Crime

55-year old remanded to jail for Lamaha Gardens cocaine bust

A businessman who is no stranger to the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit and who was previously charged in a drug trafficking case, was back in Court this morning facing a new drug trafficking charge. 55-year-old Keith King appeared before the Chief Magistrate and was charged with the trafficking of more than five pounds of cocaine. […]

Woman on $150,00 bail for attempted murder of 4-year-old

A 29-year-old woman from Timehri who stabbed the 4-year-old daughter of her girlfriend during a row with the girlfriend was today charged for attempted murder of the child, but granted bail in the sum of $150,000. The accused, Padmini Dwarka of Cemetery Road, Timehri appeared at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court where the attempted murder charge […]

Mabaruma miner stabbed to death by co-worker during drunken row

An argument between two co-workers at a Baramita mining camp ended in murder this morning when 29-year-old miner Roy Harry was stabbed to death by his co-worker. The incident took place between 3 o’clock and 4 o’clock this morning. A Police statement on the investigations into the incident said that based on information received, the […]

Two US Citizens busted at CJIA with fake COVID-19 tests

Two US Citizens who were outgoing passengers at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport were arrested on Sunday with forged COVID-19 test certificates. The man and woman were preparing to board a New York-bound Caribbean airlines flight when their COVID-19 negative test certificate that carried the Sherrif Medical Centre logo, was suspected to be forged. In […]

East Coast Demerara woman stabbed to death; Husband on the run

A 33-year marriage ended in death early this morning as 57-year-old East Coast Demerara resident Savitri Raj was brutally stabbed to death by her husband at their Foulis home.  The man escaped and remains on the run. The two were reportedly having problems in their marriage. Just recently the wife filed a complaint against the […]