Crime

Bank teller and teacher charged and remanded over fraudulent withdrawal from bank account

A 19-year-old bank teller who was attached to the Republic Bank Linden branch, and a 44-year-old teacher from West Ruimveldt have been charged for the alleged fraudulent withdrawal of money from the Linden Branch of Republic Bank. The bank teller, Tyrell Davis and the teacher, Donna Edwards, were arrested earlier this week following an investigation. […]

Schoolboy in custody for assaulting Police Constable

A teenage schoolboy from the East Coast of Demerara has been arrested over the assault of a 23-year-old Police Constable. According to a Police report, the Policeman was on duty on Thursday afternoon when he intervened in a fight between two schoolboys on the roadway. In response to the Policeman stopping the fight, one of […]

Two remanded to jail over shipment of guns in barrel

A US-based Guyanese man and another man who is resident in Guyana, were charged on Wednesday in connection with the shipment of several guns and a quantity of ammunition in a barrel from the US to Guyana. Appearing before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, 56-year-old Atlanta, Georgia resident, Andrew Fraser and 33-year-old Guyhoc Park resident, Reyon Williams, […]

SOCU apologises to Attorney over unconstitutional arrest

More than five months after Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George found that Attorney Tamieka Clarke’s fundamental rights to personal liberty were breached by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) when she was arrested while advising her client to remain silent, SOCU has apologized to the Attorney. “Pursuant to a directive contained in the Order of […]

Person of Interest who crossed over from Venezuela being questioned by authorities

President Irfaan Ali this has disclosed that a “person of interest” who recently arrived in Guyana from neighboring Venezuela is being questioned by the authorities. At a Saturday afternoon press conference, the President explained that the person was found with radio transmission equipment. He said the arrest is a testament of the militancy of Guyana’s […]