Crime

Three-month old baby boy perishes in Enmore Fire

A mid-morning fire of unknown origin ripped through a West Enmore house this morning, claiming the life of 3-month-old, Leroy Archer. The entire wooden house has been gutted. The child’s mother, Chandroutie Manickchand, told investigators that she left the child on the bed in her room to take a shower, and while she was in […]

Transgender sex worker gunned down on Charlotte Street

A transgender sex worker was gunned down in the early hours of this morning in the Charlotte and King Streets area in Georgetown. Police investigators were alerted to the shooting incident just after 2 o’clock this morning. The dead sex worker’s identity has been given as Simon Shawn Anthony, who was 27-years-old. Another sex worker […]

AG Nandlall to write US Justice Department this week on sanctions against The Mohameds and PS Mae Thomas

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall has announced that he will be writing to the US Department of Justice by the end of this week to seek information regarding the recent US sanctions against The Mohameds and their businesses and Permanent Secretary Mae Thomas. Last week the Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh […]

West Demerara porter remanded to jail for murder of wife

27-year-old West Coast Demerara porter, Neldon Neblett, was charged on Wednesday for the murder of his reputed wife Anuradha Khatoon, who worked as a vendor. Neblett is accused of stabbing the woman to death at her Best Village, West Coast Demerara home. He was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge when […]