Crime

“Top Cat” remanded to jail on gun charges

An East Ruimveldt resident who was recently arrested in connection with a murder investigation was today charged and remanded to jail for the possession of an unlicensed firearm, ammunition, and discharging a loaded firearm. 27-year-old Wayne Castello who is also known as “top Cat” appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and pleaded […]

Vagrant stabbed to death at Bourda market over $200 debt

Police investigators are probing the murder of a vagrant who did odd jobs at the Bourda market over a $200 debt. 52-year-old Ovid Chester, who is originally from the East Coast of Demerara, was stabbed multiple times to his body today after he was confronted by a vagrant who accused him of not paying him […]

Attorney knocks Police for “abuse of process” over daily charges against alleged Ponzi scheme suspects

For a third Court day, husband and wife Yuri Garcia and Ateeka Ishmael found themselves facing fresh conspiracy to commit felony charges related to their operation of the Accelerated Financial Capital company. Today the couple faced 12 new charges. On Monday they were slapped with 10 charges. Last Thursday, they were charged in two different […]

Chief Prison Officer dies in Homestretch Avenue crash

A Chief Prison Officer became the country’s latest road fatality this morning after being involved in a smash-up on Homestretch Avenue. Dead is 38-year-old Prince Cox of Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara. According to a Police statement, Chief Prison Officer Cox was a passenger in the car being driven by a prison officer when the accident […]

Clerical Assistant and Election Clerk charged and granted bail over alleged fraud related to input of election figures

A Clerical Assistant and an Election Clerk attached to the Guyana Elections Commission have been charged with fraud related to the 2020 elections. The two charges were separate and related to two different incidents. In the case of the Clerical Assistant, Enrique Livan, he is facing a charge of unlawfully altering the figures from the […]

Mingo on $600,000 bail on 4 misconduct in public office charges

Elections Returning Officer for Region Four, Clairmont Mingo was marched before the Chief Magistrate this morning and slapped with four charges of misconduct in public office related to allegations of fraud in the 2020 elections. He was granted bail in the sum of $150,000 on each of the four charges. The Prosecution’s case is that […]

Police file charges against Mingo and keep him in custody

On the same day that he should have been released from Police custody after being held 72hrs for questioning, the Guyana Police Force opted to file criminal charges against the Election Returning Officer for Region 4, Clairmont Mingo. Mingo should have been released just after 2pm today but his Attorney was informed that a decision […]

Large crowd protests in support of suspects in alleged ponzi scheme

More than one hundred persons gathered outside the Vigilance Magistrates’ Court this morning in support of Cuban businessman Yuri Garcia and his Guyanese wife Ateeka Ishmael who have been accused of financial fraud related to a suspected ponzi scheme. While the couple was ushered into the compound to await their Court appearance, the large crowd […]