By News Source Guyana on September 18, 2017
Crime
With tears flowing down his face, a Sophia youth declared his innocence as he made his first appearance in Court, to answer to the charge of armed robbery. He was immediately remanded to prison. 20-year old, Seon Williams, stood before Magistrate Judy Latchman and entered a plea of not guilty to the robbery charge. The […]
By News Source Guyana on September 18, 2017
Crime, News
Contracts totaling $150 million were signed on Monday, to begin the commencement of construction and rehabilitation works on seven police stations across the country. Among the police stations to benefit from the project under component (2) of the Citizen Security Strengthening Programme are interior and hinterland facilities. The stations to be rehablitated are the Issano, […]
By News Source Guyana on September 15, 2017
Crime, News
Two Men from the town of Lethem were today remanded to prison after being charged with conspiring with a businessman to build an illegal Airstrip. 21-year-old, Nathan Hamilton, and 37-year-old Wazim King, appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman and were not required to plea to the charge. The Charge stated that the two conspired with businessman, […]
By News Source Guyana on September 13, 2017
Crime, News
Months after popular Trinidadian Soca star, Benjai, was attacked and lashed across the head outside the Palm Court nightclub, a 25-year-old man has been charged for the incident. The accused, Marverick DeAbreau, Â stood before Magistrate Leron Daly and entered a not guilty plea after the assault and wounding charge was read to him. The Court […]
By News Source Guyana on September 13, 2017
Crime, News
With real and painted tears rolling down his face, one-time, local social media sensation, “Tear Drop”, found himself before a City Magistrate facing robbery charges. The 23-year-old young man, whose real name is Leon Clark, was granted bail in the sum of $75,000 after he was charged with breaking into the house of East La […]
By News Source Guyana on September 12, 2017
Crime, News
His seatbelt was fastened and he was preparing for take off. Instead, a Cummings Lodge man was taken off a Canada bound flight this morning at the Cheddi Jagan Airport after agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit received a tip that he was a cocaine swallower. The 39-year-old man was taken to a city […]
By News Source Guyana on September 12, 2017
Crime, News
A Linden resident, who worked and lived in Trinidad until recently, is expected to face the Courts in Guyana after he was busted at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with over four pounds of cocaine in his suitcase. The man was reportedly preparing to board a New York bound flight when the cocaine was discovered stashed […]
By News Source Guyana on September 12, 2017
Crime
A 23-year-old man is dead, and his friend has been left in a critical condition following a motorcycle accident in the South Ruimveldt area on Monday. The dead young man has been identified as Sunil Samaroo of Grove, East Bank Demerara. The injured friend, who remains in a critical condition, has been identified as 24-year-old, […]
By News Source Guyana on September 11, 2017
Crime
33-year-old taxi driver, Lester Joseph, was today remanded to prison after he was slapped with a number of gun related and robbery charges. The West Ruimveldt man, made his first appearance in court before Magistrate, Judy Latchman and denied all of the allegations that have been leveled against him. The Court heard that on the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 11, 2017
Crime
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, a man who recently had a robbery charge against him discharged, found himself back in Court today. This time, facing two additional robbery charges. The Accused, Dexter Wray, a resident of Agricola, stood before Magistrate Judy Latchman and denied the allegation on both charges. The Court heard that on […]