By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2023
Crime, News
Four teenage boys have been charged for allegedly setting the fire that gutted the Karasabai Girls Dormitory in Region Nine. The four juveniles appeared at the Lethem Magistrates’ Court and were not required to enter a plea to the indictable charges and have been remanded at the Juvenile Holding Centre. Additionally, the Court has ordered […]
By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
A 16-year-old school girl in an open-letter to President Irfaan Ali has alleged being groomed, preyed upon and sexually assaulted by Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall. News Source made repeated efforts to get a comment from the Minister. Both of his known phone numbers went to voicemail on several occasions. There are reports that […]
By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2023
Crime, News
Nine months after she was held at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with 24 pounds of cocaine concealed in cookie packages, a 60-year-old woman from Haslington has been found guilty of drug trafficking and sentenced to four years in jail. In a statement this morning, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit announced that the woman, Unique Sunshine […]
By News Source Guyana on June 14, 2023
Crime, News
One week after bandits carted off a safe with more than $4.6 million in cash and other valuables from the Eureka medical laboratory, two East Bank Demerara men and their getaway driver have been charged and remanded to jail. Appearing in Court to face the robbery charges, were 30-year-old Reuben Hopkinson of Farm, 36-year-old Kacey […]
By News Source Guyana on June 14, 2023
Caribbean & International, Crime, News
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is facing yet another breach in the Caribbean Secondary Certificate Examination papers for this year. In a statement this afternoon, the regional education body announced that a cabinet of test papers for nine subject areas was stolen from a school in Jamaica today. CXC said the exam papers heist is […]
By News Source Guyana on June 14, 2023
Crime, News
Police investigators have arrested one of the suspects in the gunning down of Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard Officer, Lt. (CG) Rondell Douglas. This morning, the Police Force confirmed the arrest of Joshua Parris aka “Stewie”. On Monday, the Police Force issued a wanted bulletin for Parris and another suspect, Jamie Ghanie. The Coast Guard […]
By News Source Guyana on June 13, 2023
Crime, News
Two friends lost their lives in a horrific accident along the Soesdyke-Linden highway in the vicinity of Long Creek. Police have identified the two dead men as 22-year-old Shazeer Mohammed and 26-year-old Ryan Boodan. Mohammed was riding his motorcycle with Boodan as the pillion rider. A police report said the motorcycle was heading south along […]
By News Source Guyana on June 12, 2023
Crime, News
A 28-year-old miner from Bartica in Region Seven, was found dead on Sunday afternoon in the Quartzstone Backdam, Cuyuni River. Police have identified the dead miner as Oniel Richardson. According to a statement, the self-employed miner worked in the area and would operate a metal detector as part of his search for gold. On Sunday, […]
By News Source Guyana on June 12, 2023
Crime, News
Police investigators in Georgetown are probing the death of Nakema Dimitri Deonauth, whose lifeless body was found this morning in his apartment at the corner of Regent and Cummings Street. The investigators believe he was murdered. The dead man was the son of the owners of the popular Nesha’s Flowerland store. His father, Raj Deonauth, […]
By News Source Guyana on June 12, 2023
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force has issued wanted bulletins for two men for the murder of GDF Lieutenant Coast Guard, Rondell Douglas. Douglas was shot dead last Wednesday night in North Ruimveldt as he worked as a late night taxi driver. The two men who are wanted for his shooting death have been identified as Jamie […]