By News Source Guyana on January 8, 2019
Crime, News
A 49-year-old man, who offered not to waste the Court’s time and enter a plea of guilty for the stabbing death of his 24-year-old son, was sentenced to 14 years in jail today. The convict, Amarnauth Chand, was originally charged with the capital offense of murder, but in the High Court today he opted to […]
By News Source Guyana on January 1, 2019
Crime, News
Three hours into the new year, a taxi driver in Berbice lost his life, becoming the country’s first road death for 2019. A police statement issued today revealed that 49-year-old taxi driver, Jaggernauth Ramcharran, was proceeding along the #67 Public Road when tragedy struck. He reportedly swerved from hitting a group of stray animals on […]
By News Source Guyana on January 1, 2019
Crime, News
A family gathering to usher in the new year became the scene of a double murder last evening in Corentyne as family members were attacked by gunmen. The incident occurred just after 8pm on Monday night at the Bush Lot home of the Samaroo family. According to a report from the police, the family members […]
By News Source Guyana on December 31, 2018
Crime, News, Politics
The Guyana Police Force is probing reports that Member of Parliament and expelled AFC Member, Charrandass Persaud was making plans to purchase US$1million worth of gold in early December. The plans, according to senior security sources, were being made as the National Assembly was debating the budget and getting ready for the no-confidence motion against […]
By News Source Guyana on December 30, 2018
Crime, News
As news broke of this morning’s execution styled murder of 37-year-old Sean O’Brien Greene, details are emerging that he was wanted in Canada for a murder that took place there back in September. Greene reportedly escaped to Guyana after Canadian Police released surveillance video recordings of him leaving the scene of a murder in the […]
By News Source Guyana on December 30, 2018
Crime, News
Two women died in an accident on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway on Saturday afternoon, further pushing the number of road deaths on the country’s roadways. The two women, 54-year-old Melva Lucas and 51-year-old Elsa Fernandes, were standing next to a bus shed at Morudi when an out of control speeding car slammed into them. The driver […]
By News Source Guyana on December 30, 2018
Crime, News
Police investigators are investigating the execution style murder of a man in the Queenstown area in Georgetown. The dead man has been identified as Sean Greene. His body was riddled with bullets just before 4am on Sunday outside the Adventure Hotel in Foreshaw Street. Crime sleuths discovered more than 20 spent shells at the scene […]
By News Source Guyana on December 29, 2018
Crime, News
The death of an 11-year-old boy in a mining pit is being investigated by the Police, the Natural Resources Ministry and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission. The lifeless body of Tyrone Tyrel DeSouza was pulled from a collapsed mining pit in the Fish Creek Backdam area in the North West District on Wednesday. The […]
By News Source Guyana on December 21, 2018
Crime, News
Three months after the murder of a Linden man at the Kitty seawall, the Police Force today issued a wanted bulletin for the two men, who they believe are responsible for the murder. The Police is asking anyone who may know the whereabouts of 41-year-old Chiowa Gray and 32-year-old Kenrick Ronley Yannick Bourne, to contact […]
By News Source Guyana on December 21, 2018
Crime, News
Police investigators are probing the murder of 34-year-old Agricola resident, Kacey Dasilva and the attempted murder of his friend, Seon Bobb. Both men were shot yesterday morning in the same Agricola community. They were rushed to the Diamond Hospital, where DaSilva was pronounced dead and Bobb was admitted in a serious condition. In a statement, […]