By News Source Guyana on March 26, 2018
Crime, News, Politics
Two weeks after three men, who the Police said were suspected bandits, were gunned down on the seawalls, an eyewitness has surfaced claiming that the incident was really an execution. Flanked by Attorney Nigel Hughes and sisters of one of the dead men, the eyewitness Devon Lyte, in a written statement recalled viewing the incident […]
By News Source Guyana on March 23, 2018
Crime, News
Extradition proceedings began in the Magistrates’ Court today for alleged fugitive Troy Thomas, who is wanted in United States for murder. In a court filed with family members of the deceased along with friends and relatives of the accused, the Court called the first witness to take the stand. Also present in the Courtroom was […]
By News Source Guyana on March 23, 2018
Crime
A young member of the Guyana Police Force found himself on the wrong side of the law today as he was charged with the rape of a 15-year-old girl. 23-year-old Mark Auto found himself before a City Magistrate facing the rape charge based on allegation that during the month of May 2017, he engaged in […]
By News Source Guyana on March 23, 2018
Crime, News
The accused, George Dover appeared relieved following the jury’s verdict on Thursday. During the trial, the Court was told that on the 10th April, 2015 at Eccles, Dover allegedly attempted to commit murder on Kester Yamster, by stabbing him to the chest. During his testimony, the victim told the Court that Dover had owed him […]
By News Source Guyana on March 21, 2018
Crime, News
The US Customs and Border Protection has announced the arrest of a Jamaican national who worked for Fly Jamaica Airways as a cabin attendant. According to the CBP, the “crew member discovered that he could not get a leg up on U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in his attempt to transport illegal drugs into […]
By News Source Guyana on March 21, 2018
Crime, News
Ninety-eight new members of the Guyana Police Force were this afternoon hailed for their commitment in transforming themselves from ordinary civilians to Law Enforcement personnel after successfully completing several months of training as new recruits. Training started last September with no women being part of the group. Charged to uphold high moral and ethical standards, […]
By News Source Guyana on March 21, 2018
Crime, News
Two months after six managers along with other staff members of the New Building Society were arrested and questioned about unlawfully detaining customers, charges were filed in the matter today against three of the managers. The three, Anil Kishun, Anil Beharry and Deka Tulurum stood before Magistrate Fabayo Azore and denied the allegations. The Court […]
By News Source Guyana on March 20, 2018
Crime, News
As the Guyana Police Force sticks to its story about the shooting death of three suspected bandits, the post-mortem examination for two of the men is raising even more questions. On Monday, post-mortem examinations were conducted on the bodies of the three men. According to relatives of two of the men, Kwame Assanah and Dextroy […]
By News Source Guyana on March 19, 2018
Crime, News
Four suspected pirates were today charged and remanded to prison in front of their weeping family members following a $4.6 M armed robbery. 18-year-old Sanjay Jangbir, 19-year-old Rajendra Parsoran, 22-year-old Vishnu Jangbir and 25-year-old Mahendra Sancharan, all stood before a City Magistrate with a grim look on their faces as they were not required to […]
By News Source Guyana on March 19, 2018
Crime, News
As more questions are being raised about the shooting deaths of three suspected bandits on the seawalls last Thursday, the acting Police Commissioner, David Ramnarine is in support of the action of his officers and told reporters this morning that he is convinced their use of deadly force was justified. According to Ramnarine, while the […]