By News Source Guyana on April 26, 2017
Crime, News
The man who went on the run after slashing off one of the hands of his ex-girlfriend, found himself before the court today to face a charge of malicious wounding with intent to murder. The Court heard that on the 23rd April at Beterverwagting,with the intent to commit murder,Warren Dennis, maliciously wounded Alana Hazel, causing […]
By News Source Guyana on April 25, 2017
Crime, News
Today, the High Court closed a chapter in a murder case that gripped the nation two years ago. Twenty-year-old, Angelique Williams, who during a drunken brawl stabbed her pregnant best friend, Renita Thomas to death, was sentenced to eight years in jail after pleading guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter. She was originally charged […]
By News Source Guyana on April 25, 2017
Crime, News
A businessman who was recently placed on bail in connection with a multi-million dollar car fraud case, found himself back in court today facing new fraud charges. 57 year-old, Clayton Alleyne, was today remanded to prison after he was charged for collecting money under false pretense. The South Bel Air resident appeared before Chief Magistrate […]
By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2017
Crime, News
Two siblings from the Werk-en-Rust area, were charged for cocaine possession and remanded to prison today, even as their mother remains on the run over the same charge. 23-year-old Delon Bobbsemple and his 21-year-old sister, Temika Bobbsemple, found themselves before the courts this morning and were both slapped with possession of cocaine for the purpose […]
By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2017
Crime, News
A young Guyanese Chef is under Police guard at the Georgetown Hospital, and it’s not over a secret recipe. The 26-year-old Chef from East Ruimveldt was busted on Sunday morning at the Cheddi Jagan airport on suspicion that he was trafficking cocaine. He admitted to the police that he had ingested several cocaine pellets. An […]
By News Source Guyana on April 22, 2017
Crime, News
A Guyanese born, Queens businessman who hoped he could skip prison for helping bring down a powerful politician did not get what he wanted. Instead, Brooklyn Federal Judge Dora Irizarry sentenced cooperator Edul Ahmad to two years behind bars Friday for running a mortgage fraud scam. Ahmad was an asset in the feds’ case against […]
By News Source Guyana on April 21, 2017
Crime, News
53-year-old businessman, Jerome Singh, appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today and was placed on $75,000 bail after he was charged for issuing a forged cheque at a local Hardware store. The Prosecution’s case states that on the 21st October, 2011 at Toolsie Persaud Limited, the accused presented the cashier with a cheque knowing it […]
By News Source Guyana on April 20, 2017
Crime, News
With a suitcase in her right hand and a bottle of juice in the left, a North West District woman was remanded to prison today, after being charged with the attempted murder of her boyfriend. Thirty five year-old, Cynthia McIntyre was not allowed to enter a plea to the indictable charge when she appeared at […]
By News Source Guyana on April 20, 2017
Crime, News, Politics
There is an ongoing police investigation into a possible assassination plot that may have targeted President David Granger. State Minister, Joseph Harmon, confirmed today that an investigation has been launched. He made the disclosure while responding to questions at the post-cabinet briefing. Mr. Harmon said the Administration was provided with information by the Police, that […]
By News Source Guyana on April 19, 2017
Crime
26-year old Colwyn Harding of West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme was today placed on $50,000 bail by Magistrate Fabayo Azore after he pleaded not guilty to theft. Particulars of the case alleged that on April 15, at Lime Street, Georgetown, Harding robbed Margaret Baird of three cell phones valuing $160,000, and a pair of spectacles and […]