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A subordinate Officer and a Constable of the Guyana Police Force have been arrested as an investigation has been launched into the shooting death of Brazilian miner, in the Puruni District. According to an official Police Force statement, the incident occurred on Saturday while the two were on patrol on Saturday. It is reported that […]
While touting a recorded 5% decrease in serious crimes in the first seven months of the year, the Guyana Police Force is dealing with an increase in cases of armed robberies with firearms. In its latest crime report, which was issued today, the Police Force reported that the country has seen a 7% increase in […]
Flamboyant gay sex worker, Otis “Otisha” Pearson has been committed to face a High Court trial for the alleged rape of a 14-year-old boy, by allegedly getting the underage boy to perform sexual acts, including penetration, on him. Magistrate Fabayo Azore made the decision today to send the case to the High Court using paper […]
A 25-year-old, mini-bus driver will be spending the next 50 months in jail after he was found guilty today of causing the death of a pedal cyclist by dangerous driving. The mini-bus driver, Jamal John, who had been in Court on several previous occasions for various offenses, appeared shocked and confused when the verdict and […]
Two men have been arrested following the discovery of an illegal handgun and a live round today by the Police in the Charlestown area. The Guyana Police Force said that around 11:30 this midday, Ranks on a mobile patrol observed the suspicious movement of Motor car PWW149, driven by a “known character”, with a male […]
President David Granger today said that in addition to the substantive Police Commissioner being someone of good character and intelligent, the person should also be “unbribeable”. Speaking to reporters just after administering the oath of office to the new members of the Police Service Commission, the President said when it comes to the person he […]
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, the owner of the Tourist Villa Hotel in Subryanville, Erwin Bacchus, was charged with the unlawful killing of his neighbor, Jason De Florimonte. The unlawful killing charge is a bail-able one and following representation by his attorney, Nigel Hughes, the businessman was granted bail in the sum of $1.5 […]
In the Courtroom of the Chief Magistrate today, three men who were involved in that daring emancipation day shoot out with the Police in the city, were charged and remanded to jail for discharging a loaded firearm at police officers. The three, Junior John, Akeem Jeriah and Carlton Bourne are facing a joint charge. However in […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources has ordered an “immediate probe” into an incident that was captured on video showing an armed foreign security guard assaulting a local miner. The security guard reportedly works for a Russian company that is involved in mining. The Ministry said the video clearly shows the armed security guard behaving in an […]
Police in the Corentyne region are probing yet another murder-suicide case. Twenty nine year old, Subrina Lakhan was slashed to death by her husband yesterday at her Corentyne home and the man then turned on himself and took his own life. The dead man has been identified as 42-year-old labourer, Ramesh Ramdeen. According to investigators, […]
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