Crime

A West Bank Demerara man, who was caught with guns and harvested marijuana on a plot of land cultivated with marijuana, pleaded guilty on Thursday and was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment. Magistrate Renita Singh, sitting in the Reliance Magistrates’ Court, East Berbice, sentenced 26-year old Lloyd Samuels of Bagotsville, West Bank Demerara to four years each for possession of ...

A Commission of Inquiry has recommended compensation for family members of the eight miners whose burnt remains were found at a mining camp  at Lindo Creek, Upper Berbice River area in 2008. “The basis for recommending compensation is that many of the families have suffered financially from the deaths of their husbands or fathers who were at the time supporting ...

A 48-year old man, who was a well-known Legal Clerk, was found dead at his residence at Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke Highway, sources said. The body of Gregory “Wayne”  Frank was found face down with an apparent wound to his head. He was the Legal Clerk to Attorney-at-Law, Abiola Wong-Inniss. A source told Demerara Waves Online News that he last saw ...

One of two men accused of robbing a Nicaraguan doctor was hours later shot by police and arrested. Police said the 40-year old man is a carpenter who lives at Laing Avenue. Investigators said he has admitted to have only aided in the escape of the other suspect from the scene. The Guyana Police Force said a gun , believed to ...

Five males, including a 15- year old, were arrested by security forces at Ekura Creek, Canje River and six guns and ammunition seized. The Guyana Police Force said the five shotguns,a pistol and three live rounds were found along with 12 kilogrammes of dried cannabis. Poluce said a five-acre plot of cannabis was destroyed. The almost sixteen hours operation began ...

Former Public Service Minister, Jennifer Westford and the ministry’s former Principal Personnel Officer, Margaret Cummings should be freed of 24 counts of fraud amounting to GY$600 million, their defence lawyer, Dexter Todd told the court on Tuesday. In making no-case submissions before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman, the lawyer told the court that the charge against Westford was bad in law ...

A money changer was Sunday afternoon shot and robbed of GY$120,000 by a lone gunman who pounced on him, demanded the cash and fled on a waiting motorcycle. Sustaining a gunshot wound to his left thigh is 60-year old Rockford “Bigga” Richardson of 56 Freeman Street, East La Penitence, Georgetown. No one has been arrested and persons at Longden Street, ...

Police say they are investigating the murder of a farmer at Port Kaituma, North West District. Dead is 67-year old Dennis Williams of Canal Bank,Port Kaituma. Investigators said Williams was allegedly killed by his 36 year-old son-in-law. He has been arrested and is assisting with the investigation. Enquiries disclosed that about 3 AM Saturda morning the suspect and two friends ...

Junior Minister of Natural Resources Simona Broomes, her driver and two security guards, who were involved in the parking lot fracas, will not be charged. “The file was completed and sent for legal advice, which was obtained to the effect that based on all the Statements and video footage, no charges are advised,” the Guyana Police Force said. Earlier this ...

The son of Guyana’s Junior Minister of Natural Resources and his female partner are to be charged with assault. Hector Broomes is to be charged with one count of assault causing actual bodily harm. He is the son of Minister Simona Broomes. His partner, Gilbeth Rodriguez, is to be charged with two counts, one for asault and the other for throwing ...