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Although the Guyana Police Force has a number of officers who have been trained as negotiators, the Force has admitted that during the two recent armed confrontations with criminal elements, there was no negotiator at the scene to get the bandits to surrender. At a press conference on Monday, Police Commissioner Leslie James told reporters […]
Police Commissioner Leslie James this afternoon assured that Guyana has not seen any upsurge in crime and that is based on statistics of reported criminal activity. At a late afternoon press conference, the Police Commissioner said while there have been some “sensational crimes”, there has been no upsurge. Commissioner James told reporters that compared to […]
The Guyana Police Force is currently studying video recordings of the aftermath of that fatal accident at Agricola on Saturday and intends to file criminal charges against the persons who attacked the driver of the truck that was involved in the accident. A 7-year-old girl lost her life when the truck slammed into her as […]
30-year-old businessman, Amir Ally, and Canter truck driver, 32-year-old, Baldeo Persaud were today sentenced to four years in jail and fined $25 million each after being found guilty of cocaine possession and trafficking. The sentences and fines were handed down by Magistrate Leron Daly in connection with the cocaine in fish case. The two were […]
28-year-old Junior Henry will be spending the next 25 years in jail after being found guilty of murder. Justice James Bovell-Drakes handed down the sentence today, two weeks after a 12-member jury returned a guilty verdict in the 2013 murder case. Although the man claimed that he acted in self defence when he shot and […]
The Guyana Police Force is coming in for praise from both citizens and the Government for its dismantling of criminal gangs. Last evening, three armed bandits were shot dead by the Police during a more than one-hour armed confrontation on Norton Street in the city. It is suspected that the three were linked to other […]
Three armed bandits who attacked a Norton Street construction worker in his home demanding money and jewellery, were shot dead by the Police on Thursday night. Two of the bandits have since been identified as Shawn Browne Jr. and Junior Nurse. The third bandit is still to be identified. Construction worker Neville Leslie said he […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today shot down reports that the State Asset Recovery Agency intends to lead an investigation into the award of oil blocks, which all took place under the last government. Mr. Jagdeo told reporters at his weekly press conference that SARA cannot head any investigation into the award of oil blocks if […]
A man from the Mocha Arcadia community was sentenced to 75 years in jail for the murder of another Mocha resident. 25-year-old Kenkassie Lynch was back in Court today for sentencing after being found guilty of the murder of mechanic Terrence Lanferman two weeks ago. In Court today, a probation report was submitted to Justice […]
The Governance and Security Committee of the Private Sector Commission is requesting yet another meeting with the Public Security Minister and the Police Commissioner to raise concern about the crime situation in the country. Although official statistics provided by the Police Force has shown a decrease in criminal activity, there continues to be a widespread […]
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