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That’s not the man we knew as our father -Gunman’s daughter

Still trying to make sense of her father grabbing three guns and shooting down four persons including two police officers before he himself was killed, the eldest daughter of the gunman Deryck Kanhai remains in a state of disbelief that the man she loved and called father would have such a violent streak. The eldest […]

Equipment for new Forensic Lab goes missing

The new forensic laboratory which will assist the work of the Guyana Police Force has not opened its doors just yet and is still to go into operation but it appears as though one of its first cases will be about the lab itself. The Ministry of Home Affairs announced on Wednesday that the Guyana […]

Albouystown man gunned down in early morning execution

An Albouystown  man was killed early on Wednesday morning as he made his way home from a wake in the area, just two corners from where he lived. According to reports, the man who has been identified as Rayburn Harvey was walking along the street just before 1 am when two men on a motorcycle […]

Gunman kills 4 including 2 policemen before being shot dead

Heavy gunfire shattered the early afternoon quiet in the busy downtown area of Middle Street close to East Street in Georgetown as a heavily armed gold miner went berserk and opened fire on persons in his yard and began a three-hour standoff with dozens of heavily armed policemen. Just after 1 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, […]

Guyanese teen charged with buggery of child in Trinidad

(Trinidad Guardian)  A Guyanese teenager charged with buggering his five-year-old cousin has been ordered not to return to Guyana. This was one of several conditions imposed on the 15-year-old boy, who was granted TT$70,000 bail with his uncle as surety to cover all charges. The five offences spanned over a two-year period and allegedly took place […]

Asst. Commissioner injured in early morning crash

Commander of A Division, Assistant Police Commissioner Derrick Josiah is nursing a number of serious injuries after being involved in an early morning accident at Goed Fortuin on the West Coast of Demerara. The Assistant Commissioner’s driver is also nursing several injuries and the occupants of another are also hospitalized. Reports indicate that the accident […]

Guyanese man found dead in Antigua, suicide suspected

(Antiguachronicle.net) The villa man who was found dead in his home with a single gunshot wound to his head on Monday, is believed to have taken his own life. At least that is the position of the many villagers who heard the gunshot on Monday morning. The 61-year-old man’s identity will not be released at […]

Young love murder/suicide rocks West Ruimveldt

Residents in the West Ruimveldt area were left in a state of disbelief on Monday evening following the discovery of the lifeless bodies of a 22-year-old young man and his 23-year old girlfriend. The young woman’s throat was slit and was found lying on a bed. The young man’s body was discovered hanging in the […]