By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2018
Crime, News
Two Guyanese nationals are among the latest group of persons rounded up by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the New York area. In a statement, ICE identified the two Guyanese as a 23-year-old man, with convictions for harassment and driving while ability impaired, and a 46-year-old woman who has convictions for […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2018
Crime, News
Police investigators are trying to reach a number of persons who were trapped in the New Building Society headquarters yesterday, as the bank locked its doors during that levy standoff that went on for over two hours. Several customers who were allowed to leave through the back of the building before the standoff ended, left […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2018
Crime, News
Two young men died on the spot just before midnight on Tuesday at Cornelia Ida on the West Coast of Demerara in another tragic accident. The two were passengers in the Toyota Premio motor car, when the driver lost control and slammed into a utility pole. The vehicle flipped several times after slamming into the […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2018
Crime, News
A couple from Cuba will remain guests of Guyana after admitting in Court that they forged Canadian Permanent resident cards. The two were arrested at the Cheddi Jagan Airport as they were attempting to use the bootleg document in an effort to fly to Canada. The two claim that they bought the cards online and […]
By News Source Guyana on January 23, 2018
Crime, News
Six managers of the New Building Society along with the bank’s security guards, were taken into custody by the Police this evening for wrongful imprisonment of several customers of the bank. The move by the Police came after a standoff that lasted for over two hours as the bank attempted to prevent the High Court […]
By News Source Guyana on January 23, 2018
Crime, News
For more than two and a half hours this afternoon, the New Building Society Limited kept the doors of its Headquarters shut, locking staff and customers in, and the Police, Attorneys, Court Marshals and other customers out. The move by the NBS came as Marshals of the high court moved in to levy assets of […]
By News Source Guyana on January 23, 2018
News
A Carpenter was today remanded to prison after he was charged for the offence of illegal possession of ammunition. The Accused, 42-year-old, Shawn Appru, made his first Court appearance before Chief Magistrate, Ann Mclennan and denied the allegation made against him. The charge stated that on the 22nd January at Second Street, La Penitance, he […]
By News Source Guyana on January 23, 2018
News
A mining pit accident at 35 miles in the Mahdia area has left one gold miner dead and another one nursing serious injuries. The dead miner has been identified as Andel Payne from the Grove area, The incident occurred yesterday morning as the man and several other miners were working in a mining pit. Details […]
By News Source Guyana on January 22, 2018
Crime, News
Just three days after being arrested following the discovery of over 11 pounds of cocaine during a raid at Soesdyke, a woman from the same community pleaded guilty to the cocaine possession offence and was sentenced to four years in jail. 50-year-old, Nikela Singh appeared before the Chief Magistrate this afternoon and opted not to […]
By News Source Guyana on January 22, 2018
News
The Guyana Revenue Authority has issued a warning to the general public to be on the lookout for persons who are looking to swindle them out of their money as they pose as customs officers and customs brokers. In a statement, the GRA said that over a period of one week, reports have surfaced of […]