Crime

Roger Khan to arrive in Guyana in early September

Convicted Guyanese drug trafficker, Shaheed Roger Khan, who recently completed a 10-year jail sentence in the United States will be deported to Guyana in the first week in September, according to sources familiar with his case. Khan has remained in US custody since being released from prison in July. News Source understands that the Guyana […]

18-months in jail for youth who robbed ex-boss after being fired

19-year-old, Imran Persaud will spend the next 18 months behind bars after pleading guilty to robbing his former employer two days after he was fired from the job.  Persaud, who was unrepresented, made his first appearance in Court this morning before the Chief Magistrate and chose not to waste the Court’s time. He admitted to […]

Serious crimes down by 25% from 2014, reports PNCR

While declaring that no level of crime is acceptable, Citizenship Minister and former Police Commissioner, Winston Felix, is crediting the APNU+AFC Coalition for arresting Guyana’s crime situation over the past four years. At the PNC Reform’s weekly press conference this morning, Mr. Felix noted that serious crimes are down by 25% from 2014. “The PNCR […]

Felix reiterates that Haitians not involved in trafficking in persons or people smuggling in Guyana

Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix, today assured that despite the “hysteria” created in some sections of the media and by political elements on the number of Haitians visiting Guyana, no Haitian national has been found to be involved in trafficking in persons or people smuggling, as a victim or as a perpetrator. Speaking at the […]