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Four prisoners who were all behind bars for serious offences have escaped from the Mazaruni Prison in Essequibo, triggering a manhunt by the Police and Prison authorities. The escapees have been identified as 25-year-old Imran Ramsaywack who was in jail facing time for murder, 26-year-old Samuel Gouveia who was remanded a year ago on a […]
A 26-year-old Sophia man was today charged for murder and remanded to jail over the stabbing death of another Sophia resident. Appearing in Court this morning, the accused Randy Wiggins was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge of murder committed on 36-year-old Kevin Smith. The incident took place on the 8th […]
The Guyana Defence Force’s Coast Guard is preparing to dispatch a team of investigators to probe the discovery of a small boat in Guyana’s waters with a number of dead bodies aboard. A senior military official has confirmed that the Guyana Defence Force and other agencies are probing the reports. The vessel was reportedly spotted […]
The family of murdered Berbice teenager, Haresh Singh staged a protest in front of the Office of the President this morning, as they repeated their calls for justice. Singh of #3 Village West Coast Berbice was found murdered in the village Backdam, during an unrest that erupted following the murder of two other Berbice teens, […]
A Georgetown businessman and a Berbice taxi driver have been remanded to jail on cocaine trafficking charges. The two were held two days ago by agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit following the cocaine discovery in the taxi driver’s car. Appearing in Court today, 47-year-old taxi driver Cordell Moore of New Amsterdam, Berbice, and […]
A second suspect in the murder of Kitty mechanic Peter Gonsalves was charged today with the man’s murder. Appearing in Court today was 25-year-old Daniel Parris. He was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge and was immediately remanded to prison. The Court was told that on the 7th December while […]
The 49-year-old Berbice man who stabbed his two nephews to death in a drunken rage at a family gathering was today charged for the two murders and remanded to jail. Corentyne resident and farmer, Vernon Rangadoo, was not required to enter a plea to the two murder charges when he appeared at the #51 Village […]
Family members of the two Berbice teens who were brutally murdered last September gathered outside the President’s Office again today with a protest seeking justice as they called for more support from members of the public. This is the second week that the family members have mounted a protest outside the President’s office hoping to […]
A 29-year-old taxi driver from West La Penitence was shot dead last evening in the North East La Penitence community. The dead man has been identified as Osafo Pollard. A Police report said the incident occurred at around 10:30 pm on Tuesday night. Persons who were gathered at a nearby birthday celebration reportedly heard a […]
A Bartica passenger speed-boat Captain is missing and feared dead following a Saturday night collision between his boat and a river ambulance. A Police report said the accident occurred at around 7:15 pm in the Essequibo River in the vicinity of Stampa Point, which is close to Bartica. The passenger boat was heading to Bartica […]
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