Crime

Private Physician found murdered in Duke St. Office; Car Missing and two staffers being questioned

A well-known private physician, Dr. Colin Roach, was found murdered in his Duke Street, Kingston office late last night, triggering a Police investigation. Dr. Roach owned and managed the Dr. Roach International Medical Centre at the same location. He was also a former Chairman of the National Sports Commission. Investigators were at the scene late […]

Businessman “Uncle Paul” Daby dies in Colombia after long battle with COVID-19

Guyanese businessman, Paul Daby, who found himself on the Police radar over the years being questioned about various suspected offences has died. He reportedly passed away in Colombia where he was being treated for post-COVID-19 ailments. Daby was diagnosed with COVID-19 weeks ago and was rushed to the COVID-19 hospital at Lilliendaal after experiencing breathing […]

Venezuelan man stabbed to death at Ruby backdam

Police investigators on the East Bank of Essequibo are probing the murder of a 24-year-old Venezuelan man. The dead man has been identified as Tony Birza. A police report of the incident said the man and his brother were heading to their home at Ruby Backdam early yesterday morning after a night out at a […]

SOCU fraud case against two Police Officers dismissed for lack of evidence

Two members of the Guyana Police Force who were charged earlier this year in connection with an alleged $19 Million fraud in the Force’s Finance Department were freed of the charges today after the Magistrate’s Court upheld their Attorneys’ no-case submission. Special Corporal Jenneka Carmichael and Constable Tatayana Smith were charged for allegedly deleting files […]

“Zipper” arrested in Campbellville cocaine bust

Three years after he was freed of a cocaine trafficking charge over insufficient evidence, businessman Andre Gomes aka “Zipper” has found himself again on the radar of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit. Gomes was arrested on Tuesday night during an operation by CANU at a house in the Campbellville area. The operation unearthed two blocks […]

Republic Park man busted with $4.7M worth of marijuana

A 39-year-old man is in the custody of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit after he was nabbed on Monday with more than 30 pounds of local and foreign marijuana in his car. CANU identified the suspect as Duvendra Sukhdeo of Republic Park, East Bank Demerara. CANU said based on information, it intercepted the motor car […]