By News Source Guyana on September 3, 2024
Crime, News
One year after a Rose Hall woman and her young son were brutally chopped to death inside their home, a suspect has finally been charged for the double murder. The Guyana Police Force announced today that 33-year-old Corentyne resident and security guard, Quincy Hooper has been charged for the August 23, 2023 murder of 30-year-old […]
By News Source Guyana on September 3, 2024
Crime, News
Outlandish social media talk show host, Mikhail Rodrigues aka “Guyanese Critic” has been found guilty of contempt of Court and has been ordered to pay a fine of $100,000 within seven days or face three days in jail. Additionally, he has been ordered by the High Court to issue a public apology to the Court […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2024
Crime, News
On the heels of the massive 4.4 tonne cocaine find at Matthew’s Ridge in Region One, Guyana’s Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, has issued a stern warning to drug pushers and drug traffickers. “We will stay on this, And we want to warn those who are engaged in it to desist, because we will […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2024
Crime, News
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has destroyed the more than four tonnes of cocaine that was found buried near an illegal airstrip at Matthew’s Ridge in Region One. Agents from CANU took samples of the cocaine for investigation and prosecution purposes and destroyed the rest. The Guyana Defence Force assisted with the destruction of the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2024
Crime, News, Politics
A joint operation between the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit and the Special Forces of the Guyana Defence Force with support of the US Drug Enforcement Agency, unearthed a massive cocaine find near an abandoned airstrip in Region One. The operation began on Saturday as CANU and the GDF Special Forces carried out an operation at […]
By News Source Guyana on August 30, 2024
Crime, News, Politics
The Ministry of Home Affairs has clarified that the three US Fugitives who were recently sent back to the US to face charges, were returned to their home country voluntarily, and not extradited. In a statement this morning, the Ministry explained that “extradition” involves a formal request from the Government of one country to the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 29, 2024
Crime, News
Two persons from the Region 7 community remain in Police custody following the discovery of three high powered weapons and a large quantity of ammunition during an operation in the Waikarai Backdam in the Cuyuni/Mazaruni region. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force explained that Police ranks were conducting an operation in the area on […]
By News Source Guyana on August 27, 2024
Crime, News
Guyana has extradited a total of three persons to the United States since the start of this year. The three were wanted in the United States for various offences. In May, suspected drug trafficker Patrick Waldrond was arrested outside an East Coast Demerara bar and immediately handed over to the US authorities to face drug […]
By News Source Guyana on August 26, 2024
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force reported today that since the start of this year, there have been 205 road accidents involving trucks, representing a more than 30% increase over last year’s figures. The information from the Police came in response to a query from News Source. Of the 205 accidents involving trucks, 18 of them resulted […]
By News Source Guyana on August 26, 2024
Crime, News
Twenty days after he was shot just outside his Norton Street apartment, 70-year-old, Raymond Knipe, passed away at the Georgetown Hospital on Friday, without making a full recovery. While he regained consciousness and was alert at times, his condition worsened on Friday morning, and he died later the same day. Family members said a post-mortem […]