Crime

Police probing alleged mixing of substance into water of two students at Corentyne school by classmates

The Ministry of Education has announced that Police investigators are probing an incident that took place at the Corentyne Comprehensive School that has left two students ill. According to reports, two students were taken to the hospital and treated after drinking water that had been laced with some other substance by some of their classmates. […]

Rape suspect recaptured after escape from Police lock-up

Hours after the Guyana Police Force issued a wanted bulletin for 23-year-old Kevin Wilkinson, the man was found close to where he lived. The bulletin was issued after Wilkinson escaped from an East Coast Demerara Police station on Thursday morning. He was held as part of the investigations into the offences of rape and robbery […]

Mahdia man remanded to jail for murder of miner

The Mahdia resident who allegedly stabbed a miner when he was refused an alcoholic drink appeared in Court today to face a murder charge, related to the stabbing death of the same miner. 55-year-old Phillip Bachhus aka “Tattoo nose”, appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly today and was not required to enter a plea to the […]

Woman’s body found in a shallow grave; Ex-husband held for murder

Police investigators have arrested the ex-husband of a West Demerara woman for her murder. The businessman, Ryan Sugrim, who operates a gas station in the Crane area, was reportedly taken into custody to be questioned about his ex-wife’s disappearance. Police sources have revealed that the man led investigators to an area behind a gas station, […]