By News Source Guyana on July 5, 2018
Crime, News
Two weeks after a 12-member jury found Delon Henry aka Nasty Man guilty of murdering footballer Dexter Griffith, the Judge in the case handed down a 51 year jail sentence today. The murder took place in 2015. “Nasty Man”, who has also been fingered in a number of other crimes, waved to persons outside the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 5, 2018
Crime, News
The Georgetown City Council is now reaching out to the owners of the L. Seepersaud Maraj and Sons Jewellery Store, days after a multi million dollar heist at the company’s Stabroek Market location. The Georgetown City Council manages the Stabroek Market and is in charge of its security through the City Constabulary. Today, Chief Constable […]
By News Source Guyana on July 4, 2018
Crime, News
Police Investigators in the Berbice area are investigating the murder of a 40-year-old woman who was allegedly beaten to death by her 62-year-old reputed husband. The dead woman has been identified as Shabana Babita Ishack of 69 Rosignol, West Bank Berbice. The murder reportedly took place early this morning. The reputed husband has since been […]
By News Source Guyana on July 4, 2018
Crime
A vendor who was charged back in February with two counts of armed robbery was today sentenced to ten years in jail. 22-year-old, Nicholas Smith stood quietly today as the sentence was handed down by a City Magistrate. During the trial, Smith called four witnesses to the stand, including his own mother, but the evidence […]
By News Source Guyana on July 4, 2018
Crime, News
50-year-old Norton Street, Georgetown resident, Robin Marks was today charged with two counts of allegedly sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl. The alleged child molester appeared before the Chief Magistrate this morning and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charges. The Court was told that back in February, the accused sexually assaulted […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2018
Crime, News
Five men are in custody and others are being investigated following the discovery of more than fifteen pounds of cocaine strapped to the bottom of a car that was inside a shipping bond compound at the Cheddi Jagan Airport. The vehicle had reportedly been used to ferry a shipment of ground provision and pumpkins to […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2018
Crime, News
A local cosmetologist who may have dabbled with powder than was not the foundation is in the hospital being forced to excrete cocaine pellets. The woman, 37-year-old Natasha Blair, was arrested at the Cheddi Jagan Airport on Monday night as she was preparing to board a New York bound flight. She was traveling with her […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2018
Crime, News
25-year-old Brian Bobb-semple was today sentenced to 23 years in prison for the killing of 9-year-old Shaquan Gittens. The lifeless body of the youngster was found in the Houston cane field days after he went missing back in 2015. Bobb-semple had been charged for murder and was committed to stand a High Court trial. However, […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2018
Crime, News
Three months after a young labourer was stabbed and beaten to death in Kitty, a wanted bulletin has been issued for the man, who is believed to be responsible for the murder. The Guyana Police Force this afternoon issued a wanted bulletin for 31-year-old Damian Bissoon, whose last known address has been given as Shell […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2018
Crime, News
It appears as though every weekend, there will be an effort to smuggle items into the prisons across the country. The Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels reported this morning that an unknown person was spotted during the wee hours of this morning near the fence of the holding area at the facility. After an alarm […]