Crime

Intoxicated Policeman on ATV crashes into pedestrian

A Police Constable could find himself before the Court for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol. A Police statement indicated that Police Constable Lyle of the Den Amstel Police Station was driving an All-Terrain Vehicle along the Den Amstel Public Road on Christmas Day when he crashed into a pedestrian. The pedestrian, […]

Retired Priest found stabbed to death in home

Police investigators are probing the murder of 82-year-old retired Priest, George Chuck-A-Sang, whose body was found at his Vlissengen Street home on Monday. Mr. Chuck-A-Sang is believed to have been murdered sometime between Friday morning and Monday afternoon. The body was found clad only in a brief and with multiple stab wounds. The man’s daughter, […]

15 years in jail for man who gunned down youth during robbery

Four years after the gunning down of 25-year-old Gregory Garraway during a robbery, his killer has been sentenced to 15 years in jail. 26-year-old Joshua Meredith who was charged for murder back in 2016 opted to enter a guilty plea to the lesser count of manslaughter when he appeared before Justice Priya Beharry this morning. […]

Husband and wife Missionaries killed in Highway crash

An elderly couple who dedicated their lives to helping others as Missionaries of Christ, died last evening in an accident along the Linden/Soesdyke highway. The couple, 75-year-old Cornelius Rozema and 79-year-old Bernice Rozema were heading to their home at Hauraruni along the highway when tragedy struck. The husband was driving when he reportedly lost control […]

Govt. and Police starve Argentine Forensic expert of information and documents on Berbice teen murders

The Argentine Forensic Expert who was brought to Guyana by the Guyana Human Rights Authority to assist in the probe of the Berbice teen murders will be leaving Guyana tomorrow and is still to receive any technical information on the Police investigation. Forensic Expert, Dr. Luis Fondebrider who visited the scenes where the bodies were found […]

Teacher convicted of sexual assault of student files appeal

Recently convicted private school teacher, Mohammed Wazir Khan, is appealing his three-year jail sentence and conviction for the sexual assault of an underage girl. Following a trial last month, Magistrate Leron Daly found Khan guilty of the crime. The Magistrate sentenced him to three years imprisonment. The convict was also ordered to pay a fine […]