By News Source Guyana on August 4, 2018
Crime, News
Police investigators in the lower Pomeroon area are probing the murder of a 73-year-old man in his own home. The dead man has only been identified as Deonarine, who is known to villagers as “Russian”. According to a Police statement, the Friday night killing took place just after the elderly man and his 46-year-old girlfriend […]
By News Source Guyana on August 3, 2018
Crime, News
Two prisoners who are on remand at the Lusignan Prison for murder are under extra security after prison officials unearthed a plan being made by the two men to escape from the prison. According the Acting Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels, prison officers on duty were able to disrupt the escape plan over the past […]
By News Source Guyana on August 3, 2018
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into the murder of 21-year-old, Ronsely Clarke, of 181 Timehri, EBD. The shooting death occurred around 7:30 last night at ‘C’ Field Access Road, Sophia allegedly by a man who was known to the deceased. The investigations have so far revealed that the victim was in company of […]
By News Source Guyana on August 2, 2018
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A 36-year-old, boat Captain from Port Kaituma, who allegedly used his speedboat to kill his father-in-law, was today charged and remanded to prison for the murder. The man, George Vanslytman appeared before the Chief Magistrate and was not required to enter a plea. It is alleged that on the 28th July, he murdered his father-in-law […]
By News Source Guyana on August 2, 2018
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President David Granger on today received the final report from the Lindo Creek Commission of Inquiry. The report, calls for several officials of the former People’s Progressive Party government to be questioned in a fresh probe into the 2008 massacre. While the Commission has recommended compensation for the family members of the eight miners who were killed, […]
By News Source Guyana on August 2, 2018
Crime, News
Police investigators are probing the death of 46-year-old Gregory Wayne Frank, whose lifeless body was discovered this morning in the living room of his Kuru Kururu apartment According to the Police statement, his forehead appeared swollen and the back door of the apartment was found opened. The entire house was ransacked and several valuables that […]
By News Source Guyana on August 1, 2018
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The Guyana Police Force late last evening announced the arrest of five persons including a fifteen year old boy following a joint services operation at Ekura Creek in the Canje river area yesterday. That operation unearthed five shotguns, a pistol and three live rounds along with twelve kilograms of dried marijuana and a five-acre marijuana […]
By News Source Guyana on July 30, 2018
Crime, News
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has announced the arrest of four men following the discovery of more than 250 pounds of marijuana during a Saturday mornng operation. In a statement, CANU said its Ranks conducted the operation on the East Coast of Demerara and found a wooden vessel and a taxi with several bulky bags of […]
By News Source Guyana on July 30, 2018
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The Guyana Public Service Union on Monday disclosed that there is an ongoing police investigation into a series of break-ins at its headquarters in Georgetown as it continues to evaluate its losses. GPSU Head Patrick Yarde said the first of about four burglaries was discovered about two weeks ago, on Monday July 16th, by the staff of the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 29, 2018
Crime, News
Police at Port Kaituma in the North West District have arrested a 36-year-old man over the death of his father-in-law. The dead man has been identified as 67-year-old farmer, Dennis Williams. He was killed yesterday morning as his daughter’s husband used his engine powered boat to ram into a small boat that he was in. […]