Crime

Three of four suspected gun-toting robbers were arrested shortly after robbing a father and his daughter  Sunday night at their Tuschen Housing Scheme home, East Bank Essequibo. Samantha Ramitt, a housewife of Pomona Housing Scheme Essequibo Coast, told police that she  was visiting her father at Tuschen Housing Scheme when she was allegedly robbed of one gold chain valued at ...

Eleven prisoners set fire inside the Brickdam Police Station lockups to vent their frustration about sanitation-related concerns, the Guyana Police Force said. In a statement, that law enforcement agency said that between 9 PM and 9:27 PM Sunday, the detainees lit their jerseys and food boxes. “The prisoners claimed that they are not getting to use the toilet, nor getting ...

Two Massy salesmen was Saturday robbed at gunpoint while on duty in Grove, East Bank Demerara, police said. Salesman Mr. Rondell Downes and Lorenzo Swechand told investigators that at about 9:20 am on Third Street, they were robbed conducting sales at Matthew’s Shop. “The perpetrators went up to the victims and the (armed)suspect pointed the said handgun towards them and ...

Two top People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) executive members- Christopher Jones and Annette Ferguson- and four other persons were Friday charged with participating in an illegal procession after the High Court’s dismissal of an election petition. Appearing before City Magistrate, Leron Daly, Opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones and opposition frontbencher Annette Ferguson were granted GYD$20,000 bail each after they pleaded ...

A 17-year old boy, who was among five who escaped from the detention centre at Sophia last month, was Wednesday afternoon recaptured in a house at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice, police said. The Guyana Police Force said lawmen, acting on information, went to the house at about 3:30 PM “where a search was conducted for the juvenile escapee.” Investigators ...

A 15-year old female, who led police to the shallow grave in Linden where the body of her relative was buried, has been charged with accessory after the fact to murder. She teenager was not required to plead to the charge when she appeared via Zoom before Linden Magistrate , Wanda Fortune. The accused was remanded to the juvenile centre ...

Fifteen persons, including 13 residents of Bartica, have been arrested for breaching the COVID-19 regulations. They have each since been released on GYD$5,000 station  bail and have been ordered to go to court. Police in Bartica say those persons were arrested last night between 7 O’clock and midnight. They are accused of failing to wear a face mask. Among those ...

An officer of the Guyana Forestry Commission has been severely injured during a drinking spree at Orealla, Upper Corentyne River, Berbice. Police say 29-year old Karl Alpin has been admitted to the Skeldon Hospital. Two men, who alleged lashed him several times, have since been arrested.  They have been accused of unlawfully wounding Mr. Alpin. “The victim and the suspects ...

A Brazilian gold miner says he has been robbed of a quantity of raw gold valued more than GYD$3 million at a hotel in Bartica. Sixty-two year old Paulino De Jesus told police that he was a guest at Sheriff Inn Hotel, Second Street, Bartica. Police say there was no sign of forced entry to his room. The gold miner ...

A man stabbed his reputed wife to death Saturday night after she told him that he could not accompany her to her sister’s birthday party because his presence would not have been appreciated, the Guyana Police Force said. Police gave that account of the motive for the killing of 43-year old Nicola “Lisa” Wilson of 57 Joseph Pollydore/ D’urban Street, ...