Crime

Harmon to be new Opposition Leader

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 […]

Granger condemns “unlawful” arrest of Jones; Warns PPP about political harassment

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 […]

Police Force receives “formal reports” of criminal conduct against Lowenfield and Mingo

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 […]

Police called in to probe Ponzi scheme that has affected over 17,000

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 […]

Death toll climbs to four in East Coast crash

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 […]

Three persons die in East Coast smash-up

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 […]