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A Guyanese woman who is originally from Plaisance, but now works in neighbouring Suriname as a vendor, was busted at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with more than 4 pounds of cocaine in book covers and various containers. The 42-year-old mother of seven has been identified as Tommy-Ann Bunbury. She recently traveled to Guyana from Suriname […]
Two days after two prisoners escaped from the Lusignan jail, there is still no trace of their whereabouts. The Guyana Police Force and the Prison Service are asking that anyone know may know of the whereabouts of Phillip Jhogroo and Donald Baird to make contact with the nearest Police station or call 911. Initially, the […]
The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) has released 65 non-violent offenders in keeping with efforts to reduce overcrowding in all prisons, according to the Department of Public Information. According to a statement, the inmates who were released were convicted for non-violent offences and were near the end of their sentences. Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels said […]
The 38-year-old gold miner who was one of the last persons seen in the company of a 16-year-old girl after a drinking spree in the company of her mother, has been charged and remanded to jail for the girl’s murder. A police statement identified the miner as Wickroy Mitchell aka Shatta of Corentyne, Berbice. He […]
A 15-year-old boy from Kitty died this afternoon, several hours after he was rushed to the hospital after being shot to the head allegedly by his 17-year-old friend. The young boy passed away this afternoon after doctors declared that he was brain dead hours before. He remained unresponsive in the Intensive Care Unit of the […]
The two GRA Customs Officers who were held as part of the probe into the cocaine in scrap iron bust have been released from custody but they now have to report regularly to the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit. The more than 11 tons of cocaine was found in Belgium in a shipment of scrap iron […]
There will be additional Police ranks on the streets across the country as the Guyana Police Force has rolled out its Christmas security plan. The plan was launched yesterday and will remain in place until the 15th January. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force said there will be an intensified focus on crime and […]
Two prison officers attached to the Lusignan jail have been arrested following the discovery of a quantity of marijuana in a cupboard in the Barracks room at the prison facility. The arrests were made during a search by senior prison officials on Wednesday night. According to a Police statement, the two officers were immediately held […]
Five persons have been arrested and are facing questioning over the suspected smuggling of Haitian nationals through Guyana. The Home Affairs Ministry announced today that a total of 26 Haitian nationals were found in a city hotel and in a bus along the Mabura road during two operations by law enforcement. According to the statement, […]
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit on the insistence of the Head of the Unit, James Singh, has reopened the investigations into the 1.5 tons of cocaine that was found in a rice shipment from Guyana back in August. The bust was made in Germany and because the ship with the container of rice had made […]
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