Crime

CANU, DEA and Belgian Police exchange info on Scrap Iron drug probe

As the search continues for the shipper of the container from Guyana that was later busted in Belgium with 11.5 tons of cocaine, Guyana’s Customs Anti-Narcotics Agency and the Belgian Police and the US Drug Enforcement Administration are working closely together with the investigations. Senior officials at CANU indicated today that while there are no […]

Two Region 7 dorm students test positive for COVID-19

Two students in Region Seven have tested positive for Coronavirus and are now in isolation. The tests were conducted two days ago and the results were returned today. The two students are residents of the dormitories at the Bartica Secondary and the Three Miles Secondary School. Both dorms have since been visited by Health officials […]

16-year-old girl stabbed to death by 34-year-old ex-boyfriend

Police investigators in Essequibo are probing the murder of a 16-year-old girl in the community of Richmond on the Essequibo Coast. The incident took place this morning and the girl’s ex-boyfriend is the suspect. The two reportedly shared a relationship and lived together for two years. The girl was at home this morning when the […]

Opposition open to funding Argentine team to probe Berbice teen murders as Government shows disinterest

As the Government continues to shy away from funding a team of forensic experts from Argentina and Spain to probe the murder of Berbice teens, Isaiah and Joel Henry and Haresh Singh, the Opposition has indicated its willingness to fund the team’s work. In a statement today, Opposition Leader Joe Harmon said the Government’s credibility […]

DEA assisting CANU with scrap iron cocaine probe

The US Drug Enforcement Administration is assisting Guyana’s Customs Anti Narcotics Unit with the local end of the Belgium cocaine bust that has been traced to Guyana. Head of CANU, James Singh told News Source this morning that the DEA and CANU are working on a joint team probing the shipment of the more than […]