By News Source Guyana on June 9, 2017
Crime, News
Two young engineers have landed in hot water, after they were nabbed in a car with a packet of cocaine. The youths, Michael Sookoo and Aviskar Rambarran, who are both 20-years-old, appeared in court today and were remanded to prison after pleading not guilty to drug possession. The case is that they were nabbed on […]
By News Source Guyana on June 7, 2017
Crime, News
Georgetown Magistrate, Judy Latchman, today refused a second order from the Director of Public Prosecutions to commit murder accused, Reagan Rodrigues aka “Grey Boy”, to stand a High Court trial for the murder of activist Courtney Crum-Ewing. Special Prosecutor, Nigel Hughes, told News Source today that the DPP issued a new direction to the Magistrate […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2017
Crime, News
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this afternoon, a West Berbice man was granted bail in the sum of $100,000 after being charged with converting his uncle’s raw gold to his own use. Thirty-two year old, Sherwayne Saul, appeared before the Chief Magistrate and entered a plea of not guilty to the charge that he converted […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2017
Crime, News
In the Sophia area, police are still probing the stabbing death of a labourer from the community. The incident took place on Monday evening. According to a Police report, the labourer, 45-year-old Roy Beckles, was on his way home when he noticed his wife and their neighbour in an argument. Beckles intervened in the argument and […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2017
Crime, News
Friends and neighbours of a young Cummings Lodge couple, got the shock of their lives on Monday night when they broke into the house to find the man’s decomposing body with his wife in an unconscious state and lying nearby. The dead man has been identified as 35-year-old, Kevin Dawson. His wife’s name has been […]
By News Source Guyana on June 5, 2017
Crime, News
After more than two years and the same charge being instituted against him twice, 42-year-old Reagan Rodrigues aka “Grey Boy” walked out of the Georgetown Magistrates Court freed of the Courtney Crum-Ewing murder charge once again. This afternoon, Magistrate Judy Latchman ruled that a case had not been made out against the man to allow […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2017
Crime, News
Jamaican Police investigators and drug enforcement agents have reported a major drug bust in the island with links to Guyana and Suriname. According to Jamaican Police, officers attached to the Narcotics Division and members of the Contraband Enforcement Team (CET) of the Jamaica Custom Agency conducted an operation at the Kingston Freeport Terminal, Gordon Quay, […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2017
Crime
A 24-year-old, Georgetown man was today remanded to prison after being charged with maliciously wounding his wife. Magistrate Leron Daly refused bail to Jairam Alexander after reading the charge of malicious wounding to him. It is alleged that on May 30, 2017 in Georgetown, Alexander unlawfully and maliciously wounded his wife after she refused to […]
By News Source Guyana on May 30, 2017
Crime, News
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, a Duncan Street, Campbellville resident was remanded to prison after being charged for the possession of over 24 pounds of cocaine and illegal guns. 32-year-old Trevor Rodriguez, appeared before Magistrate Annette Singh and entered a plea of not guilty to all of the charges. In addition to the cocaine […]
By News Source Guyana on May 30, 2017
Crime
A Mahaicony farmer is facing possible jail time and might be able to keep his brother’s company behind bars. The 36-year-old farmer was arrested on Monday afternoon after he offered two ranks based at the Mahaicony Police station, a $150,000 bribe for the release of his brother, Bishomit Rajkumar. The brother was recently slapped with […]