By News Source Guyana on March 21, 2019
Crime, News
A 26-year-old man who had previously been charged in connection with robberies and a murder, was shot dead in Albouystown this afternoon. Dead is Collis Collison of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara and William Street, Kitty. In an official statement, the Police said Collison was approached by another man who was brandishing a weapon. The […]
By News Source Guyana on March 19, 2019
Crime, News, Politics
Almost a year and half since contempt of Court charges were filed against the Directors of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited, the Chief Magistrate threw out the charges today, saying that the Directors should not have been charged in the first place. The Directors were charged over their alleged refusal to provide […]
By News Source Guyana on March 18, 2019
Crime, News
A Pensioner was today slapped with the charge of distributing nude photos of his reputed wife at the woman’s workplace. 65-year-old, Martial Arts Instructor, Godfrey Taylor, pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him by the Chief Magistrate. The charge stated on the 15th December, 2018 at the Georgetown Public Hospital […]
By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2019
Crime, News, Politics
Chief Magistrate Ann McClennan this morning threw out the private criminal charges filed against the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission and the three Government nominated Commissioners. The Chief Magistrate said the private charges were frivolous, a waste of the Court’s time and an abuse of the Court. The charges were filed by local engineer […]
By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2019
Crime, News
The 33-year-old Muslim scholar who is facing a number of rape cases in the Court, was today found guilty of raping a 9 year old boy, as the first rape case came to a close at the High Court. The jury returned the guilty verdict this afternoon against Nezaam Ali. He was found guilty of […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2019
Crime, News
34-year-old, business woman and bar owner, Savita Persaud has been remanded to jail for the alleged trafficking of persons. Persaud, appeared before the Chief Magistrate and was not required to enter a plea to the charges. The Court was told that she was involved in the trafficking of two Venezuelan nationals, the withholding of their […]
By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2019
Crime, News
Pandemonium broke out at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning as the unlawful death charge against 21-year-old, Rick Sewcharran was dismissed. The charge was related to the death of his girlfriend Sasia Adams, who it was alleged, he pushed from his car. The Chief Magistrate dismissed threw the case out and allowed the young man […]
By News Source Guyana on March 8, 2019
Crime, News
Three prisoners who posed with improvised weapons and video recorded themselves inside the Lusignan jailhouse, will now face new charges, according to the Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels. The video of the prisoners surfaced on social media earlier this week after one of them reportedly sent it out to someone. In the video, the prisoners […]
By News Source Guyana on March 7, 2019
Crime, News
(Atlanta, Georgia) Police in DeKalb County, Georgia are trying to get the public’s help as they probe the murder of 58-year-old Guyanese national, Darnley Colin Marshall. The body of the father of six was found burnt and dumped in a park last Thursday. His Suzuki motorcycle is missing, according to family members. Family members are […]
By News Source Guyana on March 7, 2019
Crime, News
A Father of twelve from Region One, will be spending the next 44 years in prison after he was found guilty and sentenced for the rape of a child. 42-year-old, Errol Desouza stood before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow and chose not to say anything in Court today as the Judge was preparing to hand down the […]