Crime

A man’s wrist was severed in Annandale, East Coast Demerara while waiting to collect money owed to him by an acquaintance who goes by the name “Dul Dul”. Police say Rayon Adams is now hospitalised awaiting surgery after his wrist was severed Saturday evening. Investigators were told that Mr. Adams travelled to Annandale to collect monies which were owed to ...

Two prisoners of the Lusignan Prison are hospitalised after they wounded each other last night during a heated argument Authorities say those injured are Gerald Jones, who is housed in Holding Bay 2, and Kaley Robert in Holding Bay 1. Jones allegedly left his Holding Bay and went to Roberts’ Holding Bay during which they had a heated argument and ...

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Tuesday said Guyana appears to be a destination for higher grade marijuana from the United States (US) and Canada, even as that anti-drugs agency said a trafficker of the pricy, high grade ‘weed’ has been caught. “There appears to be a developing trend of nefarious individuals trafficking  presumably novel grades of marijuana into Guyana ...

The Head of the Guyana Police Force’s Finance Department and a Mess Officer at the Brickdam Police Station have been charged with allegedly defrauding the law enforcement agency of a total of GYD$1.8 million for food. Police said only the Head of the Finance Department, Assistant Superintendent Kurt Smith was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and he was granted ...

An independent radio disc jockey, known as DJ Yannick, has been allegedly injured by his selector, DJ Raw Gold. The incident occurred last night at about 8:45 at HJ Radio 94.1 on Lance Gibbs Street, Queenstown. Police say DJ Raw Gold allegedly broke a Guinness bottle and stabbed DJ Yannick, who is 28-years old, several times to his face. DJ ...

Guyana continues to record more COVID-19 deaths, even as the crackdown continues against persons violating the law aimed at curbing the spread of the viral disease. The Health Ministry says a 41-year old woman from East Berbice-Corentyne is the 253rd person to have died from the disease so far. She reported died while receiving care at a government medical facility. ...

A 21-month old child was left in a drain by his mother and it was later recovered and taken to the Leonora Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead, police said. “Enquiries disclosed that the now deceased child was left in a drain by his teenaged mother who claimed that he was hungry so she went in search of something for ...

A  Guyanese woman, who lives in Queens, New York, has been accused of swindling the bank she worked at of US$1.7 million, according to the United States Department of Justice. The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of ...

  The suspect in the shooting death of Ricardo Fagundes, also known as Paper Shorts, has been released on station bail, police said. Rondell Bacchus, also known as Killa, was this afternoon released on GYD$100,000 bail. His lawyer, Damien Da Silva, says Mr Bacchus is required to report to police next week Monday. But Police say he will be required  ...

A guard attached to North West Security Service has been arrested in connection with the accidental discharge of a shotgun cartridge while he was on duty. Police say the 12-gauge shotgun, cartridge casing  and live ammunition have been seized and the guard, whose name is Dequan James,  has been arrested. At the time of the accidental discharge of the firearm ...