Crime

Alves cleared of any “criminal conduct” in Police corruption probe

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crime Chief Lyndon Alves, has been cleared of being involved in any alleged corrupt practices or criminal conduct. However, there are administrative issues that will still need to be addressed. Police Commissioner Leslie James this afternoon told reporters that the investigation by the Police Office of Professional Responsibility has cleared the […]

Taxi driver remanded to prison over attempted murder

A Taxi Driver, who was asked to pay the remaining $2,000 he owed for a ring, has found himself behind bars after he allegedly stabbed the person who sold him the piece of jewellery. The accused, Morris Carter, of Werk-en-rust stood before City Magistrate Clive Nurse and was not required to enter a plea to […]

Suspect arrested 21 years after murder of reputed wife

21 years after a woman in the North West District was murdered, the man who is believed to responsible for that murder has finally been caught.  The Guyana Police Force today announced the arrest of Philbert Thomas who was wanted for the 1998 murder of his then reputed wife, 23-year-old Viola Thomas. The murder took […]

East Coast man remanded to jail over murder of wife

The 54-year-old gold miner, Sherlock Henry, who is accused of stabbing his reputed wife to death appeared in Court this morning to face the murder charge. Appearing before Magistrate Melissa Mittelholzer at the Mahaica Magistrates’ Court, Henry was not required to enter a plea to the charge that on the 21st August at Nabaclis he […]