By News Source Guyana on September 19, 2016
Crime, News
One of the three bandits shot dead by Police in Suriname has been identified as a Guyanese taxi driver. His name is Rodwell Wiggins and up until a month ago, he worked with the Oasis taxi service in Georgetown. Sources close to the company said he would work “on and off” with a contracted car that […]
By News Source Guyana on September 19, 2016
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A Guyanese national is among three bandits shot dead by Police in neighbouring Suriname following a botched robbery on Saturday night in the neighbouring country. A fourth bandit was injured and is believed to be Guyanese also. The other two, who were also killed, are suspected to be Guyanese or Jamaican nationals. The names of […]
By News Source Guyana on September 18, 2016
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Police investigators have traveled to the Puruni area in Guyana’s gold mining district, to probe the murder of a Brazilian miner. 47-year-old Brazilian national, Helio Batista Xavier Neves, was chopped to death on Friday night by another miner as the two had a heated argument over missing parts for an excavator machine. The suspect is […]
By News Source Guyana on September 18, 2016
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A driver attached to the MMC Security company was shot dead by a security guard attached to the same company during an argument on Saturday at the company’s Happy Acres, East Coast Demerara office. Dead is 36-year-old Herbert Verwayne. According to a police report on the incident, Verwayne and other security officials attached to the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 15, 2016
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Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan today, reminded a new batch of prison officers of the important role they play in maintaining law and order. The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) today, graduated 38 new Prison Officers at the Cecil Kilkenny Prison Officers’ Training School, Lusignan, East Coast Demerara. In delivering the charge to the graduates […]
By News Source Guyana on September 14, 2016
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With Guyana recording 89 deaths on the country’s roadways over the past eight and a half months, the Guyana Police Force is preparing to become more aggressive against the chaos on the country’s roadways that appears to be responsible for many of the traffic accidents. Additional police traffic ranks will be dispatched across the country […]
By News Source Guyana on September 14, 2016
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The man who was accused of shooting down political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing has been freed of the murder charge at the end of a preliminary inquiry. 38-year-old, Reagan Rodrigues aka “Grey Boy” walked out of court a free man on that murder charge but was shuttled back to the Camp Street jail where he is […]
By News Source Guyana on September 12, 2016
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A popular Lusignan welder/fabricator is in Police custody this evening after he was nabbed by the Narcotics Branch of the Police Force with a quantity of cocaine hidden in fabricating equipment. The Police also found a firearm with matching rounds in the man’s possession. The bust took place early on Monday morning in the Lusignan […]
By News Source Guyana on September 11, 2016
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A West Ruimveldt man who worked with the 007 Taxi Service as a driver, was gunned down on Sunday night in King Edward Street, Albouystown as he made a food delivery. The dead man has been identified as 42-year-old Oswald Rambarran. He had gone to the area close to the cemetery just after 8:30pm, when […]
By News Source Guyana on September 11, 2016
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Police investigators are getting ready to file charges against a 19-year-old man who was drunk and driving when he slammed into another car, resulting in the death of a 4-year-old girl who was in that car with her family. The incident took place on Saturday night on Sheriff Street in Georgetown. According to a Police report, […]