Crime

17-year-old beaten and stabbed to death by two other teens

A 17-year-old boy from Patentia on the West Bank of Demerara was attacked and stabbed to death, allegedly by two other teens over an old grievance among them. Police have identified the dead teen as Aaron Bess. The two teenage suspects are from the same Patentia community. One of them, a 17-year-old, has already been […]

CCJ orders NBS to pay former CEO over $59M in pension

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), has ruled that former New Building Society (NBS) Chief Executive Officer, Maurice Arjoon is entitled to his full pension from the institution, bringing an end a decade-long Court battle. In August 2007, Arjoon was terminated from the company on the grounds of serious misconduct. In dismissing Arjoon, NBS at […]

Teens arrested over caught-on-camera robbery of young girl

A 19-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy have been arrested by the Police for the Saturday night robbery of a 15-year-old girl as she entered her yard at Bel Air village. The entire incident was caught on surveillance camera. The 19-year-old suspect has been identified as Neil Lynch of Curtis Street, Albouystown. The name of […]

Woman gunned down by twin sister’s ex-boyfriend

A Dazelle Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara family has been thrown into mourning over the shooting death of their daughter, 24-year-old Ashanti Liverpool. The incident took place early this morning in the East Coast village. According to reports, Ashanti Liverpool was at home with her boyfriend when her twin sister’s ex-boyfriend, Stephan Hope, turned up […]

Guyana receives additional US$300,000 in support from US Govt. to tackle security challenges

The U.S. Department of State, through the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, has made an additional US$300,000 available to Guyana under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative to combat a number of security challenges, including the trafficking of narcotics.  At a signing ceremony this morning at Ramphal House, U.S Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole […]