Crime

Even as former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall moves to quash a search warrant because he says there is an existing High Court order blocking the search of his premises for several publications, the Guyana Police Force on Monday said the new warrant is not for publications bearing a name different from that in the High Court order. “The Force wishes ...

Issues of corruption in the oil industry will be the focus of a two-day symposium to be held later this week in Guyana, according to the international law firm, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Vicky McPherson, a shareholder in the Washington, D.C. office of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, will be a panelist at a two-day symposium in Georgetown, Guyana on “Public Corruption and the Curse of ...

A 64- year old security guard was Friday night shot and killed with his firearm by two identifiable male bandits while he was on duty. He has been identified as Gerald Henry of ‘C’ Field, Sophia. The Guyana Police Force said he was stationed at a supermarket located at Lot 8 Block X, Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara where the incident ...

President David Granger has decided to order a Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the alleged assassination plot against him. Minister of State Joseph Harmon made the announcement during a post Cabinet press briefing at the Ministry of the Presidency. The Minister said that, within two weeks’ government will make public those who will conduct the Commission of Inquiry. The President ...

A Guyana Police Force sergeant was Friday arraigned for sexually penetrating another policeman more than six years ago. City Magistrate, Leron Daly granted Sergeant Dexter Clementson GYD$70,000 bail and ordered him to return to court on July 24, 2017. The charge reads that on March 3, 2011 at the Tactical Services Unit (TSU), he engaged in sexual penetration of the ...

City Magistrate Judy Latchman on Friday ruled that there is enough evidence for three men to face trial in the High Court for the alleged murder of  Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) engineer, Trevor Abrams. Police Prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent Vishnu Hunt, in his submission, told the court that a prima facie has been made out based on the evidence ...

A 25-year old man, who is the father of two, was Wednesday morning sentenced to three years behind bars after he pleaded guilty to a drug possession charge. Carlsdale Aaron of 180 Norton Street, Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara stood before Magistrate Fabayo Azore in the Georgetown Magistrates’ court where the charge stated that on June 26, 2017 in Georgetown, he had ...

Concerns have been raised about the loitering of uniformed school children at a number of city bus parks where they also smoke marijuana. However, ‘A’ Division Commander, Assistant Commissioner, Marlon Chapman said since he has been posted to the division a few months ago, the Ministry of Education has not asked for help in countering deviant behaviour by students. “We ...

Police said said they were hunting several men who robbed a family of cellular phones, cash and jewellery at their Westminster, West Bank Demerara home Tuesday morning. Investigators said the five also robbed a driver/salesman of his valuables and that of his motorcar, which was shortly after, found. T he shot victim, twenty years old, who is in a stable ...

An Ansa McAl salesman was Monday arraigned on four charges of embezzling a total of GYD$22 million. Thirty-two year old Apollos Manoharlall of 299 Fourth Street Alexander pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him by Chief Magistrate, Ann Mc Lennan. He was a salesman in the construction department of Ansa Mc Al. Manoharlall was granted GYD$400,000 bail ...