Crime

asks FBI to prosecute him for false report Burke demands that government produce the evidence The Guyana government has asked the United States (US) for assistance to institute a series of charges in both countries against New York-based Guyanese political activist, Rickford Burke for several offences he has allegedly committed on social media. “These authorities have been invited to explore ...

A police officer took his own life after consuming a poisonous substance hours after police believed that they uncovered concrete evidence linking him to Wednesday night’s stabbing death of Attorney-at-Law, Richard Layne. Guyana Police Force spokesman, Mark Ramotar said Police Sergeant Tony Sulker was pronounced dead at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation at about 9:15 Friday night. Clothing found in ...

Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Friday filed a notice to appeal a High Court decision earlier in the day that former Deputy Chief Elections Officer, Roxanne Myers must be compensated GY$2 million for wrongful arrest and detention during a probe into alleged electoral fraud in violation of Guyana’s Constitution. Among his requests of the Guyana Court of Appeal is for ...

Four foreign girls between 14 and 17 years old, who were allegedly trafficked from Brazil to Guyana, have been rescued and are receiving care, the Home Affairs Ministry said Friday. A Home Affairs Ministry official declined to state the nationalities of the girls and whether anyone was arrested during the operation that was conducted between August 4 and 7, 2024. ...

Four persons were arrested Tuesday night and three unlicensed handguns were seized by police who were summoned to investigate the alleged threatening of a truck driver and the firing of several shots, police said. Those arrested were Stephan Ramdass, 39, of Great Diamond, East Bank Demerara; Patrick Forbes, 30, from Wales Housing Scheme, West Bank Demerara; Raji Chanderpaul, 41, from ...

An attorney-at-law was Wednesday night stabbed to death in his car outside his D’Urban Backlands, Georgetown residence, police said. He has been identified as 35-year-old Richard Layne of 183 Century Palm Gardens. Police said he was stabbed twice to his neck. The Guyana Police Force said several persons in the area were questioned, and CCTV cameras were seen in the ...

Police were Wednesday night searching for a Venezuelan man who is wanted for the stabbing death of a Guyanese man and injury to his Venezuelan girlfriend during a robbery. Dead is 33-year-old Ken Sukhdeo of Mocha, East Bank Demerara. Investigators said they were informed that the incident occurred at about 10:10 hours Tuesday night at Vreed-en-Rust, East Bank Demerara. Police ...

A former Guyanese security guard, who was attached to the United States Embassy, has been arrested for allegedly sending a threatening email to the embassy’s email address, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) said Thursday. Anand Persaud, 31, of Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara, is accused of sending the email last week Thursday that “contained threats directed towards United States Government ...

A suspected chicken smuggler on Monday remained hospitalised in a “stable” condition after he was shot in his leg and shoulder, prompting police to subject several enforcement officers of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to an investigation. Injured is 36-year-old Naresh Ramjattan of Greenfield, East Coast Demerara. He told investigators that he was standing on a boat at the Enmore ...

An American citizen, who is wanted for murder in the United States, was arrested in Guyana 21 days after he arrived through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), police said. He is 33-year-old Rakeem Antonio Gilgeours. Police said detectives from the Criminal Investigations Department and operatives from Special Branch headquarters went to a house at 3451 Postal Housing Scheme, Georgetown ...