Crime

Granny admits to cocaine in gas cyliner and lands 4 years in jail; Charge against teenage cricketer withdrawn

Fifty-one year old, Campbellville resident, Naomi Persaud, will be spending the next four years in jail after pleading guilty to being in possession of more than 20 pounds of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The woman stood quietly before a City Magistrate this afternoon and took full responsibility for the cocaine which was found […]

Better Hope man remanded over beheading murder of uncle

Three days after a 51-year-old, Better Hope,East Coast Demerara resident, was found decapitated, his nephew was today remanded to prison on the murder charge. The nephew , Dwayne Tappin, appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court and was immediately remanded to jail. The 26-year-old, who worked as a construction worker, stood before Magistrate Alisha George to […]

Illegal Airstrip being probed by GDF and Police

The discovery of an illegal airstrip in the Rupununi region has prompted an investigation by the Guyana Defence Force and the Police. In a statement on Saturday evening, the GDF announced that during an early morning patrol in the Hinterland region by its ranks, the discovery was made. The ranks also found several dug out […]

Prisoner shot dead at Timehri jail during escape bid

The Guyana Prison Service on Friday evening announced that a 26-year-old prisoner who was on remand at the Timehri Prison on a murder charge, was shot dead by Prison Officers during a bid to escape. The dead prisoner has been identified as 26-year-old, Winston Hinds. According to the Prison Service, several prisoners “were involved in […]

Businessman denies seeking Top Cop’s intervention after brother arrested in assassination plot

Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud’s decade old friendship with businessman Imran Khan is premised on an exchange of information and sharing of intelligence, the Commission of Inquiry into the alleged plot to assassinate President David Granger heard on Thursday. Imram Khan, who is the brother of the man fingered in the alleged plot, Nazim Khan, told the […]