By News Source Guyana on September 5, 2016
Caribbean & International, Crime, News
(NY Daily News) At least five people were shot, two fatally, as gunshots erupted at the bustling J’Ouvert celebration in Brooklyn despite NYPD doubling its parade patrols. The annual West Indian heritage celebration was marred by deadly violence for a second consecutive year. Cops rushed to eastern Prospect Park before 4 a.m. following reports that […]
By News Source Guyana on September 5, 2016
Crime, News
Police investigators are probing the murder of a Cummings Lodge woman. The 48-year-old woman has been identified as Anita Mohan. She was found badly beaten and stabbed to death early last evening in her Cummings Lodge home. Her son made the discovery when he returned home from work. The woman may have been dead for hours […]
By News Source Guyana on September 4, 2016
Crime, News
(GINA) Acting Commissioner of Police, David Ramnarine said that taxpayers’ money will not be wasted to interdict members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) who breach the code of conduct. Commissioner Ramnarine was on Saturday, addressing ranks of the Guyana Police Force’s Traffic and Anti-crime Patrols, at the Officers’ Mess Annexe, Eve Leary. This officers’ […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2016
Crime, News
Police investigators are hoping to get information on two gunmen who chased down and shot a North Ruimveldt man dead on Thursday night in an execution killing. According to witnesses, 22-year-old Mark Anthony aka “QQ”, was sitting in front of a yard when he was approached by two men carrying handguns. It is believed that […]
By News Source Guyana on August 30, 2016
Crime, News
A 26-year-old policeman from Stone Avenue, Campbellville was on Tuesday charged and remanded to prison on a causing death by dangerous driving offense. The policeman, Timothy Horatio, who who remains employed by the Guyana Police Force, was driving a minibus along Regent Street on Sunday evening during his off duty time, when he lost control […]
By News Source Guyana on August 30, 2016
Crime, News
(GINA) The Ministry of Public Security is building the capacity of the forensic laboratory so that in the long run, the facility can provide DNA and gun residue testing which are internationally recognised. This capacity training is being developed through the Ministry’s Citizen Security Strengthening Programme (CSSP). In a recent interview with the Government Information […]
By News Source Guyana on August 29, 2016
Crime, News
A Guyanese man and his Brazilian friend were on Monday charged for Trafficking nine Brazilian women at the over the weekend. The duo appeared before Magistrate Lerone Daly. Mario Figueira of Bel Air Gardens was slapped with nine charges of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and granted bail bail in the sum of $120,000 on each […]
By News Source Guyana on August 29, 2016
Crime, News
A group of armed men who were dressed in women clothing robbed a Pere Street, Kitty Apartment Complex just after midnight on Sunday. The men pounced on the lone male employee, Mark Reid, and tied him up before trying to gain access to several occupied rooms on the lower flat of the complex which also […]
By News Source Guyana on August 29, 2016
Crime, News
Thirty-eight year old landscape contractor, Robert Benn, was remanded to prison on Monday morning after being charged for murder in the death of 23-year-old, Colin Perreira and the attempted murder of Perreira’s girlfriend, Gail-Ann Charon. Dressed in black pants and white shirt, Benn stood quietly as the murder and attempted murder charges were read to him. […]
By News Source Guyana on August 29, 2016
Crime, News
Two men who were busted last week with over 10 pounds of cocaine in the car that they were traveling in, have been remanded to prison after being slapped with drug trafficking charges. The duo, 37-year-old Jason Ali of Parfaite Harmonie and 45-year-old Amir Mohammed of #79 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, walked into the courtyard handcuffed […]