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Assistant Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken took the stand at the Lindo Creek Commission of Inquiry this afternoon and recounted seeing Rondel ‘Fineman’ Rawlins and members of his criminal gang at Christmas Falls in June 2008, days before eight miners were found murdered at the nearby Lindo Creek. The Police Force has always maintained that it […]
A drunken argument and fight between two friends in the North West District has left one of the young men nursing serious injuries and hospitalized, while the other one is sitting behind bars. 19-year-old, Ronald Marks appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today and a charge of attempted murder was read to him. He is […]
Extradition proceedings involving alleged fugitive Troy Thomas heated up on Monday when through his lawyers, Thomas told the Magistrates’ Court that it has no jurisdiction to hear the case and his rights to be protected as a Guyanese were being violated. Thomas’ battery of Lawyers, which included Attorneys Nigel Hughes, Darren Wade and Bernard DaSilva, all made […]
Following the discovery of a forged cheque that was provided to a furniture store over two months ago, a father of eight was arrested and charged following an investigation. Today the man was taken before the Court to face forgery charges. 53-year-old, Christopher Connell stood before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman and denied the allegations placed […]
Two weeks after three men, who the Police said were suspected bandits, were gunned down on the seawalls, an eyewitness has surfaced claiming that the incident was really an execution. Flanked by Attorney Nigel Hughes and sisters of one of the dead men, the eyewitness Devon Lyte, in a written statement recalled viewing the incident […]
Extradition proceedings began in the Magistrates’ Court today for alleged fugitive Troy Thomas, who is wanted in United States for murder. In a court filed with family members of the deceased along with friends and relatives of the accused, the Court called the first witness to take the stand. Also present in the Courtroom was […]
A young member of the Guyana Police Force found himself on the wrong side of the law today as he was charged with the rape of a 15-year-old girl. 23-year-old Mark Auto found himself before a City Magistrate facing the rape charge based on allegation that during the month of May 2017, he engaged in […]
The accused, George Dover appeared relieved following the jury’s verdict on Thursday. During the trial, the Court was told that on the 10th April, 2015 at Eccles, Dover allegedly attempted to commit murder on Kester Yamster, by stabbing him to the chest. During his testimony, the victim told the Court that Dover had owed him […]
The US Customs and Border Protection has announced the arrest of a Jamaican national who worked for Fly Jamaica Airways as a cabin attendant. According to the CBP, the “crew member discovered that he could not get a leg up on U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in his attempt to transport illegal drugs into […]
Ninety-eight new members of the Guyana Police Force were this afternoon hailed for their commitment in transforming themselves from ordinary civilians to Law Enforcement personnel after successfully completing several months of training as new recruits. Training started last September with no women being part of the group. Charged to uphold high moral and ethical standards, […]
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