By News Source Guyana on October 6, 2017
Crime, News
After just one night in a local prison, the 65-year-old American man, who on Wednesday pleaded guilty to cocaine possession and was awaiting sentencing, has now decided to change his plea. He wants the case to go to trial. When Alan Murdoch of Florida appeared in Court on Thursday for his sentencing, he told the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 5, 2017
Crime, News
The Berbice man who was the main suspect in the Thursday morning chopping death of female Police Officer, Kenisha Sheriff Fraser, has been found dead. The man’s body was found hanging from a tree in the same village, hours after he was named as the main suspect, who chopped the policewoman to death in her […]
By News Source Guyana on October 5, 2017
Crime, News
Police in the Berbice area are on the hunt for a man who is the main suspect in the murder of a female Police Officer. She has been identified as Kenesha Sheriff Fraser. The woman’s lifeless body was found this morning in her West Coast Berbice home just after 9 o’ clock. A cutlass, which […]
By News Source Guyana on October 4, 2017
Crime, News
Sporting a Nelson Mandela remembrance tee-shirt, a 65-year-old, American man appeared in Court today and pleaded guilty to cocaine trafficking. The man, Alan Murdoch of Florida, found himself in hot water, when he was caught with a small quantity of cocaine in a Georgetown yard known for drug pushers and dealers. The elderly man appeared […]
By News Source Guyana on October 4, 2017
Crime, News
A 35-year-old, Bourda Market Vendor was today remanded to prison after he was charged for marijuana possession. The accused, Ras Paris appeared before before Magistrate Fabayo Azore and denied the allegation. The charge stated that on the 3rd October, the North Ruimveldt resident had 448 grammes of marijuana in his possession for the purpose of […]
By News Source Guyana on October 4, 2017
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force has announced that Deputy Superintendent Lonsdale Withrite, has been relieved of his position of Commander of the SWAT Unit of the Guyana Police Force. The move comes after Withrite was robbed of his service weapon and 16 live rounds and his vehicle while on a Sunday night outing at the Industry […]
By News Source Guyana on October 4, 2017
Crime, News
Prison officials and the Police are on the hunt for a 35-year-old man who escaped from the Lusignan prison where he was on remand. The escapee’s name has been given as Dellon Blake. Prison Director, Gladwin Samuels, released a photo of the man this morning and said he was discovered missing from Holding Bay 2 […]
By News Source Guyana on October 3, 2017
Crime, News
The 26-year-old woman from the Guyhoc area who was arrested after she allegedly posted cocaine soaked hammocks, was remanded to prison today after she appeared in Court. The woman, Tiffini Collison, surrendered to the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit last week after a wanted bulletin was issued for her. The bulletin was issued after she was […]
By News Source Guyana on October 3, 2017
Crime
A Bus Driver, who was recently nabbed with over 54 Pounds of marijuana and 200 grams of cocaine was remanded to prison today. 55-year-old, Garfield Parker, made his first court appearance today at the Georgetown Magistrates Court. The charge stated that on the 1st October, at Maruba, he had in his possession 24.900 kilograms of […]
By News Source Guyana on October 3, 2017
Crime, News
Two teenagers from Freeman Street, East La Penitence, were today charged with the murder of Berbice businessman, Fazal Shaheed. The two accused, 19-year-old, Shawn DoSantos 18-year-old, Stephon Howard stood before the Chief Magistrate and were not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge of murder . The Court heard that on the 24th […]