By News Source Guyana on August 31, 2017
Crime
A Linden Taxi Driver was today sentenced to five years in prison after he was found guilty of causing the death of a pensioner back in 2016. The taxi driver, Wendell Smith, was immediately taken into custody after the sentence was handed down by Senior Magistrate Clive Nurse at Linden Magistrates Court. He was charged […]
By News Source Guyana on August 31, 2017
Crime, News
A US based Guyanese man, who claimed that he attempted to take cocaine through the Cheddi Jagan Airport to support his son in college, will be missing the son’s entire college life, after he was sentenced to four years in jail following a guilty plea for drug trafficking. Forty-eight year old, Warren McKie, was an […]
By News Source Guyana on August 30, 2017
Crime, News
A young woman has found herself facing serious charges for posting nude photographs of her ex-boyfriend. 30-year-0ld, North Ruimveldt resident, Neketa Cooper stood before Magistrate Judy Latchman today after she was charged for posting the nude photographs of her ex-boyfriend on social media. The woman denied the allegations. The charge stated that between June 1, […]
By News Source Guyana on August 29, 2017
Crime, News
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, three men were released on $60,000 bail each, after they were charged for stealing four cows. 20-year-old Quesan Frank of Tabathinga, 18-year-old Curtis Charles of Tabathinga and 28-year-old Ivor Rodriquez of Bartica, all appeared in court today and entered not guilty pleas. The Court was told that between the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 29, 2017
Crime, News
A robbery attempt turned out deadly for a suspected bandit this morning after he was struck down then shot dead by a security guard after trying to snatch a bag from a businesswoman. The incident occurred on the Railway embankment road at Lilliendaal. According to reports, the woman who was in the company of the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 27, 2017
Crime, News
Police investigators in Berbice have arrested a 44-year-old man who attacked and stabbed two brothers during an early morning brawl, resulting in the death of one of the brothers. According to the Police, the knife which was used as the murder weapon has since been found as a case is being made out against the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 25, 2017
Crime, News
Just months after the murder charges against him were dismissed for the shooting death of activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing, Georgetown resident, Reagan Rodrigues aka “Grey Boy”, found himself back in Court after allegedly threatening the mother of Crum-Ewing. During his appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, the Court heard that on the 12th August at […]
By News Source Guyana on August 24, 2017
Crime, News
A man attached to the Guyana Defence Force(GDF) as a Driver today made his first appearance in Georgetown Magistrate Court and was placed on $1 million bail for causing the death of a man by dangerous driving. The Court heard that 24-year-old driver, Zamani Archibald, was driving recklessly when he struck down an elderly man, […]
By News Source Guyana on August 22, 2017
Crime, News
A woman who is an alleged victim of domestic violence has reportedly retaliated by killing her abuser. The dead man has been identified as Alfro Adams, who was the reputed husband of the murder suspect. In a statement, the Police said the woman, who recently fled her common-law home in the North West District along […]
By News Source Guyana on August 22, 2017
Crime, News
The 22-year-old, wheelchair bound man who was on remand for the shooting death of a Durban Street restaurant waitress, was found motionless at the Lusignan prison this morning, and pronounced dead shortly after. According to reports, Shelton George aka “Boorie” was found motionless in one of the cells at the prison facility. He was rushed […]