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Daily Archives: Saturday, 9 January 2016, 17:10

Shotgun found aboard French-flagged yacht with dead yachtsman, dog

Last Updated on Saturday, 9 January 2016, 17:10 by Denis Chabrol A French national, who was found adrift on a yacht offshore Guyana, was shot dead but authorities were yet to conclude if he committed suicide, Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud said Saturday. He said a shotgun was found aboard the yacht, Allegro, a French-flagged vessel which was towed into Port ...

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Guyana Bar Assoc wants Commission of Inquiry into death of GDF intel agent, civilians

Last Updated on Saturday, 9 January 2016, 17:02 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Bar Association (GBA) Saturday called for a Commission of Inquiry into a surveillance operation by the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) that resulted in the death of an army intelligence agent and two civilians including his wife in a vehicular collision during a high-speed chase. “The deaths and ...

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Corentyne Chamber calls for army intel, foreign experts to assist “impotent” authorities in crime fight

Last Updated on Saturday, 9 January 2016, 13:46 by Denis Chabrol The Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCC) Saturday called for  foreign experts and the Intelligence Branch of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to  team up and help police go after criminals in Berbice where “ruthless killers” have been attacking residents. “Let the army put under surveillance known criminals and ...

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French-flagged yacht with bodies of yachtsman, dog arrives at Port Georgetown

Last Updated on Saturday, 9 January 2016, 9:58 by Denis Chabrol A French-flagged yacht with the remains of a yachtsman and his dog were Saturday morning towed into Port Georgetown where police investigators and Port Health officials were Saturday morning conducting their probe. Commander of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard, Gary Beaton confirmed that the vessel arrived at ...

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Two arrested for Briton’s disappearance; god brother confesses to “involvement”

Last Updated on Saturday, 9 January 2016, 9:26 by Denis Chabrol Two key suspects wanted in connection with the disappearance of a British youth were arrested Friday night and the god brother has  confessed to his “involvement”, following diligent investigations by crime sleuths. Head of the Criminal Investigations Department, Senior Superintendent Wendell Blanhum told Demerara Waves Online News that 22-year old ...

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Updated: Four arrested for hacking businessman, wife to death at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice

Last Updated on Saturday, 9 January 2016, 17:54 by Denis Chabrol Four men were Saturday arrested in Bush Lot Village, West Coast Berbice in connection with the killing of a businessman and his reputed wife hours earlier Dead are Arthur Doodnauth Rajkumar, 81 years, and his reputed wife Diane Chamanlall who is in her 40s. The incident occurred at Middle Dam ...

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SOCU representatives did not identify themselves properly before high-speed chase

Last Updated on Saturday, 9 January 2016, 9:36 by Denis Chabrol Former Miss Guyana India and Miss India Worldwide, Alana Seebarrran has suggested that agents of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) did not identify themselves  properly when they turned up outside her her home and blocked and banged the car she had entered and even raced after them. The Guyana Defence ...

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