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Three days after an Albouystown woman was busted at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with cocaine in the false side of her suitcase, she appeared in Court this morning along with her alleged recruiter, to face drug trafficking charges. 35-year-old, Shellon Yolanda Barrow of Victoria Street, Albouystown along with the alleged recruiter, 37-year-old, Krissy Latoya Griffith, […]
Under heavy Police guard, a 16-year-old youth from Buxton appeared in Court this morning and was slapped with the charge of murdering 72-year-old, Annandale resident Krishnachand Dabee. The youth was immediately remanded until October, when the case will continue. Dressed in t-shirt with his school pants, the accused walked into the Cove and John Magistrates’s […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is once again hitting out at the Special Organised Crime Unit of the Guyana Police Force, claiming that it appears to be targeting members of the former PPP government more than it is going behind drug traffickers and money launderers. Mr. Jagdeo was back at the SOCU headquarters this afternoon to […]
Guyana’s top drug enforcement agency, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, is raising alarm over the increase in the demand for ecstasy in local schools. The agency has been making moves to address the problem. Speaking at the opening of the annual CANU training programme this morning, Deputy Director of CANU, Lesley Ramlall, explained that the […]
Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) are being encouraged to ensure they remain professional and showcase integrity at all times. CANU’s annual training conference opened this morning in Georgetown with the Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, reminding the agents of the importance of their job and the need for more professionalism and integrity. […]
Police in New York have arrested the biker who they believe shot and killed a Guyanese born, New York Corrections Officer on Friday. 30-year-old Queens, New York MTA maintenance worker, Gifford Hunter was arrested on Sunday and is facing several charges in connection with the shooting death of Jonathan Narain. Narain was heading to work […]
An Albouystown woman is the latest person to be held with cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. In a statement, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit announced the arrest of Shellon Yolanda Barrow of Victoria Street, Albouystown. She was held on Saturday while preparing to board a Jamaica bound flight. According to CANU, ranks stationed […]
The Attorney-at-law, whose expletive laced tirade against a Police officer was caught on video, is offering an apology for his language. The Attorney, who gave his name in the video as Ryan “F%@#ing” Crawford, issued a statement on his Facebook page, saying that his behaviour was not proper and he apologises for it. “I am […]
Two days after a video started making the rounds on social media with a foul mouthed Attorney berating a Traffic Cop in an expletive laced tirade, the Guyana Bar Association has said that it prefers to “refrain at this time” from offering a comment on the Attorney’s behaviour since the issue is under probe. In […]
The Courtroom of Magistrate Faith McGusty moved to the Palm Court nightclub this morning as the trial over the assault of Trinidadian soca star, Benjai continued. Guyanese, Marverick DeAbreau, is on trial for the assault of the soca star, which took place back in April 2017, outside the nightclub just after the singer had completed a […]
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