Crime

Police Force has built up capacity in bordering regions -Hicken

Acting Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken made it clear today that the Guyana Police Force with backing from the Joint Services will defend Guyana’s territory. “Guyana belongs to us, and we will police Guyana as far as practical,” the Police Commissioner said while addressing officers and ranks of the Guyana Police Force at Police Headquarters, […]

Berbice man wanted for murder of wife at Sunset View Hotel

Police investigators have launched a manhunt for Corentyne, Berbice resident Sadesh Appaddu, who is wanted for the murder of his wife Romana Lall. The 32-year-old woman’s lifeless body was found in a room at the Sunset View Hotel in Kitty on Sunday midday. She was stabbed to death with a bottle, and investigators believe she […]

OPR probing death of man in Providence Police Station lock-ups

The Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility has launched an investigation into the death of a 56-year-old man in the lock-ups of the Providence Police Station. The man, Lloyd David, of Eccles, East Bank Demerara, was arrested by the Police on Monday afternoon on allegations that he attempted to rape a child. The complaint was […]

Charred remains of woman found in car guted by fire

Police investigators are probing the discovery of the charred remains of a person that were discovered in an abandoned car that was completely gutted by fire off the Linden-Soesdyke highway in the village of Swan. The discovery was made on Sunday afternoon. Investigators suspect the remains are those of missing Bel Air resident, Nirvana Algu. […]

BREAKING: Bibi Gopaul taken back into prison to continue serving jail sentence for murder of daughter

The Guyana Prison Service has announced that a directive has been issued to recall convicted murderer Bibi Gopaul to prison to complete serving her lawful sentence imposed by the Caribbean Court of Justice. The move by the Prison Service followed a report by News Source on Wednesday, which raised several questions about Gopaul’s early release […]

President orders full and complete probe into early release of woman convicted of daughter’s murder

President Irfaan Ali has ordered a full and complete investigation into the circumstances surrounding the early release of convicted murderer, Bibi Gopaul, who was jailed for the 2010 murder of her teenage daughter Neesa Gopaul. Gopaul was quietly released weeks ago following the reduction of her time behind bars based on the questionable calculations put […]