By News Source Guyana on March 9, 2022
Crime, News
Two men are in the custody of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit after they were nabbed last evening with over 12 pounds of cocaine in their possession. In a statement late last night, CANU announced the arrests of 43-year-old West Ruimveldt resident Devon Simon and 35-year-old Tucville resident Winston Hazel. The two were reportedly busted […]
By News Source Guyana on March 8, 2022
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The two women who were arrested after a quantity of cocaine was discovered in mats and handbags at the Ogle Airport appeared in Court today and were both remanded to jail. Sophia resident, 22-year-old Akata Garnett appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court while 32-year-old Malika Scott of Grove, East Bank […]
By News Source Guyana on March 8, 2022
Crime, News
As hope runs out in the search for the three fishermen missing at sea for over two weeks, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn today indicated that the authorities are at a stage where a decision will have to be made to abandon the searches. The Minister said the search has been a long one […]
By News Source Guyana on March 8, 2022
Crime, News
Three men lost their lives last evening after a speeding car that was driven by a 19-year-old slammed into them as they stood along the roadway at De Willem on the West Coast of Demerara. The car only came to a stop after slamming into a nearby bar and another vehicle. The three dead men […]
By News Source Guyana on March 7, 2022
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The Guyana Revenue Authority has installed a new baggage scanner at the Moleson Creek Guyana/Suriname border crossing. The GRA said the new scanner boasts sophisticated features that enable scanning of passengers’ baggage within seconds and colour-coded images of the results are displayed and reviewed by specially trained Customs officers. High-risk consignments including illicit, restricted, or […]
By News Source Guyana on March 6, 2022
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Two women are in the custody of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit after one of them was busted at the Eugene F. Correia Airport at Ogle with over 11 pounds of cocaine stashed in table mats and handbags. Sophia resident, 22-year-old Akata Garnett was preparing to board a flight to Barbados, when CANU agents carried out […]
By News Source Guyana on March 4, 2022
Crime, News
With Acting Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie set to proceed on his pre-retirement leave this month, the search is set to begin for a new Commissioner of Police. The next senior rank is Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Williams, however, since the PPP Civic Government took office, two other senior officers have also been acting as Deputy […]
By News Source Guyana on March 4, 2022
Crime, News
Three days after ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit found over 2 pounds of cocaine pellets during an operation, two men were marched before the Court to face drug trafficking charges. The two accused, 49-year-old Ron Reid and 45-year-old Nigel Dundas appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly and denied the allegation made against them. The Court […]
By News Source Guyana on March 3, 2022
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Police investigators are probing the death of a 26-year-old Dental Surgeon whose lifeless body was found at her Kuru Kuru home with a wire around her neck. The body of Dhanwantie Ramsarup was discovered by her husband who has since been taken into custody for questioning. It was the husband who alerted the Police to […]
By News Source Guyana on March 3, 2022
Crime, News
Police Corporal Lawrence Carmichael appeared in Court this morning under heavy police guard and was charged for causing the death of mechanic Christopher Bhagwandat and High School student Sheereda Persaud. Carmichael is accused of driving a Guyana Police Force vehicle in a dangerous manner during a high-speed chase of the car being driven by the […]