By News Source Guyana on October 18, 2024
Crime, News
Embattled Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus and his wife have been denied permission to leave the country by the High Court. In making arguments against the request this morning, Deputy Solicitor General Shoshanna Lall told Justice Gino Persaud that there are 240 pending charges against Mr. Brutus in relation to financial crimes, and the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 17, 2024
Crime, News, Politics
The Government is preparing for showdown at the High Court with Assistant police Commissioner Calvin Brutus, who has a filed a Constitutional motion against the Government, the Police Force and other agencies, as the probe into the allegations of money laundering against him widens. Brutus is challenging being sent on leave to allow for the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 17, 2024
Crime, News
Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus, who has been under investigation for money laundering and other alleged financial crimes, has turned to the High Court, seeking a number of reliefs and declarations, and contending that the investigations against him have been tainted and the move by the Government and the Acting Police Commissioner to send […]
By News Source Guyana on October 16, 2024
Crime, News
A supervisor at a gold mining company, whose family also operates a sand trucking business, is grateful for life, but is hoping for justice after he was abducted and robbed. The victim, Kevin Fiedkou, who is originally from Linden but lives in Providence, told investigators that he was taking his vehicle to wash at the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 16, 2024
Crime, News, Politics
The Special Organised Crime Unit of the Guyana Police Force has announced that it has recommended dozens of charges against Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus, and is now awaiting the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions. In a statement this morning, SOCU explained that while no criminal charges were recommended against Mr. Brutus […]
By News Source Guyana on October 13, 2024
Crime, News
Leader of the Alliance For Change and Attorney-at-Law, Nigel Hughes believes that it would be unlawful for President Irfaan Ali to appoint Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken to the substantive position long after his retirement. Mr. Hicken, who reached the age of retirement more than a year ago, is currently enjoying an extension in his […]
By News Source Guyana on October 9, 2024
Crime, News
A midday fire at Puruni Landing in the Mazaruni River, Region 7 completely destroyed 15 buildings and claimed two lives. An alarm was raised in the gold mining community just after 11 o’clock this morning as one of the buildings was seen engulfed in flames. There is no fire service in the area, so the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 8, 2024
Crime, News
Former Commissioner of Police, Winston Felix, who also served as a Minister of Government under the David Granger Administration, believes the recent kidnapping of Joshua David is a serious security concern for citizens. David was snatched just outside a Main Street restaurant in two weeks ago, and has not been seen or heard from since […]
By News Source Guyana on October 8, 2024
Crime, News
With two suspects already before the Court on abduction charges, the Guyana Police Force has sought and been granted additional time to detain five other suspects in the abduction and disappearance of Georgetown resident, Joshua David. This coming Thursday will mark two weeks since David was last seen. He was snatched from outside a Main […]
By News Source Guyana on October 8, 2024
Crime, News
A Chinese supermarket owner is hospitalised with multiple gunshot wounds after coming under attack during a suspected robbery attempt this morning. The incident occurred just after 7am, according to the Police. A Police report stated that the businessman was sitting in his vehicle just outside his Durban Street “First Choice” supermarket, when a security guard […]