Crime

Three Portuguese-speaking men were arrested in neighbouring Brazil after they allegedly robbed a Chinese-owned store in Lethem and opened fire on Guyanese police during their escape across the border, police said Monday. “A Joint-Services patrol team was subsequently formed in an effort to locate the alleged suspects — all three of whom were arrested and are in custody in Brazil,” ...

Antigua and Barbuda Police have charged a man with the murder of well-known politician, Asot Michael, whose body was found at his residence on November 5. The prime suspect has been identified as 26-year-old Alexta Francis of Golden Grove, Antigua. He is expected to make his first court appearance on Monday. Police did not disclose the circumstances that led to ...

A welder and his girlfriend were early Friday morning robbed of GY$350,000 in cash and valuables by a lone gunman who pounced on them, police said. The robbery victims are Welder, 29-year-old Mikel Brandt and 26-year-old Alana Bamfield, both of Stevedore Housing Scheme, Georgetown. Police said the robbery occurred at about 1:15 a.m. when the robber ambushed the two victims ...

A man, who allegedly staged a multi-million dollar robbery and made a false report to police, was arrested on Wednesday and police are searching for his accomplice. The prime suspect, 37-year-old Paramdeo Victor of Rosignol, West Coast Berbice, has since recovered a total of GY$8 million: GY$2 million from his car and GY$6 million in a washing machine at his ...

Guyana’s umbrella Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Tuesday recommended that government enact one anti-corruption legislation to simplify and fast-track investigations and prosecutions, but the Guyana government said the country was not yet ready for such one-stop anti-corruption body. Chairman 0f the PSC’s Economics and Finance Committee, Ramesh Dookhoo lamented that over the years, the lobby for anti-corruption legislation was unsuccessful. He ...

Former Antigua and Barbuda government minister, and independent parliamentarian, Asot Michael, was found in a pool of blood with a “large stab wound” to his chest, Police Commissioner Atlee Rodney said. “There are some injuries to the body which now opens up a homicide investigation as to the circumstances that led to those injuries,” he told reporters outside Michael’s residence. ...

Two suspects in separate robberies on the East Coast Demerara have been arrested, police said Tuesday. The first robbery under arms occurred at a barbershop at Clonbrook at about 6:50 Monday night. One suspect was arrested in connection with the theft of two gold chains valued at GY$1 miĺlion and GY$25,000 in cash from the barber, and GY$180,000 and two ...

Three persons are now in police custody in connection with the killing of a food stall owner from West Watooka and Wismar Housing Scheme, Linden, police said. Investigators said one of the persons surrendered to police at 5:54 Monday afternoon. He has been identified as contractor, 55-year-old Calwyn Croal called ‘Brother Croal’ of Blueberry Hill, Wismar. Mr Croal turned himself ...

The South Rupununi District Council (SRDC) on Monday said the crime situation in Marudi has deteriorated with the influx of Brazilian miners crossing illegally into Guyana through a back-track route that a number of robbers escaped shortly after abducting and robbing several Guyanese and Brazilians. The Council called for tightening of security in the Marudi Mountains area in the wake ...

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lieutenant and two government department Natural Resources officers were among five Guyanese and four Brazilians who were abducted and robbed of gold and guns, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) said. The items stolen were an undisclosed quantity of raw gold, two Glock pistols and one Movado watch valued GY$140,000. Investigators were told that at about ...