By News Source Guyana on May 29, 2017
Crime, News
A date has been set for the commencement of the trial involving Former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall. On Monday, Nandlall asked that his trial in relation to the alleged larceny of over $2 million worth of law books from the Ministry of Legal Affairs, be tried in the Magistrates’ Court instead of the High Court, […]
By News Source Guyana on May 28, 2017
Crime, News
Intelligence gathering by police investigators has resulted in a major drug and illegal guns bust in the Campbellville community. On Friday night, police ranks moved in to the Duncan Street, Campbellville home of a young couple and found over 25 pounds of cocaine along with three unlicensed guns with matching rounds. A 31-year-old man and […]
By News Source Guyana on May 28, 2017
Crime, News
(Bahamas Tribune) A GUYANESE woman was sentenced to 28 months in prison yesterday after pleading guilty to two counts of drug possession. Linda Reynolds, 23, was charged before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes with possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply and importation of dangerous drugs. According to initial police reports, a Guyanese woman […]
By News Source Guyana on May 25, 2017
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force on Thursday issued a wanted bulletin for 27-year-old, Ezekiel Edward called ‘Kezie’, of Diamond, East Bank Demerara. He is wanted by the police in connection with the murder of Roy Roland, whose lifeless body was found in a clump of bushes in Roxanne Burnham Gardens on May 17th, 2017. Roland’s body was […]
By News Source Guyana on May 25, 2017
Crime
A mini-bus tout appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today facing assault charges after an argument with another tout, turned into a bloody fight. 23-year-old, Devon Charles, stood before the Chief Magistrate and faced the charge of unlawfully and maliciously wounding Devon Hinds, with the intent to maim, disfigure and cause him actual bodily harm. Both men […]
By News Source Guyana on May 24, 2017
Crime
A young police officer has found himself on the other side of the law and has landed in hot water, after he allegedly assaulted a woman by lashing her to the face with a beer bottle. 26-Year-old policeman, Gadi Hoyte, appeared before Chief Magistrate to answer the assault charge. The court was told that on Dec […]
By News Source Guyana on May 24, 2017
Crime, News
(Bahamas Tribune) A Woman from Guyana has been arrested at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the Bahamas concealed in her hair weave. Police report that alert Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers took the Guyanese woman into custody following the seizure of just over two pounds of cocaine on […]
By News Source Guyana on May 24, 2017
Crime, News
A 21-year-old Beterverwagting youth was today remanded to prison after being charged with being in possession of an unlicensed gun. The youth, Hubert Clark, stood before Magistrate Fabayo Azore, and entered a plea of not guilty to the charge. The Court was told that on May 20th, 2017 at the Stabroek Market, Clark had a 1.38 Pistol […]
By News Source Guyana on May 23, 2017
Crime, News
The Registrar of Deeds, Azeena Baksh, found herself before the Court this morning facing fraud charges. She was charged with obtaining money under false pretense, and was released on $250,000 bail after appearing before the Chief Magistrate. Ms. Baksh entered a not guilty plea, when the charge was read to her. It is alleged that she unlawfully […]
By News Source Guyana on May 23, 2017
Crime, News
Popular super bike racer, Stephen Vieira, has been released from the custody of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, but remains under investigation as the probe continues into the $550 million cocaine bust at Zeelugt. Vieira who was in the country at the time of the bust, had travelled to Jamaica via Suriname and Trinidad, one […]