Crime

Carpenter and Vendor charged over armed robbery of supermarket

An Alboystown carpenter and a Herstelling vendor were charged on Monday over the armed robbery of a Lusignan supermarket. The incident took place last Wednesday. Appearing before the Court was carpenter, Jamal Seymour and vendor, Ryan Goodluck. Both men entered not guilty pleas to the charges laid before them. While the Police Prosecutor objected to […]

4 years in jail for duo found guilty of cocaine possession

Two Georgetown men, who were nabbed with over 100 cocaine pellets in March 2022, have been found guilty of cocaine possession for the purpose of trafficking and will now spend the next four years behind bars. The trial for Ron Reid and Nigel Dundas, ended on Thursday with Georgetown Magistrate Rhondel Weaver finding both men […]

Bartica businessman remanded for hammer beating murder of gambler

35-year-old Bartica businessman, Raymond Rupnarine, was charged this morning with the offence of murder committed on Bartica resident, Mark Braithwaite, who was beaten to death with a hammer. The murder accused appeared at the Bartica Magistrates’ Court this morning and was not allowed to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge. Rupnarine has been […]

Mutual evaluation of Guyana’s anti-money laundering efforts set to begin Monday

Guyana’s Fourth Round of Mutual Evaluation by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) will commence on Monday, 4th September. Starting next Monday, CFATF experts will assess Guyana’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regime, including the country’s legal framework, and its levels of implementation. Significant attention will also be placed on […]

Ambassador Lynch urges strengthening of Guyana’s security apparatus to keep citizens and investors safe

The outgoing United States Ambassador to Guyana Sarah Ann-Lynch is of the view that it is important for Guyana to strengthen its security apparatus to address crime and other security challenges in order to keep citizens safe and to attract more foreign investment. Ambassador Lynch, who is wrapping up her tour of duty, told the […]

Miner stabbed to death at Imbamadai Landing, Upper Mazaruni

Police investigators have traveled to Imbamadai Landing in the Upper Mazaruni river area, to investigate the murder of 35-year-old gold miner, Stenson Roland. Stenson was stabbed to death on Saturday night at a bar in the area. According to the Police report on the incident, the miner was consuming alcoholic drinks at the bar when […]