By News Source Guyana on May 24, 2023
Crime, News
Police investigators are probing the murder of a 47-year-old carpenter. The dead man has been identified as Terry Washington of Durban Street, Georgetown. A Police report stated that on Tuesday morning, Washington was in his yard when an argument broke out between him and another construction worker who was working on a nearby building. As […]
By News Source Guyana on May 24, 2023
Crime, News
by Svetlana Abrams Parents and relatives of at least three of the 19 victims of the Mahdia dorm fire, have identified the remains of their children. DNA tests are being done to identify some of the other remains. For Rihanna Jeffrey, who is the sister of Bibi Rita Jeffrey who died in the fire, it […]
By News Source Guyana on May 23, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
Having completed its investigations into the fire at the Mahdia School Dormitory that claimed the lives of 19 children, the Guyana Police Force has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions seeking advice on possible criminal charges. The Police Force in a statement tonight announced that a female student who was housed in the same […]
By News Source Guyana on May 23, 2023
Crime, News
The Labour Ministry is spearheading an investigation into yet another workplace fatal accident. A Sophia labourer, who has so far been identified only as “Kevin”, lost his life this morning when a concrete beam at the construction site for the Buddy’s Apartment complex on Sheriff Street came crashing down on him. Emergency services were summoned […]
By News Source Guyana on May 23, 2023
Crime, News
Chief Prison Officer, Patrick Perry, lost his life late on Monday night after crashing into a heap of sand that had been dumped on the roadway in the Melanie area, on the East Coast Demerara. Police investigators have launched a probe. An investigation revealed that at around 11:55pm on Monday, Perry was driving his motorcar […]
By News Source Guyana on May 22, 2023
Crime, News
With help from the US, Guyana has been able to push back against the drug trade, according to President Irfaan Ali The President has credited the outgoing US Ambassador, Sarah-Ann Lynch for the successes recorded in the Security Sector. Speaking at a farewell reception held on Friday in honour of the US Ambassador, President Ali […]
By News Source Guyana on May 20, 2023
Crime, News
Convicted mass killer and death row inmate Mark Royden Durant aka Royden Williams and “Smallie” made a daring escape from the Mazaruni Prison this afternoon under the guard of a boat load of heavily armed gunmen, suspected to be members of a Venezuelan gang. In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs said the inmate […]
By News Source Guyana on May 18, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
One day after the Special Organised Crime Unit issued a wanted bulletin for a Mon Repos couple as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering, the husband and wife surrendered to law enforcement today. In the presence of their Attorney, Bernard DaSilva, Riaz Ally and his wife, Jennifer Ally walked into the SOCU headquarters […]
By News Source Guyana on May 18, 2023
Crime, News
A 41-year-old man from Hunter Street, Albouystown is facing narcotics trafficking charges after he was nabbed with a drinks cooler packed with marijuana. A CANU statement said the suspect, Anthony Wilson, was arrested during a search operation at a shop that is owned by him. CANU said the seized marijuana carries a total weight of […]
By News Source Guyana on May 16, 2023
Crime, News
The American man, Bobby Allen Stark, who was arrested in Guyana last weekend, has been extradited from Guyana after deciding to waive an extradition hearing. Stark was wanted in the US state of Colorado on child sexual abuse claims. The wanted bulletin was issued for his arrest after he missed a Court date a few […]