By News Source Guyana on August 24, 2020
Crime, Elections, News
Chairman of the People’s National Congress Reform, Volda Lawrence appeared in Court this morning to answer a charge of allegedly procuring the Returning Officer for Region Four, Clairmont Mingo to utter false results to the Chief Elections Officer. The charge was filed by PPP Member Charles Ramson Jr. back in March. He also filed a […]
By News Source Guyana on August 21, 2020
Crime, Politics
General Secretary of A Partnership for National Unity and recently co-opted Executive Member of the People’s National Congress, Joe Harmon has been given the nod to be the new Opposition Leader when the 12th Parliament is convened. Members of the APNU+AFC coalition who will be heading to Parliament met today to agree on a Leader […]
By News Source Guyana on August 21, 2020
Crime, News, Politics
Leader of the People’s National Congress and Chairman of the APNU, former President David Granger has accused the governing People’s Progressive Party of political harassment over the arrest of former Director of Sport, Christopher Jones. In a statement, Mr. Granger condemned what he called the “unwarranted and unlawful deprivation of the rights and freedom of […]
By News Source Guyana on August 21, 2020
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force has launched what it calls a “comprehensive” investigation against the Chief Election Officer and the Returning Officer for Region Four after it said it received formal reports of alleged criminal misconduct by the two. While the Police Force would not say who submitted the formal reports, it indicated that the allegations […]
By News Source Guyana on August 21, 2020
Crime, News
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has indicated that based on its investigations so far, it has found no conclusive evidence that points to the 1.5 tons of cocaine found in a Guyana shipment of rice being loaded here in Guyana. The cocaine shipment was busted in Germany last week. In its statement, CANU explained that […]
By News Source Guyana on August 20, 2020
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force and the Financial Intelligence Unit are probing a ponzi scheme that might have left more than 17,000 Guyanese counting their losses. In a statement this afternoon, Attorney General Anil Nandlall announced the probe, which he said was triggered after receiving dozens of complaints in relation to the operation of the unlicensed […]
By News Source Guyana on August 18, 2020
Crime, News
A 40-year-old prisoner who was stabbed and chopped during an attack yesterday inside the Lusignan prison died today at the Georgetown Hospital from his injuries. The dead man has been identified as Shawn Peters who was on remand for larceny. In a statement, the Prison Service stated that Peters was attacked by four other prisoners […]
By News Source Guyana on August 17, 2020
Crime, News, Politics
The Guyana Police Force today announced that Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Williams will be proceeding on 192 days of annualised vacation leave with effect from today. Williams was promoted to Deputy Commissioner under President David Granger and at one time was seen as a future Police Commissioner. He also served as Crime Chief while he […]
By News Source Guyana on August 13, 2020
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force has confirmed that four persons died in yesterday afternoon’s smash-up between a canter truck and a car at Le Resouvenir on the East Coast Demerara. The accident occurred just before 6 pm. The dead persons were identified as Lynden Pryce, Chris Bradshaw, Latoya Jones and Leknarine Sewpaul. They were all passengers […]
By News Source Guyana on August 12, 2020
Crime, News
Three persons were killed in a smash-up this afternoon at Le Resouvenir on the East Coast of Demerara. According to the Police, the accident occurred at around 5:55 this evening and involved a Toyota motorcar and a canter truck. The bodies of two of those who died were pinned in the car while the third […]