Crime

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Private Shaquille Grant appeared in the Sparendaam Magistrates Court before Magistrate Zamillia Ally-Seepaul on a charge of murder. The charge read that on May 5 at ‘C’ Field Sophia he murdered Andre Alexander in the course of the furtherance of a robbery. The 20 year old of 345 Section ‘B’ Turkeyen was not required to plea ...

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo, today reiterated calls for decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana (cannabis sativa) and pointed to the fact, there are many young people across the country who have been jailed, while large scale dealers walk scot free. Jagdeo was at the time addressing his party’s press engagement. The former president was asked to give his ...

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) Sunday night said two motor racers and the owner of a lumber yard are implicated in the seizure of more than 80 kilogrammes of cocaine stashed in a consignment of lumber bound for the United States (US) where the narcotic would have fetched a street value of GYD$550 million. “The said search revealed cocaine found in random boards scattered ...

A gold miner from Central Rupununi, who was guarding a sluice box at a camp in Potaro, was chopped to death and a number of gold mats stolen, police said. Dead is 56-year old Damon “Rastaman’ Scipio of Moco-Moco. “Investigation so far revealed that the victim who was employed by a small-scale mining company at 111 miles Madhia, was performing duties ...

A man, who tried to bribe a policeman with GYD$500,000 to release his 19-year old son, has been arrested and the cash lodged, the Guyana Police F0rce said in a statement. Investigators did not name the man, but said he is 39-years old and lives in “C” Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown. Police said the man had hoped that his son, ...

Guyana National Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (GNCIRT) confirms that a global ransomware attack is currently in progress. The self-spreading ransomware, known as ‘Wanna Cry’ or ‘Wanna Decryptor’, exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft’s Windows operating system. It is believed that this ransomware is spread through phishing emails, malicious adverts on websites, and questionable apps and programs. IT Leaders are advised to ...

  Two men and one woman were early Friday morning arrested and several items suspected to have been stolen were seized by police. The Guyana Police Force said the “intelligence-led operation” at Bagotstown and Friendship, East Bank Demerara led to the arrest of the persons who were all found with narcotics in their possession. “One of the males who was ...

An East Coast Demerara father was Thursday arraigned before Magistrate Alyesha George in the Sparendaam Magistrates Court this morning om a charge of the murder of his son. Forty year old Omar Khan of Lot 8 Better Hope Railway Line was not required to answer to a charge which alleged that on May 5, 2017 at Better Hope, he murdered Azeem ...

Fearful of a terrorist assault on Parliament Building while the 65-seat National Assembly is in session, the Guyana Police Force says it has extended its cordon to include several streets nearby. “The Guyana Police Force wishes the Public to know that the barriers were directly related to the security of Parliament. This enhanced security arrangement has a nexus to terrorists ...

Thousands of youths in crime and violence-prone areas of Guyana are expected to benefit from a US$64 million Caribbean project to be funded by the United States (US). Guyana, St.Kitts and Nevis, and St. Lucia are the three “focus group countries” from among the 10 listed to benefit from the project aimed at reducing crime and violence.   Finance Minister, Winston ...