By News Source Guyana on September 27, 2016
Crime, News
Two men who held a driver at gunpoint and relieved him of his car on Monday were nabbed in the Alexander village area on Tuesday afternoon with the stolen car. Both men are in Police custody and charges are expected to be filed against them before the end of the week. The owner of the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 27, 2016
Crime, News
(GINA) The Citizen Security Strengthening Programme (CSSP) is seeking to collaborate with the E-Governance Unit to realise the Safe City Project. Project Manager of CSSP Clement Henry told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that a recommendation has been made for storage and connectivity. Henry explained that the Safe City Project is a surveillance project integrated […]
By News Source Guyana on September 27, 2016
Crime, News
Fugitive self confessed drug trafficker, Barry Dataram was this morning found guilty of possession of more than 225 pounds of cocaine while his co-defendants, including his reputed wife, have all been found innocent of the charges. Magistrate Judy Latchman handed down the decision. The four persons were arrested in April 2015 and charged after the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 26, 2016
Crime, News
A former bodyguard to convicted drug trafficking kingpin, Shaheed Roger Khan, is among the persons that the Police want to question about this morning’s deadly shooting at the Rio Nightclub in Queenstown. The incident left a 19-year-old man dead and another man nursing serious gunshot injuries. The Guyana Police Force in a statement indicated that […]
By News Source Guyana on September 26, 2016
Crime, News
Although the Guyana Police Force has reported a more than 15% drop in serious crimes when compared to 2015, the Opposition, People’s Progressive Party is still not impressed with the government’s efforts to tackle the crime problem facing the country. In a Monday morning statement, the PPP highlighted the recent robbery outside the UNDP office […]
By News Source Guyana on September 26, 2016
Crime, News
One man was shot dead and another is battling for his life after an early morning shooting incident that began inside the Rio nightclub and ended on the outside. Dead is 19-year-old Ryan Sergeant aka Harry. His lifeless body was removed from outside the club and dumped outside the Woodlands Hospital by a group of […]
By News Source Guyana on September 21, 2016
Crime, News
30-year-old Bahamas national, Alister Williams, was on Tuesday, charged for the brutal murder of Guyanese teacher, Marisha Bowen. The woman, who was pregnant, was found lifeless with a slit throat in her Bahamas apartment last week. The accused, Alister Williams was told that he would not be allowed to enter a plea to the charge […]
By News Source Guyana on September 21, 2016
Crime, News
Police investigators are seeking the public’s help in identifying two men who carried out an armed robbery at the Sleep In Hotel on Church Street, Georgetown on Tuesday night. One of the men was armed with a handgun. It was around 7:45pm that the men barged into the hotel and held the Front Desk Attendant […]
By News Source Guyana on September 20, 2016
Crime, News
Self-confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram, is reportedly hiding out in Suriname after bolting to the neighbouring country as his drug trafficking trial nears an end. Dataram was a no show at the Georgetown Magistrates Court today where his trial for allegedly being in possession of over 225 pounds of cocaine, is ongoing. He was on […]
By News Source Guyana on September 20, 2016
Crime, News
Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit have arrested yet another woman during her bid to ferry cocaine out of Guyana. The 44-year-old Guyanese woman was an outgoing passenger to New York city when CANU agents found over 20 pounds of cocaine concealed in the false sides of her suitcases. She was immediately arrested and […]