By News Source Guyana on July 22, 2016
Crime, News, Politics
(MOTP) The Preliminary Report of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) established to probe the circumstances surrounding the fire at the Hadfield Street Drop In Centre, which resulted in the deaths of two young children, was today handed over to Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, at the Ministry of the Presidency by Commissioner, Retired Colonel […]
By News Source Guyana on July 22, 2016
Crime, News
Police investigators in the Berbice region are investigating a triple murder in the that occurred in the backlands of the community. Three members of a family, including a 15-year-old boy were found dead in the backlands at Mibicuri, Black Bush Polder on Friday. All three appeared to have been shot at close range. The three dead […]
By News Source Guyana on July 22, 2016
Crime, News
The body of a man in his early 50’s was found bound and naked in his Herstelling home late on Thursday night. ‘A’ Division Commander Clifton Hicken confirmed the discovery and said a rope was found tied around the man’s neck. Hicken said police are continuing their investigation and expects to have a post mortem […]
By News Source Guyana on July 21, 2016
Crime, News
Management of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) along with members of the Board have taken a decision to send Matron Colleen Hicks on administrative leave as complaints continue to mount against her alleged intractable behaviour. Board Chairman Max Hanoman made the announcement on Thursday and said the decision was taken to allow for a […]
By News Source Guyana on July 21, 2016
Caribbean & International, Crime
(BBC) The Roman Catholic Church in Argentina has launched an investigation into whether four nuns helped to hide a hoard of cash and jewels. The probe leader Reverend Tom O’Donnell, said they would try “to determine if there was a canonical crime”. Last month, a former government minister was arrested outside their convent near Buenos […]
By News Source Guyana on July 21, 2016
Crime, News
The lone investigator probing claims of corruption which were levelled against the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) by self confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram has found no proof to support those claims. The report was recently handed over to the government and is to be made public after a review by Cabinet. But even before […]
By News Source Guyana on July 21, 2016
Caribbean & International, Crime, News
(BBC) Brazilian police have arrested 10 members of a group alleged to be preparing acts of terrorism, two weeks before the start of the Olympic Games. They were not members of so-called Islamic State but had tried to make contact with the group, officials said. The justice minister said the group was in the planning […]
By News Source Guyana on July 21, 2016
Crime, News
In an attack of rage, a teenager murdered his stepfather at Crane, West Coast Demerara, just before noon on Thursday. The dead man has been identified as Euscaue Williams, 70 years, a pensioner, of Crane Housing Scheme. According to reports, the man and his 16-year-old stepson were involved in a confrontation during which the boy used […]
By News Source Guyana on July 19, 2016
Crime, News
A worried wife is hoping, against the odds, for the safe return of her husband who went missing 10 days ago in the North Fork area in Region #7, Cuyuni Mazaruni where he had gone to work. Forty seven-year- old Shawn Clarke left his North Street, Georgetown home on June 15 to travel to the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 19, 2016
Crime, News
Police have issued a wanted bulletin for Mark Prince aka ‘Fine Man’ for questioning in relation to the offence of robbery under arms. Back in January, Prince was charged and remanded to prison on an armed robbery charge. The 36-year-old of Lot 169 James and Curtis Streets, Albouystown, Georgetown at that time denied the charge […]