was found not guilty on one of four charges related to alleged sexual activity with a child by abusing a position of trust. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the other three similar charges with nine jurors voting not guilty while three jurors […]
Two taxi drivers were remanded to jail on Friday in connection with a liquified cocaine bust that has also implicated a Chinese national, who was charged separately. In Court on Friday, taxi drivers 41-year-old Bernard Persaud and 40-year-old Godfrey Neblette were remanded to prison after being accused of attempting to traffick more than 19 pounds […]
A Chinese national who allegedly attempted to ship more than 19 pounds of cocaine to China was charged and remanded to prison this morning on drug trafficking charges. Appearing in Court this morning, 25-year-old Wang Xiu Feng pleaded not guilty to the drug trafficking offenses as he appeared before the Chief Magistrate and entered his […]
The man who was wanted by the Police in connection with the gunning down of his son-in-law was arrested at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport on Sunday as he attempted to board a flight to Barbados with connections to the US. The suspect’s name has been given as Shurwayne Brandt. According to sources at […]
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