Crime

Two East LaPenitence men remanded for murder of money changer

At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, 24-year-old labourer Kerwin DeSantos and George Hope, who is also 24-years-old, were remanded to jail after being charged with the murder of America Street money changer, Shawn Nurse aka Fabulous. The money changer was shot dead two Sundays ago during a robbery on America Street. Surveillance video recordings aided […]

Police probing murder of Vergenoegen man

Police investigators are probing the murder of a 30-year-old porter of Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo. The man’s body was discovered this morning in a pool of blood. with a gaping wound to his left hand. According to the Police, an investigation has revealed that about 10 o’ clock last night, the man was involved in a […]

Security to be tightened at border regions to block gun flow

Guyana’s security forces will be moving to tighten up on security especially in the bordering regions to stem the flow of illegal weapons into the country. Special attention will be given to the border with Brazil. As gun crimes remain high, investigations have revealed that many of the guns being used are coming in from […]

Venezuelan “sex workers” fined for illegal entry

Four Venezuelan nationals who admitted in Court today that they are sex workers, were fined $30,000 and ordered deported after admitting to illegally entering Guyana. The four Venezuelan nationals were identified today in Court as Mario Brito, Edis Herera, Yisneidi Sidian and Sindian Herera. They told the Court that they are all in their 20’s.  […]

Seven held after cocaine found in frozen ish at Cheddi Jagan Airport

The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit announced tonight that seven persons were taken into custody for questioning following the discovery of cocaine in a shipment of frozen fish that was being prepared for export. The shipping company currently being investigated allegedly hails from the West Bank of Demerara, according to CANU. The drug enforcement body indicated […]