Crime

Former President David Granger on Monday attributed the killing and mutilation of two youths at the weekend to the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) failure to condemn post-election unrest in West Berbice earlier this year, but President Irfaan Ali and Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo denied his claims. “It is their attitude! If on the 6th of March, they had condemned what ...

Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie on Monday announced that three persons have been arrested in connection with the killing and mutilation of two youths aback Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice where they had gone to pick coconuts. Mr. Hoppie said those detained include the owner of the coconut estate close to where the bodies  were found, a handyman  who works at ...

After an overnight lull, residents of Number 5 Village, West Coast Berbice on Monday morning blocked the public road to continue venting their anger against the brutal slaying of two youths in the backlands of Cotton Tree village where they had gone to pick coconuts. Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn appealed to the understandably grief-stricken villagers to cease said blocking ...

President Irfaan Ali and Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon Sunday night appealed for peace and calm and for them to allow police to probe the brutal slaying of two youths who had trekked from their home village to Cotton Tree Village, West Coast Berbice to pick coconuts to sell. “Whilst we await the swift work of the police to bring those ...

Police Sunday night said a man was arrested in connection with the discovery of the bodies of two teenagers  in the backlands of Cotton Tree Village , West Coast Berbice.  “Acting upon information received the police have since arrested a 57 year old male of Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice. He is presently in custody,” police spokesman, Royston Andries said. ...

Multiple sources are confirming that the bodies of two males were Sunday afternoon found aback Cotton Tree Village, West Coast Berbice. Opposition parliamentarian, Vinceroy Jordon said the boys were “brutally murdered” as their bodies bore chop and stab wounds and their limbs seemed broken. Mr. Jordon said the bodies were discovered at about 3 PM by a search party of ...

A gold miner on Sunday remained hospitalised in a stable condition after he was shot and injured during a quarrel at Blackwater Backdam, Cuyuni River, police said. Injured is 30-year old Albert Nigel Benjamin also known as Pluto of Blackwater Backdam. Police say they are looking for a 46-year old miner of the same area. Investigators were informed that at ...

A  75-year old security guard at the office of the Guyana Elections Commission in Port Kaituma was beaten to death on Saturday, police said. He has been identified as Earl Peters of Ballfield, Port Kaituma Police say the man was rushed to the Port Kaituma Hospital where he briefly regained consciousness and told investigators that an unknown man attacked him, ...

A 90-year old man was beaten to death with a piece of wood at his home at Lot 6 Lowlands Public Road, East Coast Demerara. Dead is Sukhnanan Dugi, called Henry Sukhnanan. He lived alone. His niece told police she last saw him alive and well at about 4 O’clock Monday afternoon. She says she visited him regularly to cook, ...

Two men were Tuesday afternoon arrested by police minutes after one of them allegedly lashed a caterer with a handgun and robbed her while she was shopping at Bourda Market, the Guyana Police Force said. The 42-year old woman told investigators that she was robbed of cash and other valuables  valued GYD$75,000. The incident occurred at about 2:30 PM. The ...