By News Source Guyana on September 14, 2018
Crime, News
A Guyanese woman is sitting behind bars after she was held at New York’s JFK Airport with a quantity of cocaine stashed in a package in her vagina and several cocaine pellets in her stomach. According to US Border Security, the Guyanese woman, Alicia Coppin, arrived on September 11 aboard a Caribbean Airlines flight from […]
By News Source Guyana on September 14, 2018
Crime, News
Police investigators are probing a tragic accident that took place along the Ogle Public Road last evening that has left a 7-year-old boy dead and his 17-year-old sister fighting for her life. According to Police sources, the accident occurred just after 6:30pm on Thursday as the siblings were crossing the road. They were hit down […]
By News Source Guyana on September 13, 2018
Crime, News
Police investigators on the West Demerara in the La Grange area are looking into the death of a 1-year-old boy, who passed away after being rushed to the Georgetown Hospital yesterday. The dead child has been identified as Andre Tappin. He was taken to the hospital after being fed with carbon tablets which are used […]
By News Source Guyana on September 13, 2018
Crime, News
An East Ruimveldt hairdresser who was nabbed on Sunday with 100 cocaine filled pellets in her stomach and an additional pack of cocaine stashed in her vagina, will be spending the next four years in jail. 46-year-old Karen Stuffle, appeared in Court this morning and immediately told the presiding Magistrate that she accepts responsibility for […]
By News Source Guyana on September 13, 2018
Crime, News
A Deputy Superintendent of Police, who was driving under the influence of alcohol, has found himself in hot water after he was involved in an accident that left a pedal cyclist dead. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force did not release the name of the Officer, but indicated that the accident took place last […]
By News Source Guyana on September 12, 2018
Crime, News
With his head bowed, 44-year-old labourer, Mohan Sookdeo from Foulis on the East Coast of Demerara, appeared in Court this morning and was remanded to jail for the murder of his son, 21-year-old Satesh Sookdeo. At the Cove and John Magistrates’ Court, the accused was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder […]
By News Source Guyana on September 11, 2018
Crime, News
The former member of the Guyana Police Force, Milton Kewley, who was yesterday found guilty of raping a 13-year-old boy was today sentenced to life in prison. The sentence was handed down by Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry. In handing down the life sentence, the Judge said she considered the emotional trauma left with the child and […]
By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2018
Crime
A former member of the Guyana Police Force was today found guilty of raping a 13-year-old boy. Ex-Policeman Milton Kewley will however, have to wait until tomorrow before the Judge hands down the sentence for the brutal crime. The 50-year-old man shouted that the Jury had made a mistake, as he covered his face while […]
By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2018
Crime, News
The Fire Service was called to the scene of a tragic fire in West Ruimveldt late on Sunday night where they discovered the badly burnt, lifeless body of a man, who has been identified as Christopher Bramble. aka “Harry”. Police investigators are treating the case as murder. Neighbours gathered on the scene explained that the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 8, 2018
Crime, News
A family from Foulis on the East Coast of Demerara has been plunged into mourning after a 44-year-old man stabbed his 21-year-old son to death. The dead youth’s name has been given as Satesh Sookdeo aka Kevin. According to a Police statement, at around 8:35 on Saturday night, the father and his spouse was involved […]