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Public Security Minister Khemraj on Friday briefly addressed some of the findings of the Commission of Inquiry into allegations of a plot to assassinate President David Granger. The report which was submitted to the President and laid before the National Assembly on Thursday recommended punitive action to be taken against several high-ranking police officers. It recommended the firing of […]
The new 911 emergency system has been commissioned to respond to distress calls from citizens across Guyana with features that can allow location tracking, SMS messaging and customized reporting. The critical and important component of the Guyana Police Force’s response to crime is being reintroduced after several years of non-functionality, as the state engaged local […]
High Court Judge, Gino Persaud, today denied the application of Marcus Bisram to have the murder charge against him dismissed. In his ruling to throw out the application, Justice Persaud also fined the applicant $250,000 for wasting the Court’s time following a recent effort to withdraw the application. In a statement to the Court, Bisram’s […]
He came to Guyana, claiming that he was here for a job interview, but today Trinidadian national, Sawak Maraj, found himself appearing before Guyana’s Chief Magistrate facing charges of staging his own kidnapping. The 33-year-old man denied the allegations presented to him at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court that he knowingly conspired with others to gave […]
Two men, who were armed with a handgun, were arrested just before 9 o’clock this evening after being nabbed by members of a Police patrol in Sixth Avenue, Diamond. The men were reportedly cornered after a failed carjacking attempt. Residents raised an alarm after dogs in the area started barking loudly and the two men […]
Two male commercial sex workers who had previous brushes with the law, were remanded to jail today on a robbery charge. 19-year-old, Godfrey Cox and 21-year-old, Kevin Forester appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman and denied the robbery allegation. The charge stated that on the 24th October on Croal Street, the two robbed Victor Best of […]
Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit have taken a shipping broker into custody following the discovery of 147 pounds of cocaine in rice shipments that were about to leave Guyana for Belgium. According to a statement from CANU, the shipment of cocaine was found concealed in sealed 45kg bags of rice. CANU and the […]
A Trinidadian man is in Police custody in Georgetown after he allegedly faked his own kidnapping, with the help of two other Trinidadians. The Trinidadian man, who has been identified as 33-year-old Sawak Maraj, arrived in Guyana on Friday morning and claimed that he was here for a job interview. He was picked up at […]
A few days after nine men were arrested in boat with with AK-47 guns, ammunition and marijuana, the Captain of the boat appeared in Court on Friday and was sentenced to six years in jail after pleading guilty to illegal weapon and marijuana possession. 44-Year-Old, Dexter Valenzuela, stood before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan and pleaded […]
A Cuban National, who was recently arrested by a Police Bike Patrol, after he was found with cocaine in his possession, pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to three years in jail on Friday. 38-year-old, Yusiel Vizcana made his first appearance before Magistrate Leron Daly and admitted to having 0.5 grammes of cocaine […]
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