By News Source Guyana on June 8, 2018
Crime, News
Three weeks after being slapped with a three-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to being in possession of eight grams of marijuana, a father of three is getting a shot at freedom. 27-year-old, Carl Mangal, was today granted bail in the sum of $40,000 by the High Court after Attorney Nigel Hughes picked up the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 7, 2018
Crime, News
Local Police have arrested a Guyanese man, who they are convinced is the leader of the high seas pirate gang that carried out the deadly attack on Guyanese fishermen in neighbouring Suriname. The man has been identified as Primanauth Persaud aka “Sinbad”. Police sources say his name has been repeatedly mentioned in Guyana and Suriname […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2018
Crime
A Port Kaituma man appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today where he was slapped with a charge of engaging in sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl. It is alleged that the man fondled the girl’s breast and sucked on her neck. The accused, Fernand Hernandez, appeared before acting Chief Magistrate, Sherdel Issacs-Marcus alongside his […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2018
Crime, News
As the investigations continue into the deadly pirate attack in neighbouring Suriname which left fifteen Guyanese fishermen dead, a Guyanese teenager was today charged in connection with one of the murders. 19-year-old Alexander Denhart aka Shame Face of 79 Village Berbice, appeared before acting Chief Magistrate, Sherdel Isaac-Marcus today at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. He […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2018
Crime, News
The East Bank Berbice village of Glasgow was thrown into shock this morning when a villager slashed and stabbed his wife and daughter to death then took his own life. The names of the three dead persons have not been released. The incident reportedly occurred close to 9:30 this morning. Neighbours were alerted by loud […]
By News Source Guyana on June 5, 2018
Crime
A Soesdyke woman faced multiple charges in Court today for escape from legal custody, possession of marijuana and sale of alcohol without a license. Thirty-eight year old, Shanaz Mohammed of Back Road Soesdyke appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, before Acting Chief Magistrate, Sherdel Issacs and entered a plea of not guilty to the offenses. […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2018
Crime, News
Fours years after a woman was found dead in bucket of water, her reputed husband was today sentenced to 22 years behind bars after a 12 member mixed Jury found him guilty of the offence of manslaughter. In a calm manner, the convict, Vindira Siriram Persaud strolled into the Courtroom of Justice James Bovell-Drakes, and […]
By News Source Guyana on June 1, 2018
Crime, News
After declaring in a television interview that he has “a young boy for every day of the week”, popular member of the LGBT community and “lady of the night”, Otis Pearson aka Otisha, found himself on Friday morning before a Magistrate. With lots of flamboyance and in dark shades, Otisha appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly […]
By News Source Guyana on June 1, 2018
Crime, News
After 18 years of being on the run, an Enmore man was finally charged today over the chopping death of his neighbor. The incident took place in the year 2000. With a blank look on his face, Deonarine Bhikari appeared in the Vigilance Magistrates’ Court, and was immediately remanded to prison by Magistrate Peter Hugh […]
By News Source Guyana on May 30, 2018
Crime
A Leopold Street man who is no stranger to law enforcement was remanded to jail this morning after being slapped with multiple armed robbery charges. 27-year-old Akeem Rajkumar appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore and denied the allegations against him. The Court was told that on the 30th April, armed with a handgun, he robbed Rodwell […]