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By Svetlana Marshall The Electoral Fraud trial opened today with State Prosecutor, Darshan Ramdhani, telling the Court that the Prosecution will prove that former Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield; former Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO), Roxanne Myers and Region 4 Returning Officer (RO), Clairmont Mingo conspired with others, in an attempt to defraud the […]
Albouystown resident, Marlon Marcus aka “Mice Man” was charged and remanded today for the attempted murder of 6-year-old Jeremiah Gustave. The young boy was shot to the head two weeks ago, while sitting next to his mother’s food stand in the Charlestown community. He remains hospitalised in a critical condition. In Court today, the accused, […]
A 26-year-old man from Goedverwagting squatting area on the East Coast of Demerara died on Sunday after being shot by the Police in the Cummings Lodge community. The Police said the man, Gordon Sancho, opened fire on ranks who were investigating a discharging a firearm matter. A statement from the Police Force indicated Police ranks […]
Less than a week after two senior non-commissioned Officers of the Guyana Defence Force were remanded to jail for marijuana trafficking, two other ranks were nabbed over the weekend with a large quantity of marijuana, and are now set to face similar marijuana trafficking charges. On Saturday night, 40-year-old GDF Corporal, Edward McCalmont and 24-year-old […]
The Alliance for Change today called for the Acting Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken and other senior ranks under his command to proceed on leave, amid growing allegations of corruption including financial impropriety and possible cases of money laundering. Hicken, who reached the retirement age since last year, had his tenure as Acting Commissioner of […]
A 52-year-old New York based, Guyanese man who is originally from Durban Street in Georgetown has been charged with attempting to export gold without being the holder of a gold export license and failing to declare his gold and gold jewellery to the Guyana Revenue Authority. The accused, Ivan Anthony Scipio, was arrested at the […]
24-year-old construction worker, Shawn Davidson, was charged and remanded to prison today over the attempted murder of his 1-year-old stepson. Davidson is accused of beating the child badly, resulting in the child suffering a broken leg and other injuries. The man was also accused of burning the child to his feet and other parts of […]
With growing concerns about the high level of crime in Guyana, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nanlall, has indicated that the Government intends to get more done to tackle the problem, as it is “not comfortable” with the worrying situation. “The Government of Guyana is not comfortable with the level of crime, […]
A total of 26 hand guns and high-powered rifles and a quantity of ammunition were seized by the Police this morning during a sunrise operation in Sandy Babb Street, Kitty in Georgetown. The Guyana Police Force said the operation was intelligence-led and a total of six persons have been arrested to assist the Police with […]
Former Chairman of the Police Service Commission and Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Paul Slowe, has indicated that the allegations of corruption that have been leveled against some members of the top brass of the Guyana Police Force, (GPF) has no precedence, and therefore should be properly investigated. Slowe said the public image of the […]
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