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Monthly Archives: June 2022

Reonol Williams case: Car driver to be slapped with six charges

Last Updated on Friday, 10 June 2022, 6:03 by Denis Chabrol The man, who allegedly struck down Reonol Williams 18 days ago and dumped his body,  was Friday expected to face six charges, Head of the Criminal Investigations Department, Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Wendell Blanhum said. Fifty-three year old Daniel Melbourne of Lot 53 Middle Street, Ann’s Grove, East Coast ...

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Policeman allegedly involved in car theft

Last Updated on Friday, 10 June 2022, 5:41 by Denis Chabrol A policeman has been allegedly involved in stealing a vehicle which he has since led investigators to. The Guyana Police Force says the owner of the car, 34-year-old taxi driver Rameshwar Singh of #70 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, has since identified the Toyota Premio as his. “The police rank then ...

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Soldiers robbed at knifepoint

Last Updated on Friday, 10 June 2022, 5:31 by Denis Chabrol Two Guyana Defence Force soldiers have been robbed at knifepoint on the Kitty Seawall, police said. The incident reportedly occurred shortly before 8 O’clock Wednesday night on the Rupert Craig Highway seawall. The 39-year-old Woman Corporal and the 23-year-old Private told police that they were robbed of , both ...

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Venezuela backs down and joins Guyana’s border case at ICJ but engages in delaying tactics- Foreign Ministry

Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 21:08 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government on Wednesday criticised Venezuela’s objection to admissibility of Guyana’s case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as a move aimed at delaying a ruling , but at the same time said it marked that Spanish-speaking neighbour’s participation in the legal proceedings. The Foreign Ministry said ...

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Suspected bandit captured after shootout with police

Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 19:37 by Denis Chabrol A suspected bandit was arrested late Tuesday night but two of his accomplices escaped after a shootout with police on La Grange Public Road, West Bank Demerara where they minutes earlier robbed a resident of Campbellville, Georgetown, police said. The Guyana Police Force said one of the suspects opened ...

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Cocaine found in Hindu religious item at DHL

Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 9:14 by Denis Chabrol A woman has been arrested in connection with the alleged discovery of 540 grammes of cocaine in a parcel containing a Hindu havan kund. The estimated street value is about US$2,500 to US$2,700 but the head of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said it would be worth more in the ...

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Driver confesses to Reonol Williams accident death, dumping of body

Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 0:04 by Denis Chabrol The driver of a car has admitted to hitting down Reonol “Ram” Williams and dumping the body after he realised that the man was unresponsive, the Head of the Police Force’s Criminal Investigations Department, Wendell Blanhum said Tuesday night. “The suspect has confessed that he was the driver of ...

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Air Services Limited’s helicopter makes precautionary landing on road

Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 19:27 by Denis Chabrol A helicopter belonging to Air Services Limited (ASL) Tuesday morning made a precautionary landing on a road due to technical difficulties. Director-General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Retired Lt. Colonel Egbert Field confirms that the pilot landed the aircraft on a road after it began vibrating. “It ...

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GCAA says American Airlines is not cancelling flights to Guyana

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) says it is not true that American Airlines will be cancelling all flights to Guyana from August 1.  “The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) hereby advises the general public that there is a fake memo dated June 10, 2022 which alleges that it is from American Airlines,” the aviation regulatory agency said. According to ...

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