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Sixty-two year old Queenstown resident, Harry Baptiste was placed on $200,000 bail on Tuesday after being charged in a $2 million fraud case. Baptiste appeared before the Chief Magistrate and the charge was read to him. The Prosecution’s case is that he collected $2 million in cash from Audrey Mootoosammy, as payment for the purchase […]
As a result of 10 accidents, 13 persons have lost their lives on Guyana’s roadways so far for 2017. The figure is worrying since for the same period last year, there were 13 accidents that resulted in the death of 13 persons. The Guyana National Road Safety Council, in partnership with the Guyana Police Force […]
He may have been able to walk away from Guyanese Law Enforcement without being noticed, but a Guyanese national is now facing drug trafficking charges in the United States after he was busted on February 9, 2017 with four pounds of cocaine stashed in the false bottoms of his shoes. According to the U.S Customs […]
Local music producers Charmaine Blackman and Bonny Alves are seeking the public’s help in locating two of their laptop computers that were stolen from their Agricola home. The burglary took place while the couple was in Linden for the Calypso competition this past weekend. Mr. Alves recounted that it was just after 7 o’ clock […]
The Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory which was constructed at a cost of just over $1 Billion and opened in 2014 is not functioning presently, because of a number of technical and electrical issues. The repair works are to be undertaken by IEB Security, a Barbadian firm responsible for installing security systems at the laboratory by way […]
The East Coast Demerara community of Beterverwagting was shattered by an early morning tragedy on Sunday as a man allegedly set fire to his Railway embankment house, killing his reputed wife, his baby daughter and himself in the blaze. The three dead persons have been identified as LaToya Telford, her daughter Nakisha Pollard and Leonard […]
As Police investigators continue to track down all of the suspects in the August 2016 gunning down of an ex-murder accused in Laing Avenue, another suspect found himself before the Court to fact the murder charge today after being caught by police. 24-year-old Jermain Jefford, was today remanded to prison for the murder of Orin […]
The Regional Executive Officer for Region Nine, Carl Parker, was today slapped with sexual assault charges and placed on $200,000 bail. He is accused of sexually assaulting an official from the same Region Nine community. When the case was called, the proceedings were held in camera, in keeping with the sexual offences laws. After the […]
A 36-year-old Nigerian national was today remanded to prison for intent to defraud two popular retail stores in Georgetown. His name was given as Bab Rasaki, and he was slapped with the fraud charge after he allegedly attempted to purchase a number of items totaling more than one million dollars with a credit card that did […]
The Special Organised Crime Unit is continuing its probe into a suspected multi million U.S dollar fraud at the Guyana Rice Development Board, under its previous management. Late last week officers from SOCU swooped down on the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRBD) office following the findings of a Forensic Audit. A file has been already prepared […]
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