By News Source Guyana on October 25, 2017
Crime, News
Eight men have been taken into custody by the Guyana Police Force after they were nabbed with in the Barima River, North West District with two AK-47 rifles along with matching rounds. The men were also found with a bullet proof vest and other supplies. According to reports, a joint Police and Guyana Defence Force […]
By News Source Guyana on October 24, 2017
Crime, News
A Father of twelve, was today remanded to prison on a marijuana possession charge. 43-year-old, Sheldon Solomon stood before the Chief Magistrate and entered a plea of not guilty to being in possession of 90 grams of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. The Court heard that on the 22nd October, at Port Kaituma Landing, […]
By News Source Guyana on October 23, 2017
Crime
A 45-Year-Old, Da Silva Street resident appeared before a City Magistrate and was immediately remanded to prison he was charged for setting fire to the dwelling place of his wife. The accused, Kerwin Jarvis stood before Magistrate Judy Latchman and denied the allegation, but he was remanded to prison until November 13th. The Court heard […]
By News Source Guyana on October 23, 2017
Crime, News
“Be prepared for intelligent criminals”, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan charged ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) at the opening of its annual counternarcotics staff training on Monday. Mr. Ramjattan said CANU must ensure it is prepared for the new generation of crime and criminals and he believes the Unit can only do so […]
By News Source Guyana on October 23, 2017
Crime, News
Eight Directors of the Guyana Bank For Trade Industry Limited were released on self bail today after they were all charged with failing to comply with an order of the High Court, in relation to providing information about the movement of US$500 million in the account of the Guyana Rice Development Board. Those charged were […]
By News Source Guyana on October 21, 2017
Crime, News
-by Kurt Campbell- One day after the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) charged Directors from the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) with contempt over their failure to produce documents in keeping with a Court order, the bank has secured an extension in the High Court. GBTI has reportedly already provided SOCU with 9000 […]
By News Source Guyana on October 20, 2017
Crime, News
Already facing five charges in a massive multimillion-dollar fraud at the Guyana Rice Development Board, former GRDB Head Ricky Ramraj and former General Manager, Jagnarine Singh were Friday slapped with 34 additional charges. The allegations address instances of alleged fraud committed at the GRDB Cowan Street Office during the years 2011 and 2012 and involve the Board […]
By News Source Guyana on October 20, 2017
Crime, News
A drug addict, who is best known by the name ‘Cuffy’ will spend the next 35 years in jail for the gruesome murder of 68-year-old, Megan Jones-Cox. The 39-year-old man, Stanley Barrow, was initially charged for murder, but then decided to plea guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter. The case was heard by Justice […]
By News Source Guyana on October 19, 2017
Crime, News
Forty-four year old, Lavern Newton, is tired of the abuse at the hands of her ex-lover. They were together for 25-years and now she is ready to move on, but the man, David Sardinha, is refusing to let her go in peace. Lavern, who lives in D’ Field, Sophia, has two slash wounds to her […]
By News Source Guyana on October 18, 2017
Crime, News
A Constable attached to the Georgetown City Constabulary has been fired and handed over to Police after he allegedly sexually assaulted a young man who was in the city constabulary’s custody. The move comes after City Hall conducted its own probe of the matter and decided to call in the police to institute more investigations […]