By News Source Guyana on January 29, 2020
Crime, News
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, a 49-year-old driver was charged with the rape of a 12-year-old girl. The accused, Orlando Fraser of Pike Street, Kitty was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge when he appeared this morning before the Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. It is alleged that on 10th June, […]
By News Source Guyana on January 29, 2020
Crime, News
An 18-year-old fruit vendor who was warned by his mother about being in bad company, was today charged with murder. The accused, Leon Patterson of B’ Field, Sophia is accused of murdering North Ruimveldt resident, Darrel Breedy during a robbery. The incident occurred in October 2019. Patterson was not required to enter a plea to […]
By News Source Guyana on January 29, 2020
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force this morning issued wanted bulletins for three Lindeners who are all accused of rape. While details of the rape allegation were not made known, all of the cases are related to incidents that occurred in Linden. The statement from the Police Force named 30-year-old Wayne Orlando Sauers of Stewart Path, Christianburg, […]
By News Source Guyana on January 28, 2020
Crime, News
After spending the last nine years on remand for murder, two men were today freed after the state failed to produce enough evidence to land a conviction. The two men, Lowell Hope and Sherlund Joseph walked out of the High Court as free men this morning after their continuous plea of not guilty to the […]
By News Source Guyana on January 25, 2020
Crime, News
Local telecommunications company, GTT has issued another warning to its customers to guard themselves against scams that may be using the company’s name. In a statement on Friday, GTT urged customers to be more vigilant and seek verification of promotions as the company saw an increase in fraud reports during 2019. GTT’s Vice President of […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2020
Crime, News
Six months after a businessman was allegedly beaten at the hands of a Police Officer in a Police outpost, the policeman has found himself before the Court facing an assault charge. 27-year-old, Policeman, Jamal Watson appeared before Magistrate, Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus this morning and denied the allegation made against him. The Court heard that on the […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2020
Crime, News
A-29-year-old North Ruimveldt resident was sentenced to 23 years in jail today after admitting to the execution-style killing of Festival City resident Christopher Wharton. In Court today, the accused Rickford Jones called Junie appeared before Justice Sandel Kissoon and entered a guilty plea to the lesser count of manslaughter. He admitted to the unlawful killing […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2020
Crime, News
A marriage of 27 years came to a deadly end late last night when a Cane Grove man stabbed his wife to death and later attempted to take his own life. 44-year-old mother of six, Somattie Keosoram died from multiple stab wounds to the body and a slash to the neck. Her husband, Terrence Jackson […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2020
Crime, News
A driver who operated his mini-bus with the passenger door open and allowed his student passengers to jump from the moving bus, will be spending the next six months in jail. The driver, Omkar Rambharose appeared in Court on Wednesday and was charged with dangerous driving, failure to ensure the safety of passengers and breach […]
By News Source Guyana on January 23, 2020
Crime, News
A 15-year-old female student of the Linden Foundation Secondary School is a patient of the Linden Hospital tonight nursing a stab wound to her lower back. The teenage girl and another girl were involved in an afternoon fight after they left school. It was during the roadside brawl that a third girl attacked and stabbed […]