Crime

Two charged and remanded to jail for the murder of Berbice fishermen

Two weeks following the discovery of the bodies of two Corentyne, Berbice fishermen and the disappearance of two others, investigators have made a breakthrough in the case and have arrested and charged two men for the murders. Other suspects are being sought. Appearing in Court this morning were 30-year-old Narine Dhanraj of Belvedere and 22-year-old […]

Teen who shot soldier dead charged for murder

A 17-year-old young man from Tucville was today charged and remanded to the Juvenile Detention Centre for the murder of GDF soldier, 18-year-old Olijay Chesney. Chesney’s body was found with two bullet wounds in a clump of bushes in Tucville Squatting area on the 14th October. The assailant was arrested and charged following the questioning […]

Trio remanded to jail over caught on camera robbery at bus park

Three young men, who are all 18-years-old, were remanded to jail on Friday after being charged for robbery with violence. The three men, Daniel McArthur, Shawn Innis, and Harcarlaus Harris are accused of robbing Elton Luckhoo of his Samsung s9 phone and his iPhone 7 which together carry a cost of $298,000. The entire incident […]

T&HD sailor stabbed to death during row at Parika Stelling

A sailor attached to the Transport and Harbours Department was stabbed to death last evening while on duty at the Parika Stelling.  According to a Police report, the 48-year-old man. Sharon Errol Cutting, got into an argument with a 28-year-old laborer after he requested that the man moved from an area and the man refused.  […]

Life in prison for men who murdered South road Grannies

The two men who confessed to killing 89-year-old Constance Fraser and 77-year-old Phylis CaesarĀ back in 2017 were today sentenced to life in prison on their manslaughter conviction. The convicts Imran Khan and Steven Andrews had opted to plead guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter instead of facing a jury trial for murder. They were […]

Ex-lover charged for murder in burning death of Sophia woman

Almost two weeks after a North Sophia woman died from burn injuries about her body, her reputed husband has been charged for murder. 27-year-old Wazim Perreira is accused of dousing his ex-lover, Olivia DeFreitas with gasolene and setting her alight. The woman spent over a month in the Georgetown Hospital, but passed away recently. A […]