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A South Ruimveldt resident will be spending the next four years of his life behind bars after being found guilty of cocaine trafficking. Sixty-three year old, Dennis Jones appeared in Court today and was found guilty of trafficking over 22 pounds of cocaine. The man bowed his head and stood calmly next to his Attorney, […]
Five women who have completed part of their prison sentence for non-violent offenses, will be allowed to go home for the holidays. The Ministry of Public Security today announced that President David Granger has signed off and granted the Presidential pardon to 34-year-old, Shabana Asgar; 24-year-old, Shellon David; 27-year-old Ronella Junor; 27-year-old, Maxine Baird Sampson […]
A prisoner who is currently serving a five-year jail sentrnce for assault, was today charged for threats that he made against the President of Guyana. The convict, Alim Ali, reportedly called 911 on three occasions from the prison and made the death threat against the President. The Court heard that on the 10th and 19th […]
A Stabroek Market Vendor was today charged and released on $70,000 bail by the Chief Magistrate, after he was charged for knowingly receiving stolen articles. The articles were worth more than $1million. The vendor, Kelson Adams of Cummings Street, Georgetown stood before Chief Magistrate Ann Mclennan and denied any wrong dealings. But the Court was […]
The Traffic Department in the Police Force’s ‘A’ Division edged out the Criminal Investigation Department to secure the coveted Best Cop award for 2017, after several years of the award consistently being given to police investigators. Sergeant Gavin Boyce, who is known mostly for his ardent efforts to control traffic in the busy downtown Stabroek […]
An ex-policeman who stole a policeman’s vehicle, but crashed it just after in Alberttown, has been arrested and will face charges as Police investigators step up efforts to break up what appears to be a carjacking ring. In a statement, the Police Force said one of its officers had just just jumped out of his […]
A businessman from Lethem who was initially released on station bail, while being probed about the illegal construction of an airstrip, was remanded to jail today after he was charged with the illegal construction. The businessman, Huta Sahana Ramsingh, made his first before a City Magistrate today, which marked more than five months since the […]
A gold miner will spend his Christmas behind bars after being slapped with a murder charge related to the death of a Venezuelan boat Captain. Thirty-four year-old, Daniel Gaskin of Kuru Kururu, Linden-Soesdyke Highway, stood before the Chief Magistrate this morning and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge. The […]
A North Ruimveldt youth was today charged and placed on $150,000 bail when he made his first appearance in Court and was charged for obtaining money under false pretense. The 21-year-old man, Michael Sonaram, allegedly claimed that he was in a position to obtain a gun license and a national ID card for a friend […]
The Guyana Police Force is reporting that there has been a 27% decrease in murders, when compred to the same period in 2016. In its latest crime report, the Police stated that at the end of November, Guyana had recorded 99 murders since January 1. Of those 99 murders, 48 were considered disorderly, 16 stemmed […]
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