By News Source Guyana on May 15, 2018
Crime, News
Just one week after an elderly Guyanese man was busted in Grenada with cocaine, another Guyanese national has been held with the illegal substance in the same island. 47-year-old Guyanese National, Derrick Patterson, who is the brother of Guyana’s Minister of Public Infrastructure, has been remanded to prison in Grenada after being charged with possession […]
By News Source Guyana on May 15, 2018
Crime, News
Former Bishops’ High School economics teacher, Coen Jackson was today committed to stand a High Court trial for engaging in sexual activity with a child below the age of 16 by abusing the position of trust. Jackson was charged back in March under the Sexual Offenses Act. A preliminary inquiry into the matter was completed […]
By News Source Guyana on May 15, 2018
Crime, News
Twenty-five year old, Maryann Daby, was remanded to jail this morning after being charged for attempted murder, possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition without being the holder of a license for the weapon and ammunition. The daughter of businessman Paul Daby, appeared before the Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman and broke down in tears […]
By News Source Guyana on May 14, 2018
Crime, News
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, two men were slapped with a charge of receiving a stolen Premio motor car and were both released on $200,000 bail. The two men, 30-year-old, Mohadeo Lall and 27-year-old Munesh Persaud, both stood before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman and entered pleas of not guilty after the charge was read […]
By News Source Guyana on May 14, 2018
Crime, News
The daughter of businessman Paul Daby, is expected in Court as early as Tuesday to face charges related to the firing of a loaded firearm and the pointing of that firearm at a Policeman. News Source understands that twenty-five year old, Maryann Daby was arrested over the weekend after she fired several shots from her […]
By News Source Guyana on May 14, 2018
Crime, News
The Guyana Prison Service has called in the Police and the two have launched an investigation into how inmates were able to acquire large bottles of expensive liquor and have them inside the New Amsterdam Prison. Photographs posted on Facebook on Sunday by an inmate of the prison showed several of the prisoners posing with […]
By News Source Guyana on May 14, 2018
Crime, News, Politics
A top official of the State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA) has confirmed that the agency has been tracking stolen Guyana state assets which are now overseas. Deputy Head of SARA, Aubrey Heath-Retemyer would not offer details on the assets found, but said the agency has “found stuff that people have abroad.” Mr. Retemyer was speaking […]
By News Source Guyana on May 12, 2018
Crime, News
A man who is suspected to be one of the masterminds behind pirate attacks on Guyana’s high seas, was today charged and remanded to prison, after being slapped with two armed robbery charges. 39-year-old, Nakool Manahar, a businessmen, of Number 43 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, stood before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan to answer charges of armed […]
By News Source Guyana on May 10, 2018
Crime, News
Two Lindeners were remanded to jail this morning after they were charged for being in possession of 26 pounds of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. 35-year-old, taxi driver, Michael Bascom and 18-year-old, Reva Bovell stood before the Chief Magistrate this morning and pleaded not guilty to the charges. The young woman claimed in Court […]
By News Source Guyana on May 10, 2018
Crime, News
Police in the mining town of Linden were called to the scene of a murder early this morning in Amelia’s Ward. At that scene, they found the lifeless body of Claude DeJounge aka “Sonno”. Investigators were told that the man was stabbed to death in the home he shared with his girlfriend, by the woman’s […]