By News Source Guyana on August 16, 2018
Crime
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, 38-year-old, Hugh Junior, was remanded to prison after he was charged for offence of attempt murder. He was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge. The Prosecution’s case is that on the 12th July at Breda Street, Charlestown, the accused discharged a firearm at Charles Stoby […]
By News Source Guyana on August 16, 2018
Crime
Police investigators are probing the death of a 32-year-old Vietnamese national, who was found dead in the compound of the Durban Backlands construction site where a hotel and shopping mall complex is being built. The man has been identified as Nguyen Nigoc. Investigators said he was found in the compound last evening with a laceration […]
By News Source Guyana on August 16, 2018
Crime, News
A street vendor in the Bourda area was shot dead late last night when he attempted to fight off three bandits who were demanding his jewellery. The dead vendor has been identified as Troy Romalo who was believed to be in his mid 40’s. According to reports, it was just after 11 o clock on […]
By News Source Guyana on August 15, 2018
Crime, News
A 20-year-old young man will spend the next 18 years of his life behind bars after he confessed to raping a 7-year-old girl five years ago. Delon Clemenson, who confessed to the heinous crime a few weeks ago, was handed the 18-year sentence today by Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, who also ordered a psychiatric evaluation of […]
By News Source Guyana on August 15, 2018
Crime, News
Police are on the hunt for a Sixteen-year-old who escaped from the Juvenile Holding Centre in Sophia. The youth reportedly escaped six days ago, on August 9. The Ministry of Public Security in a statement has identified him as Leon Patterson, who is of African descent. He was discovered missing from the facility on August […]
By News Source Guyana on August 15, 2018
Crime, News
The post mortem examination carried out on the body of Brazilian miner, Estevao Costa Marques has revealed that he was shot to the back of the head and the bullet exited the front. That’s according to a statement issued this morning by the Guyana Police Force. A Police Constable remains in custody and will now […]
By News Source Guyana on August 15, 2018
Crime
23-year-old, Akeem Sinclair, who is suspected of robbing a money changer by violent means was remanded to jail on Tuesday. The money changer was shot to the thigh during the robbery. During his first Court appearance before the Chief Magistrate, Sinclair, who worked as a porter with a local distribution company, was not required to […]
By News Source Guyana on August 14, 2018
Crime, News
Two Ukranian nationals who work as security guards for a foreign mining company in the interior region were today charged with the assault of two local miners and remanded to prison. 38-year-old Vitaly Paraschuck was today slapped with two counts of threatening behavior and assault causing actual bodily harm, committed on Charles Clarke. His fellow […]
By News Source Guyana on August 13, 2018
Crime, News
A 67-year-old man was today handed two life sentences by a Judge after he was found guilty on two counts of rape of a 10-year-old. He vehemently denied raping the child, shouting out in Court today that his “penis is dead”. Abdool Jamil, who was found guilty of the offense three weeks ago, told the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 13, 2018
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force today announced that two Ukranian nationals who were caught on camera assaulting a local miner will face the local courts to face criminal assault charges. 38-year-old Vitaly Paraschuck, will face two counts of threatening behavior and assault causing actual bodily harm, committed on Charles Clarke. His fellow Ukranian national, 33-year-old, Maksym Furtak, […]