Crime

Four Guyanese have been arrested in neighbouring Suriname for alleged possession of drugs. Surinamese police say their Narcotics Brigade and Intelligence Unit raided a home at Christophel Kersten Straat. Three women and a man of Guyanese descent were arrested at that location. In keeping with the practice in Suriname, the full names of arrested persons are not released by police. ...

Hours after a motorcycle was early Monday morning stolen from a residence, one of the suspects was shot dead during an exchange of gunfire on police during a high-speed chase in Sparendaam Police identified the man as Kevin “Cross-Eye” Thomas. The lawmen described him as a known character. At the time of the incident, Thomas was riding the motorcycle that ...

A 28-year-old security guard of Sideline Dam, Buxton, East Coast Demerara allegedly killed his mother-in-law and he has since been arrested. Dead is 56-year old Velma Pickering of 257 South Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara, Police say the suspect was promptly apprehended by public spirited citizens and handed over to the police. He allegedly killed Pickering between at about 2:45 ...

Police say they are making stringent efforts to recapture seven inmates who escaped from the Juvenile Detention Centre at Sophia, Greater Georgetown after injuring tw0 policemen. Authorities say five have since been recaptured since they bolted from the facility at about 11:30 Tuesday night. Police say during the incident,  two policemen were assaulted and have since received medical attention. Authorities ...

The Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT), Justin Nedd on Sunday rubbished claims on Social Media that the phone company planned to go as far as shutting down the Internet during the 25-day recount of votes cast in general elections held two months ago. “GTT hereby states that this statement is baseless, libelous and untrue. ...

A man wanted for the killing of well-known gold miner, Deon Stoll, has been arrested. Police say they arrested Leon Estwick at South Amelia’s Ward, Linden shortly before 1 O’clock Thursday morning. The suspect’s 21 year-old male sibling was also arrested in the house at Lover’s Lane. Police say an unlicensed pistol , four live ammunition and ten grams of ...

Former school principal, Sir  Arthur Chandra, was robbed of cash and jewellery at gunpoint during an invasion of his Bel Air Park residence, police said. The incident occurred at about 1:30 AM when a man pointed a gun to his head and demanded that he hand over gold and money he had in his house. While the gun was pointed ...

A man committed suicide after stabbing his wife several times at their North-East La Penitence, Georgetown residence on Saturday, police said. Region Four Divisional Commander, Senior Superintendent Phillip Azore said the incident occurred at about 4:45 PM at the couple’s residence on Calabash Alley. He said the woman, who was speaking with investigators, was hospitalised in a stable condition with ...

A Brazilian gold miner, who is the owner of a dredge, was shot and killed in Marudi, Rupununi. One of the bandits was also shot dead by the now dead gold miner during an exchange of gunfire at about 6:30 PM Friday. The gold miner’s name has been given as Zezao. Region Nine Divisional Commander, Superintendent Keith King says police ...

A Venezuelan woman was early Thursday morning lashed and chopped by her partner at a gold mining area in western Guyana, in a disagreement that sparked off when he first allegedly burned her on her face with a cigarette, police said. The man has since escaped. Injured is 37-year-old Wilneivis Del Valle Bisram Vadel of Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. Police said ...