By News Source Guyana on February 22, 2023
Crime, News
A Brazilian registered helicopter which did not have permission to operate within Guyana has been seized by the Guyana Defence Force and the Police after it was found in the Rupununi region. During an operation by the Police and the Military, a number of illegal mining sites were also found in the region being operated […]
By News Source Guyana on February 22, 2023
Crime, News
Since the start of the year, the Guyana Police Force has recorded 16 deaths on the country’s roadways as a result of vehicular accidents, and that number represents a 100% increase in the road fatality rate when compared to the same period a year ago. The 16 fatalities have been recorded from 8 accidents. Of […]
By News Source Guyana on February 21, 2023
Crime, News
The Special Organised Crime Unit of the Guyana Police Force has issued wanted bulletins for eight persons as part of a money laundering and financial crimes probe. SOCU is tightlipped about the details of the investigations, but is asking anyone who knows the whereabouts of the eight persons to make contact with SOCU or the […]
By News Source Guyana on February 21, 2023
Crime, News
Ten months after she was busted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport with more than 20 pounds of cocaine in her possession for the purpose of trafficking, former media worker Zanneel Williams is expected to face sentencing after changing her plea to guilty. The 26-year-old woman had initially pleaded guilty to the cocaine trafficking charge […]
By News Source Guyana on February 20, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
The Ministry of Home Affairs has condemned the racial attack on several students at the Woodley Park Secondary School in West Coast Berbice. The incident reportedly took place last Friday. In was Opposition Parliamentarians Vinceroy Jordan and Natasha Singh-Lewis who issued a statement detailing what transpired at the school. In the statement, the Opposition MPs […]
By News Source Guyana on February 19, 2023
Crime, News
A 27-year-old Lima Sands, Essequibo Coast man was stabbed to death early this morning by his 18-year-old wife. It is unclear what triggered the deadly attack, but investigators have explained that the young woman has already admitted to the crime. The dead man has been identified as Anthony Shivlall aka “Davie”. A Police report said […]
By News Source Guyana on February 17, 2023
Crime, News
Police on the Essequibo Coast arrested a 40-year-old woman during a search of her home after she handed over a quantity of cocaine to them. A Police statement said a party of police ranks went to the Bounty Hall home of Brenda Charles on Thursday afternoon after receiving information that she was involved in cocaine […]
By News Source Guyana on February 16, 2023
Crime, News
The ex-husband of Babita Sarjou who was murdered in 2010, was today sentenced to 22 and a half years in jail for the crime, while his accomplice will face 18 and a half years in jail. The sentences were handed down today by the High Court. The husband, 45-year-old Anand Narine and his co-accused, 41-year-old […]
By News Source Guyana on February 16, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
Opposition and PNC Leader Aubrey Norton has questioned the decision of the Guyana Police Force to issue wanted bulletins for 12 East Coast Demerara men under the Terrorism Act, over their alleged roles in a protest in June 2022 that saw damage to property and looting of stalls in the Mon Repos area. Speaking at […]
By News Source Guyana on February 9, 2023
Crime, News
Three members of a Herstelling family are facing serious money laundering charges amounting to over $4 billion. The family has been under investigation for over three years and they are accused of laundering money for Chinese businesses. According to a statement from the Police, its Special Organised Crime Unit conducted the probe of Kenneth Ramnarine […]