By News Source Guyana on October 25, 2018
Crime, News
One month after the body of Sherwin Apple aka “Yellow”, was found on the Kitty foreshore, the Guyana Police Force is hunting a person of interest in the murder case. Crime Chief Lyndon Alves today told reporters that the case is still an active one and a person of interest has been identified and is […]
By News Source Guyana on October 25, 2018
Crime, News
Police Commissioner Leslie James today declared that corruption must become something of the past in the Guyana Police Force, and he has been explaining that to ranks across the country during his divisional visits. The Police Commissioner told reporters today that his Force is looking to greatly reduce corrupt activities involving its ranks, but while […]
By News Source Guyana on October 25, 2018
Crime, News
Recently appointed Police Commissioner Leslie James has set a timeline for the reform of the Guyana Police Force. At his first press conference since taking office, Mr. James told reporters this midday that the Force is moving ahead with its reform plan and citizens will notice that reform before the end of the first quarter […]
By News Source Guyana on October 24, 2018
Crime, News
53-year-old, Deon Aaron was today found guilty of raping a 3-year-old child, two years ago. A twelve member jury returned the guilty verdict this afternoon at the High Court after deliberating for just over two hours. The man was convicted of raping the toddler between the 1st March and the 20th October 2016 at their […]
By News Source Guyana on October 24, 2018
Crime, News
Some workers attached to a number of agencies attached to the Ministry of Public Security will be getting their October salaries late as the Ministry may not have catered adequately for new appointments. The Permanent Secretary at the Public Security Ministry dispatched a memorandum to the Heads of the Guyana Forensic Lab, the Guyana Prison […]
By News Source Guyana on October 23, 2018
Crime
The Sophia man who stabbed his friend to death during an argument over a bicycle, appeared in Court today and was charged for manslaughter. The incident took place on October 18 in the Sophia community. 31-year-old, Darious Barrington, reportedly stabbed his fellow Sophia resident Seon Harry to death after Harry reportedly charged at him. The […]
By News Source Guyana on October 22, 2018
Crime, News
A gold miner who allegedly stabbed a fellow miner to death during a drunken row over cigarettes was charged for murder and remanded to jail today. 35-year-old, Parsaram Ramnauth appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann Mclennan and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge of murder. It is alleged that on the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 21, 2018
Crime, News
A late night hang between family members turned deadly this morning when the group was attacked by two masked men who shot one of the family members dead while robbing the others. Dead is 30-year-old, Christopher Swamy of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara. The incident took place around 1:30 this morning. The Police report said […]
By News Source Guyana on October 19, 2018
Crime, News
32-year-old, Kenton Haynes of Mocha on the East Bank of Demerara was charged this morning for being in possession of over 500 ecstasy pills. He was arrested last Wednesday afternoon in the Orange Walk area while conducting a transaction with the pills. The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit conducted the bust. In Court today, the accused […]
By News Source Guyana on October 19, 2018
Crime, News
Two days after he was busted with with over two pounds of cocaine in his possession, a Land of Canaan man found himself before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court facing drug possession and trafficking charges. The 31-year-old accused, Wyette Amsterdam, pleaded not guilty when he appeared in Court and the charges were presented to him this […]