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The Governance and Security Committee of the Private Sector Commission is requesting yet another meeting with the Public Security Minister and the Police Commissioner to raise concern about the crime situation in the country. Although official statistics provided by the Police Force has shown a decrease in criminal activity, there continues to be a widespread […]
A 36-year-old Ecuadorian man, Julio Ceasar-Harreira, is waking up behind bars this morning after admitting to a City Magistrate that he came to Guyana with a plan to sell fake US visas. He also pleaded guilty to being in possession of a quantity of cocaine. The Court was told that on the 23rd May during […]
The Guyana Police Force announced this morning that it has arrested the prime suspect in the alleged robbery under arms and shooting of popular motor-racer Kristian Jeffery. According to a Police statement, the suspect was arrested on Tuesday during a cordon and search operation in the Agricola community. Motor-racer, Kristian Jeffrey and a friend said […]
Jamaican Reggae Superstar Buju Banton is urging the youths of Guyana to reject violence and turn to a life of more harmony. During his “I am legend” concert on Saturday night, Banton told the over 24,000 people gathered at the National Stadium that Guyana’s youths should not embrace violence. He said “years ago Guyana was […]
Local motor racing champion, Kristian Jeffrey, is nursing a gunshot injury to his right ear after being held at gunpoint and shot during a robbery in the wee hours of Sunday morning. The young racer told the Police that he was walking along with a friend to meet a taxi after leaving the Buju Banton […]
Chief Justice (ag) Roxanne George-Wiltshire late this afternoon ordered the release of Police Inspector Prem Narine, who was sentenced to seven days in jail by a City Magistrate for misconduct in Court. The Chief Justice’s decision was as a result of an application to the High Court by the Inspector’s Attorney, Everton Lammy Singh. In […]
A Police Inspector was today sentenced to seven days in jail for contempt of Court. Inspector Prem Narine landed himself in hot water as he got into a verbal back and forth with Magistrate Rondel Weever while giving evidence in a fraud case. According to reports, while being questioned, the Inspector repeatedly asked for his […]
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning, a 41-year-old mini-bus driver and his 18-year-old conductor appeared before the Chief Magistrate to face charges related to the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl. The conductor, Keron Adams, was slapped with the charge of sexual penetration of a child below the age of 16-years. The driver was […]
Almost two weeks after 20-year-old, Patrick Fraser aka “white boy” was gunned down in Bagotstown, a 22-year-old man has been charged and remanded to jail for his murder. Diamond resident, Kevin Rose, appeared in Court this morning before the Chief Magistrate Ann McClennan and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder […]
Police investigators are probing the shooting death of wanted man, Colin Hooper, in East La Penitence last evening. According to the Police, Hooper was wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of money changer, Prince Alleyne. Alleyne was shot dead back in April just after parking his car in front of the Ashmin’s building. […]
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