By News Source Guyana on September 30, 2021
Crime, News
19-year-old Electrician Joshua Denny was shot dead by robbers early this morning while he was on his way to work, leaving his family members shattered and a community in disbelief. A police report said the incident occurred just after 7 o’clock this morning, moments after the young man left his Festival City, North Ruimveldt home […]
By News Source Guyana on September 21, 2021
Crime, News
A Policeman and a robbery suspect are both nursing gunshot wounds at the Georgetown Hospital after a scuffle ensued between them during an arrest in the Leopold Street area this morning. A police report said two robbery suspects were followed into the area by Police ranks this morning after a 68-year-old man was robbed at […]
By News Source Guyana on September 21, 2021
Crime, News, Politics
Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn has assured the family of the Essequibo businessman shot dead by the Police that the investigation into the incident will be thorough and there will also be a review of the Standard Operating Procedures of the Guyana Police Force. Minister Benn visited the family of businessman Orin Boston at […]
By News Source Guyana on September 17, 2021
Crime, News
A Timehri couple lost their lives tragically on Thursday night in a freak accident in their own backyard as their septic tank collapsed. The wife, 42-year-old Camille Dwarka was heading to the toilet in the backyard when it is suspected that the concrete septic tank collapsed as she walked across it. A niece heard her […]
By News Source Guyana on September 17, 2021
Crime, News
Leader of the Alliance for Change and former Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan today described the SWAT Unit’s shooting death of Essequibo businessman Orin Boston as deeply disturbing and troubling. At an AFC press conference this afternoon, Mr. Ramjattan said there was an obvious violation of operating procedures by the SWAT Unit and outright criminality […]
By News Source Guyana on September 16, 2021
Crime, News, Politics
A post-mortem examination was conducted today on the body of Essequibo businessman Orin Boston who was shot dead during an operation by the SWAT Unit of the Guyana Police Force. Sources familiar with the post-mortem report told News Source that the examination found that the bullet that took the businessman’s life entered his body from […]
By News Source Guyana on September 16, 2021
Crime, News, Politics
Despite the assurances offered by the Police Commissioner, the family of Essequibo businessman Orin Boston who was shot dead during a Police SWAT Unit operation at his home is demanding an independent investigation. In a statement released through their Attorneys Nigel Hughes and Konyo Sandiford, the family said they want independent professional investigators with the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 15, 2021
Crime, News
The member of the SWAT Unit of the Guyana Police Force who shot and killed Darthmouth businessman Orin Boston during an early morning operation today has been placed under close arrest, according to the Police Commissioner. Boston was shot with one of the high-powered rifles used by the SWAT team. The Police Commissioner and the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 15, 2021
Crime, News
As tempers continue to flare on in the Essequibo village of Dartmouth over the Police shooting death of businessman Orin Boston, the businessman’s wife is disputing the Police Force’s version of events which claimed that the businessman was shot during a confrontation with the Police. The wife said he was killed while asleep. According to […]
By News Source Guyana on September 15, 2021
Crime, News
Police Commissioner (ag) Nigel Hoppie ordered an immediate probe this morning into the Police shooting death of Essequibo businessman Orin Boston. The businessman was at his Dartmouth Essequibo home when members of the Polie SWAT Unit arrived at 4:40 this morning to conduct a search. According to a Police statement, during the early morning search […]