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25-year-old Shaquawn Alleyne aka “IsWe Boss” has been committed to stand a High Court trial for the murder of his girlfriend, Shawnette Dover. The preliminary inquiry into the murder case ended today with the presiding Magistrate ruling that sufficient evidence exists for the jury trial. Alleyne was arrested in Suriname last January and returned to […]
Six years after he brutally murdered his ex-wife, Zaila Sugrim by shooting her to the head, burned her body and later buried her remains in a shallow grave, former gas station owner, Ryan Sugrim was today sentenced to 24 years in jail. When Sugrim’s High Court trial began in February for the 2019 murder on […]
Just over a week since the body of well-known speedboat operator, William Cozier, was discovered in the Puruni River with a large battery tied around it and the hands bound, a 29-year-old gold miner has been charged with the murder. The accused, Tony Rampersaud of Itaballi, Lower Mazaruni appeared at the Bartica Magistrates’ Court on […]
A Venezuelan woman was charged and remanded to prison on Monday over the attempted murder of her Guyanese lover. The woman, Veronical Alfaro, is accused of attempting to murder businessman Frederick Standford at his Mango Landing residence and business place in Region Seven. A Police report stated the two shared an intimate relationship for just […]
Four Guyanese nationals are among six persons arrested off the West African Coast after 6.3 tonnes of cocaine was found in a Guyana registered vessel that was in the area. In a statement this afternoon, the Ministry of Home Affairs stated that French authorities boarded the vessel after seeking permission from the Guyanese authorities on […]
Police on the East Coast of Demerara have arrested three suspects over the armed robbery of the LQ Chinese supermarket at Success on the East Coast of Demerara. The arrest of Cleveland Cross, Orwin Smith and Showana Sobers came hours after the robbery took place on Friday night. According to Police reports, the first suspect, […]
A 24-year-old woman from the South Rupununi village of Karaudarnau has been arrested over the alleged murder of her four-year-old daughter, who was beaten to death. A Police report said the incident occurred at around 1 o’clock this morning. The suspect, Lucinda Stephen and the child’s father were reportedly consuming alcohol on Wednesday night and […]
Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn has put Police Officers on notice that members of the public have a right to video record or take photographs of them in the execution of their duties. Speaking at the Police Sergeant and Inspectors conference, Minister Benn said the Police should not be afraid of being recorded if their […]
The war of words between Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo and the Mohamed family appear to be heating up with the Vice President today challenging the sanctioned business magnate to provide evidence of the transactions that he claims the Government conducted with his businesses after the sanctions were imposed against them by the US Government. On […]
Almost two years after he first appeared in Court, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Kurt Smith, has been cleared of the Misconduct in Public Office charges that were filed against him by the Special Organised Crime Unit. On Wednesday, Magistrate Fabayo Azore upheld the no-case submission by the Police Officer’s Attorney, Patrice Henry, and dismissed the […]
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