By News Source Guyana on December 17, 2016
Crime, News
It appears as though the drug traffickers are making efforts to make some extra cash for the holidays. On the same day that a woman was busted with cocaine in her suitcase at the Cheddi Jagan Airport, two men were busted at the same airport with the illegal drug. One of the men busted on […]
By News Source Guyana on December 16, 2016
Crime, News
An Antiguan woman, who was born in Guyana, is now in the custody of the Guyana Police Force after she was busted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport with over six pounds of cocaine in her suitcases. She also reportedly lived in the Plaisance area. The woman was about to board a flight to Toronto, […]
By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2016
Crime, News
A courageous fireman in the mining town of Linden is nursing several chop wounds about his body, after he came to face to face with four men who may have planned to rob him at his Wisroc house. The incident took place on Wednesday night. The fireman, 30-year-old, Mesimba Sampson, was about to retire to […]
By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2016
Crime, News
With the current crime situation continuously haunting the Police Force and government, President David Granger wants to see the Police Force work closer with members of the public. During a Police breakfast event with senior officers on Wednesday, the President emphasized the importance of community support for the work of the Police Force and their […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2016
Crime, News
Quick action by members of the Guyana Police Force has resulted in the arrest of two armed bandits who earlier today snatched over $2 million from an accounts clerk attached to the Tower Hotel, just as he was about to about to enter the hotel from the parking lot area. The money has also been […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2016
Crime, News
Just three weeks after a North East La Penitence couple tied the knot, promising until death they’ll part, the family has been plunged into mourning. The newlywed man, 26-year-old, Matthew Scott, was shot dead by a gunman last evening just outside his house, as he rushed to his sister’s aid. According to reports, the sister […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2016
Crime, News
A 21-year-old Guyanese man was gunned down in bed beside his girlfriend in Queens New York and investigators believe he was killed over $1,200 that his girlfriend is alleged to have stolen. The dead man has been identified as Eric Assanah. According to the New York Daily News, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said that […]
By News Source Guyana on December 13, 2016
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force is reporting that it has seized a total of 96 weapons for the year so far. Of that number, 42 were pistols, 28 were revolvers, 24 were shotguns and 2 were rifles. The statement did not indicate where the various weapons were seized or under what circumstances. However, the Police Force also […]
By News Source Guyana on December 9, 2016
Crime, News
General Secretary and Member of Parliament for the opposition, People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee, wants to know whether an actual survey was ever done by the APNU+AFC government that revealed a reduction in crime. The Guyana Police Force has been reporting a reduction in serious and violent crimes when compared to last year, even as […]
By News Source Guyana on December 9, 2016
Crime, News
Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan, believes that even as the Police Force continues its fight against crime, citizens must play a role by speaking up against those relatives or friends who may be part of the criminal enterprise. “You see in Guyana here, I have come to learn that silence is violence”, Mr Ramjattan noted. […]