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Crime

Former Head of NICIL’s Special Purpose Unit questioned about decisions taken by late CEO-lawyer; role of State Minister mentioned

Almost one month after Colvin Heath-London was fired from the post of Head of the Special Purpose Unit of government’s holding company for State assets, he on Sunday remained in police custody for almost 72 hours concerning the lease of lands but his Attorney, Nigel Hughes, said records show that decision was taken before the no-confidence motion in December, 2018. ...

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More than 100 arrested in Berbice for not wearing masks; police intensifying enforcement of COVID-19 measures

More than 100 persons in Region Six- East Berbice/ Corentyne- have been arrested for breaching the COVID-19 measures, as police in that Region prepare to intensify enforcement of the gazetted measures to combat the spread of the viral disease. Divisional Commander, Jairam Ramlakhan says  most of the 116 persons have been released on self-bail and a few of them have ...

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Human Rights body calls on Guyanese to write President Ali for high-tech probe into killing of West Berbice teenagers

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) on Saturday called on civil society to flood President Irfaan Ali with letters, appealing to him to get international experts to assist police in resolving the early September killing of the Henry cousins and Haresh Singh. While organisations are free to compose their messages, the GHRA suggested that religious, trade unions, corporate, professional and ...

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Three accused of murder, robbery escape from Lusignan jail

Three prisoners early Saturday morning escaped from the Lusignan Prison  by using a bed sheet as an improvised rope to scale the fence of that East Coast Demerara penitentiary, the Guyana Prison Service said. They are murder accused 48-year old Phillip Jhogroo of Lot B3 Goed Intent, Leguan, Essequibo River; 18 year old Mark Emmanuel of Grove Sea Dam squatting ...

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Man, baby’s mother arrested for drug bust

A man and a the mother of a baby have been arrested for allegedly being in possession of suspected amphetamine, methamphetamine and marijuana. The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) says the suspected drugs were seized from a house at 804 ‘C’ Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown yesterday. Those arrested are 33-year old Nyron Wilson and  a 19-year old mother. CANU says the ...

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38-year old man charged with murder of drunken 16-year old girl

A 38-year old gold miner from Corentyne was Thursday arraigned for allegedly murdering a 16-year old girl who he met while she and her mother were drinking rum Charged with the indictable offence was Wickroy “Shatta” Mitchell of Number 53 Village, Corentyne, Berbice. He allegedly killed the 16-year old girl between 14 and 15 November at Coanna Backdam, Five Star, ...

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16-year old boy shot dead by friend- police

A 16-year old boy is believed to have been accidentally shot dead by his 16-year old friend. The friend reportedly breached the lock of a secured wardrobe where a licenced .32 Taurus pistol, owned by his father, was being kept Investigators were told that after the boy took out the handgun, he showed it to the victim and accidentally pulled ...

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APNU+AFC files motion calling for speedy police probe into “hate” killing of Henrys, Singh

Guyana’s opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) on Monday presented a motion to the National Assembly, calling on police to fast-track its probe into the early September “hate” killing of three youths in West Coast Berbice. “We are here in our representative capacity to symbolically present a motion to the Parliament of which we are a part ...

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Canecutter stabs wife to death – police

A canecutter has been arrested in connection with the late Friday night stabbing death of his wife during an argument over claims that she had another relationship. Police indicated that the man became enraged after the woman, 28-year old Amrita “Sally” Rahim, threatened to move out. “The suspect was heard accusing the victim of infidelity the day before. In response ...

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