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Police on the East Coast of Demerara are investigating a double execution killing that took place last evening at Vigilance South and claimed the lives of 22-year-old Cordel August and 35-year-old Keon Headley. The incident took place just after 10pm. According to a Police report, initial investigations have revealed that the victims were among a […]
The two Berbice men who were convicted last month of the murder of 16-year-old Isiah Henry and 18-year-old Joel Henry in 2020, were today sentenced to life in prison by Justice Simone Morris. The convicted killers – Vinod Gopaul and Anil Sancharra – would only be eligible for parole after serving 35 years in prison. […]
29-year-old Police Corporal, Shareef Mohamed, was charged today over causing the death of two men by dangerous driving. He was granted bail in the sum of $750,000 on each of the two causing death by dangerous driving charges, and $10,000 bail on each of the four other charges he is facing in relation to the […]
Weeks after entering a guilty plea in the murder of school principal, Kirwyn Mars, the High Court today ordered that the accused, Brian Richards face a full trial. Back in May, Richards pleaded guilty to the murder charge and arrived at Court this morning to face sentencing. However, he maintained his innocence and told the […]
Although the Guyana Police Force remains tight lipped on the recent discovery of 23 AK-47 assault rifles along with a quantity of ammunition at Schoonard on the West Bank of Demerara, investigators have been actively pursuing multiple leads as part of the probe. Two Venezuelan nationals have been arrested and charged so far in connection […]
An attempt by the State to have the Guyana Election Commission’s (GECOM’s) former Deputy Chief Elections Officer and former IT Manager, Aneal Giddings, testify virtually this morning in the ongoing trial into the allegations of attempted fraud at the 2020 Elections, was met with repeated objections by the Defence, resulting in a premature adjournment. Giddings […]
The driver of a mini-bus and the driver of a truck that were involved in a fatal accident on Saturday that claimed the life of a 36-year-old man, have both been charged and remanded to prison for causing death by dangerous driving. Mini-bus driver, 31-year-old Colin Cumberbatch and truck driver, 55-year-old Kord Sobers, appeared in […]
A number of Venezuelan nationals who entered Guyana illegally and were nabbed during a joint services operation in the Iwokrama Protected Area reserve have been ordered deported after pleading guilty to illegal entry. They were also fined $50,000 by Magistrate Clive Nurse during their Court appearance on Tuesday. The Venezuelans were nabbed on the 13th […]
The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has announced that it has secured convictions against Yuri Garcia Dominguez and Ateeka Ishmael, who were each found guilty for operating a Ponzi Scheme illegally in Guyana which fleeced unsuspecting Guyanese hundreds of millions of dollars. Garcia and Ishamel ran one of the most sophisticated ponzi schemes that this […]
Former Ministry of Health staff member, Terrence Williams, has been committed to stand a High Court trial for money laundering over a suspected fraud involving more than #340 Million in drugs and COVID-19 testing kits. The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) is prosecuting the matter. SOCU had conducted a money laundering investigation after a special […]
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