By News Source Guyana on October 14, 2016
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Convicted and self-confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram and his reputed wife, Anjanie Boodnarine have been arrested in neighbouring Suriname, three weeks after they went on the run from local law enforcement. Surinamese Police on Friday informed local police and the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit that they had nabbed the two hiding out in a house […]
By News Source Guyana on October 14, 2016
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An international law enforcement expert will be contracted to come to Guyana and assist the Ministry of Natural Resources in its efforts to interdict gold smugglers. Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman said the decision was taken following the observation of new trends which seem to suggest that there are attempts by some gold producers to […]
By News Source Guyana on October 13, 2016
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Police investigators in the mining town of Linden are probing the murder of Blueberry Hill, Wismar resident, 49-year-old Dillon Stellingburg. The man’s body was discovered this morning in his house with the throat slashed and a knife left stuck in the abdomen. According to reports, the body was discovered by a friend of the man, […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2016
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Even as citizens continue to complain about the crime situation in the country, the Guyana Police Force is reporting that criminal activities are actually on the decline. In a statement on Wednesday, the Police Force said the month of September saw a 21/% decrease in serious crimes when compared to the same period in 2015. […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2016
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Commander of the Police Force A’ Division, Assistant Commissioner, Clifton Hicken, has clarified that the searches being carried out at nightclubs and nightspots in Georgetown are only being done based on intelligence gathering and the clubs are not being targeted otherwise. Persons have been contacting the Police when they notice other club goers in the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 8, 2016
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A Guyanese man was brutally stabbed to death in his Boston home by his wife during an early Friday morning argument. The man has been identified as Collis Edwards. His wife, Karen Edwards, has since been charged with murder. According to reports, Boston Police were called to the city’s Roxbury neighborhood early Friday morning. Officers […]
By News Source Guyana on October 5, 2016
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Police investigators on the East Bank of Essequibo and the West Bank of Demerara are hunting for two men, who it is believed, robbed and shot a taxi driver dead last evening at Tushen, East Bank Essequibo. The dead taxi driver has been identified as 24-year-old Roland Judmie. His body was discovered just before 8 […]
By News Source Guyana on October 4, 2016
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The Guyana Police Force has announced that an Assistant Superintendent of Police has been relieved of his current duties following the death of a 65-year-old woman who was hit down by a car being driven by the Senior Police Officer. In a statement on Tuesday evening, the Police Force announced that the Traffic Chief is […]
By News Source Guyana on October 4, 2016
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Two weeks after they disappeared from Guyana without a trace, the Guyana Police Force has issued wanted bulletins for convicted and self confessed drug dealer, Barry Dataram and his reputed wife, Anjanine Boodnarine. It is believed that the two may be hiding out in Suriname. Both Dataram and Boodnarine jumped their $4 Million bail that […]
By News Source Guyana on October 3, 2016
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The opposition People’s Progressive Party has maintained that the APNU+AFC administration must accept blame for the escape of self-confessed drug lord Barry Dataram, days after President David Granger removed blame from the state but urged that everything possible be done to have him returned to Guyana. PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee told a new conference […]