By News Source Guyana on September 21, 2016
Crime, News
Police investigators are seeking the public’s help in identifying two men who carried out an armed robbery at the Sleep In Hotel on Church Street, Georgetown on Tuesday night. One of the men was armed with a handgun. It was around 7:45pm that the men barged into the hotel and held the Front Desk Attendant […]
By News Source Guyana on September 20, 2016
Crime, News
Self-confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram, is reportedly hiding out in Suriname after bolting to the neighbouring country as his drug trafficking trial nears an end. Dataram was a no show at the Georgetown Magistrates Court today where his trial for allegedly being in possession of over 225 pounds of cocaine, is ongoing. He was on […]
By News Source Guyana on September 20, 2016
Crime, News
Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit have arrested yet another woman during her bid to ferry cocaine out of Guyana. The 44-year-old Guyanese woman was an outgoing passenger to New York city when CANU agents found over 20 pounds of cocaine concealed in the false sides of her suitcases. She was immediately arrested and […]
By News Source Guyana on September 19, 2016
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Prison Service have launched a massive search for two prisoners who escaped from the Lusignan Prison on Monday morning while labouring at the prison farm. The Lusignan Prison is located on the East Coast of Demerara and usually houses inmates who are serving time for less serious offenses. […]
By News Source Guyana on September 19, 2016
Crime, News
One of the three bandits shot dead by Police in Suriname has been identified as a Guyanese taxi driver. His name is Rodwell Wiggins and up until a month ago, he worked with the Oasis taxi service in Georgetown. Sources close to the company said he would work “on and off” with a contracted car that […]
By News Source Guyana on September 19, 2016
Crime, News
A Guyanese national is among three bandits shot dead by Police in neighbouring Suriname following a botched robbery on Saturday night in the neighbouring country. A fourth bandit was injured and is believed to be Guyanese also. The other two, who were also killed, are suspected to be Guyanese or Jamaican nationals. The names of […]
By News Source Guyana on September 18, 2016
Crime, News
Police investigators have traveled to the Puruni area in Guyana’s gold mining district, to probe the murder of a Brazilian miner. 47-year-old Brazilian national, Helio Batista Xavier Neves, was chopped to death on Friday night by another miner as the two had a heated argument over missing parts for an excavator machine. The suspect is […]
By News Source Guyana on September 18, 2016
Crime, News
A driver attached to the MMC Security company was shot dead by a security guard attached to the same company during an argument on Saturday at the company’s Happy Acres, East Coast Demerara office. Dead is 36-year-old Herbert Verwayne. According to a police report on the incident, Verwayne and other security officials attached to the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 15, 2016
Crime, News
Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan today, reminded a new batch of prison officers of the important role they play in maintaining law and order. The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) today, graduated 38 new Prison Officers at the Cecil Kilkenny Prison Officers’ Training School, Lusignan, East Coast Demerara. In delivering the charge to the graduates […]
By News Source Guyana on September 14, 2016
Crime, News
With Guyana recording 89 deaths on the country’s roadways over the past eight and a half months, the Guyana Police Force is preparing to become more aggressive against the chaos on the country’s roadways that appears to be responsible for many of the traffic accidents. Additional police traffic ranks will be dispatched across the country […]