By News Source Guyana on May 21, 2017
Crime, News
A Mahaica husband and wife have found themselves behind bars and facing charges on two related offences. Hours after a 41-year-old Helena #1, Mahaica businessman, was arrested for unlicensed gun and ammunition possession, his 40-year-old wife was also arrested after she attempted to bribe a police officer to secure the husband’s release. A Police statement […]
By News Source Guyana on May 19, 2017
Crime, News
Police at Linden are investigating the gruesome mid morning murder of 37-year-old, Sheneika Elliott. The woman was reportedly chopped to death by her reputed husband this morning at her Amelia’s Ward home. Reports state that the man turned up at the house and slashed the woman to the neck before chopping her about the body […]
By News Source Guyana on May 18, 2017
Crime, News
Four days after the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit named him as a suspect in a 186 pound cocaine bust, popular super bike racing champion, Stephen Vieira, was arrested at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan Airport, moments after he disembarked a flight from Jamaica. Vieira was arrested by the Police and handed over to CANU. His Attorney was […]
By News Source Guyana on May 18, 2017
Crime, News
With his family members shouting to the heavens, a Georgetown businessman walked out of Court today as a free man, after a jury found him not guilty of murdering a suspected bandit. The businessman, Lawrence Wayne, hurried out of the courtroom and into a relative’s car moments after the verdict was read and the Judge […]
By News Source Guyana on May 17, 2017
Crime, News
Three months after the gunning down of footballer, Paul Daniels, the alleged assailant appeared in court and was hit with the indictable murder charge. Costello Housing Scheme resident, Alvin Jones aka “Hot Skull”, was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge as he appeared in court today. It is alleged that […]
By News Source Guyana on May 17, 2017
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force has indicated that it is probing an alleged pirate attack in the Corentyne river which occurred on Tuesday and is combing the Corentyne River for the body of the boat captain who is feared drowned. The boat captain and his two-man crew, were reportedly attacked and robbed of their catch and a […]
By News Source Guyana on May 17, 2017
Crime, News
Police investigators were called to Marigold Street, Roxanne Burnham Gardens this morning, after the body of a man was discovered in a clump of bushes. Persons in the area said the man’s lifeless body bore at least one gunshot wound to the head. A farmer in the area who was reportedly taking his cattle to […]
By News Source Guyana on May 16, 2017
Crime, News
Two Sophia residents were today placed on $200,000 bail each at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court after they were both charged with attempting to bribe a policeman. The two men, Kamendra Raghubeer and Anil Persaud, both appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and entered not guilty pleas. The court heard that on May 9th, at the […]
By News Source Guyana on May 16, 2017
Crime
An East La Penitence man was on Monday remanded to prison by Magistrate Judy Latchman, after he was charged for 11 counts of armed robbery. 29-year-old, Quincy Clark, stood before the court and entered plea of not guilty each of the 11 charges. The charges read that on May 12th at La Penitence, being armed […]
By News Source Guyana on May 16, 2017
Crime, News
One of the men wanted in connection with last Friday’s cocaine in timber bust, was arrested by Police yesterday (Monday), and handed over to investigators of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit. The man, Tazim Gafoor, was arrested at Parika. He is the father of racecar driver, Nazim Gafoor, who has been in custody since the […]