By News Source Guyana on June 7, 2024
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force on Thursday announced that three persons, including a mother and daughter, have been charged in connection with the large gold bust at the Cheddi Jagan Airport earlier this week. 44-year-old, Ian Jacobis, , 52-year-old Shameena Ahamad, and 34-year-old Ashiana Salamaly, appeared at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court today where they were all […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2024
Crime, News
A 54-year-old sluice attendant attached to the MMA/ADA and who was working at the Farm/Woodlands, West Mahaicony sluice, was found crushed to death this morning. Police investigators have identified the dead man as Leevorn Stanford McGarrel. He was last seen alive on Wednesday evening when he left his home for work. The man never returned […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2024
Crime, News
Almost seven months since the brutal murder of 38-year-old accountant, Chooromanie Anita Tulsie, Police investigators have charged a 67-year-old businessman for the crime. The woman was found stabbed to death in her Unity, Mahaica home with knife stuck in her neck on the 22nd November, 2023. In a statement today, the Guyana Police Force announced […]
By News Source Guyana on June 5, 2024
Crime, News
The wife and daughter of a West Demerara businessman are among the suspects held in connection with the gold smuggling bust that took place at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The third suspect, according to law enforcement sources, is an employee of the family. There are also reports that the businessman has been on the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2024
Crime, News
Police in Berbice have confirmed the arrest of a 17-year-old girl in connection with Sunday night’s hit and run accident, which claimed the life of 29-year-old labourer, Deonarine Boodram. The accident took place in the Corentyne, Berbice area. The teenager was reportedly driving the vehicle at a fast rate along the public road, when she […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2024
Crime, News
Customs Officers attached to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport today seized a large quantity of gold from three (3) passengers who were preparing to board a New York bound flight. Two of the passengers are US citizens, while the third is a Guyanese. Their names have not been released, as the probe is ongoing. In […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2024
Business, Crime, News
The Guyana Energy Agency has indicated that it intends to appeal a Magistrate’s decision to dismiss the charge of importing petroleum without an import wholesale license that it had filed against businessman Dorwain Bess. Two weeks ago, Magistrate Sunil Scarce, upheld a no-case submission by the Attorneys for Mr. Bess, dismissing the illegal fuel importation […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2024
Crime, News
A 29-year-old labourer lost his life on Sunday night in Corentyne, Berbice, when he was hit down by a speeding sport utility vehicle, while walking along the roadway. Dead is Deonarine Budram of Rose Hall in Berbice. According to a Police report, after hitting down the 29-year-old pedestrian and driving the vehicle into a trench, […]
By News Source Guyana on June 1, 2024
Crime, News
25-year-old Police Sergeant, Renaldo Brummel, lost his life early this morning in a motor vehicle accident at Montrose on the East Coast of Demerara. A Police statement indicated was riding his Honda motorcycle at around 12:30 this morning along the Montrose Public Road, when a white motorcar that was being driven in front of him […]
By News Source Guyana on May 31, 2024
Crime, News
Sixteen months after he traveled to the US and was arrested and charged for outstanding drug related cases, convicted Guyanese drug trafficker Barry Dataram has been sentenced to time served. Dataram who had been found guilty in Guyana and served jail time on a number of drug trafficking charges locally, traveled to the United States […]