By News Source Guyana on November 18, 2020
Crime, News
A 15-year-old boy from Kitty died this afternoon, several hours after he was rushed to the hospital after being shot to the head allegedly by his 17-year-old friend. The young boy passed away this afternoon after doctors declared that he was brain dead hours before. He remained unresponsive in the Intensive Care Unit of the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 17, 2020
Crime, News
The two GRA Customs Officers who were held as part of the probe into the cocaine in scrap iron bust have been released from custody but they now have to report regularly to the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit. The more than 11 tons of cocaine was found in Belgium in a shipment of scrap iron […]
By News Source Guyana on November 16, 2020
Crime, News
There will be additional Police ranks on the streets across the country as the Guyana Police Force has rolled out its Christmas security plan. The plan was launched yesterday and will remain in place until the 15th January. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force said there will be an intensified focus on crime and […]
By News Source Guyana on November 13, 2020
Crime, News
Two prison officers attached to the Lusignan jail have been arrested following the discovery of a quantity of marijuana in a cupboard in the Barracks room at the prison facility. The arrests were made during a search by senior prison officials on Wednesday night. According to a Police statement, the two officers were immediately held […]
By News Source Guyana on November 13, 2020
Crime, News
Five persons have been arrested and are facing questioning over the suspected smuggling of Haitian nationals through Guyana. The Home Affairs Ministry announced today that a total of 26 Haitian nationals were found in a city hotel and in a bus along the Mabura road during two operations by law enforcement. According to the statement, […]
By News Source Guyana on November 12, 2020
Crime, News
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit on the insistence of the Head of the Unit, James Singh, has reopened the investigations into the 1.5 tons of cocaine that was found in a rice shipment from Guyana back in August. The bust was made in Germany and because the ship with the container of rice had made […]
By News Source Guyana on November 12, 2020
Crime, News
As the search continues for the shipper of the container from Guyana that was later busted in Belgium with 11.5 tons of cocaine, Guyana’s Customs Anti-Narcotics Agency and the Belgian Police and the US Drug Enforcement Administration are working closely together with the investigations. Senior officials at CANU indicated today that while there are no […]
By News Source Guyana on November 11, 2020
Crime, News
An illegal electrical connection at the SACHI’S shopping tent facility on Regent Street has been determined to be the cause of the fire that gutted the tent and the department store next door three nights ago. Fire investigators have concluded that the fire started at the tent facility which was located on the plot of […]
By News Source Guyana on November 11, 2020
Crime, Politics
Two students in Region Seven have tested positive for Coronavirus and are now in isolation. The tests were conducted two days ago and the results were returned today. The two students are residents of the dormitories at the Bartica Secondary and the Three Miles Secondary School. Both dorms have since been visited by Health officials […]
By News Source Guyana on November 11, 2020
Crime, News
Police investigators in Essequibo are probing the murder of a 16-year-old girl in the community of Richmond on the Essequibo Coast. The incident took place this morning and the girl’s ex-boyfriend is the suspect. The two reportedly shared a relationship and lived together for two years. The girl was at home this morning when the […]