Crime

Coalition would do better at Polls with Clean Voters’ List – says Volda Lawrence

The largest party in the APNU+AFC Coalition, the People’s National Congress Reform is fully behind the President’s position that there must be a clean voters list to ensure credible elections. President David Granger is the Leader of the PNC/Reform, while his Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence, is the party’s Chairperson. It was Lawrence who hosted […]

BREAKING: Money changer and daughter shot dead during robbery

Police investigators have moved into the East Coast community of Better Hope to probe the shooting death of a money changer and his daughter. Dead are Aaron Latchman and his 19-year-old daughter, Arriana Latchman. According to a Police statement, the father and daughter arrived at their Better Hope home around 3 o’ clock this afternoon […]

Nurse found dead in Mahdia hostel

Police investigators in Mahdia are probing the death of a 26-year-old nurse from Linden who was found dead in the hostel where she stayed at Mahdia. The young woman has been identified as Schenise Apple. Her lifeless body was discovered earlier this evening, leaving family members and the nursing fraternity in Linden in shock. Apple […]

Commission of Inquiry launched into the 2018 deadly attack on Guyanese fishermen in Suriname waters

Fourteen months after more than 15 Guyanese fishermen were murdered during a pirate attack off the coast of Suriname, the Guyana Government has launched an official Commission of Inquiry into the incident. Political Scientist, Dr. Rishi Thakur, is the lone Commissioner who has been appointed by President David Granger. He was sworn in to conduct […]

Ramjattan comfortable with OPR investigation of Crime Chief

Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan does not see the need for outside help in the investigation of Crime Chief, Deputy Commissioner Lyndon Alves. Mr. Alves has been sent on leave pending the outcome of the investigations into allegations of corruption and misconduct. Some of the allegations are coming from other members of the Police Force. […]

19 years in jail for pensioner who raped teenage girl

In the High Court this morning, Justice Brassington Reynolds sentenced a 67-year-old man to 19 years in prison for the rape of a 16-year-old girl. The incident occurred back in 2017. The convict, George Robin, maintained his innocence even as the sentence was handed down. In a letter to the Court, the victim told the […]