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A Father and son found themselves in same Courtroom yesterday charge for wounding another man. The two men, Shawn Griffith and Shawn Griffith junior stood before the Chief Magistrate, as the court Court was told that on the 18th November at Stabroek Market, with the intent mime disfigure and cause grievous bodily harm, Shawn Griffith […]
The Guyana Police Force has taken the driver of a motor lorry into custody following an early morning road accident along the East Coast of Demerara which resulted in the death of 73-year-old cattle farmer, Moodnie Persaud. The incident occurred around 06:30 this morning on the Le Ressouvenir Public Road, ECD, as the woman was […]
President David Granger this morning said his government intends to respect the High Court’s ruling which has rendered the directive to the Police Service Commission to put a hold on the planned promotions of Senior Police Officers, as unlawful and unconstitutional. But while the Head of State has noted admiration for the ruling handed down […]
A husband and wife found themselves before the Chief Magistrate yesterday facing marijuana possession and trafficking charges. The two, Colin Denny and Malika Softleigh, were allegedly busted two weeks ago with over 125 pounds of marijuana in their possession for the purpose of trafficking. They were granted bail to the sum of $400,000 each and […]
Two forty-year-old men, a Guyanese and a Venezuelan national are in Police custody after they were nabbed in a creek in the Port Kaituma area with a submersible vessel. According to the Police, the vessel is about 25 meters in length, 2.7 meters in width and 2.8 meters in depth. When investigators found the vessel, […]
A 47-year-old businessman from Rose Hall, Corentyne, is waking up in hospital this morning after undergoing surgery for two gunshot wounds that he sustained while trying to fight off a robber. According to a Police statement, on Saturday afternoon, two robbers entered the man’s business place and attempted to rob him. One was dressed like […]
Fourteen years after Albouystown resident, Collis DeAbreau was shot dead outside the Blue Iguana nightclub, justice is finally flickering in the case. On Friday, Mark Lowchee aka Mark Lee was charged and remanded to prison for the 25-year-old man’s murder. Lowchee made his appearance in court with the assistance of a walking stick and help […]
With just over five months before he reaches the age of retirement, Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud, who was expected back at work on Friday after a long period of accumulated leave, has now been directed to proceed on special leave. The instruction was given by Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan in a letter to […]
The Ministry of Education has announced that it has completed its investigation into the allegations of sexual misconduct against Bishops’ High School teacher, Coen Jackson. While not disclosing its findings, in a statement, the Ministry announced that it has called in the Police and has handed over the matter to Police investigators. It offered no […]
Police Detective, Corporal Derwin Eastman, who once won the award of Best Cop in the Guyana Police Force, and another Policeman, Jemison Williams, found themselves on a different side of the Courtroom today, as they were both charged and remanded to jail for the murder of businessman, Godfrey Scipio aka Saga. The businessman was shot […]
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