Crime

Police probing racially charged attack on students at West Berbice school

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 […]

Essequibo man stabbed to death by 18-year-old wife

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 […]

Essequibo Coast woman nabbed while packaging cocaine in home

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 […]

Herstelling family arrested over multi-billion money laundering scheme with Chinese businesses

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 […]