Crime

Jagdeo confident of SOCU leading thorough probe of corruption allegations in Guyana Police Force

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has made it clear that investigations into allegations of corruption in the Guyana Police Force and against Asst. Police Commissioner, Calvin Brutus will be free from internal and external influence. During a press conference at his party’s Freedom House headquarters this afternoon, Mr. Jagdeo said recent allegations of corruption against Senior […]

CANU withdraws drug trafficking charges against former national cyclist

Three months after filing drug trafficking charges against former national cyclist, Tyrone Hamilton, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit, has withdrawn the charges. Hamilton was charged and remanded to jail back in April in connection with the 150-pound cocaine bust that took place at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. He was eventually granted bail after his Attorneys […]

Mother pleads for Police to issue wanted bulletins for men responsible for shooting of her 6-year-old son

One week after six-year-old Jeremiah Gustave was shot to the head, while two gunmen fired at each other, the young boy remains hospitalised and unresponsive in a critical state. His mother, Keisha Gustave, is furious with the Guyana Police Force for not publishing wanted bulletins for the two gunmen, although they were identified by numerous […]

Home Affairs Minister hammers Police Force over Corruption, Questionable Accounting Practices and Senior Officers who can be bought

Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn believes the time for patting the Guyana Police Force on its back is over. At a Police Anniversary Symposium this morning, the Home Affairs Minister said there appears to be significant accountability challenges in the Force, particularly in the area of procurement, which seems to be a “cash a cow” […]