Crime

Former Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman on Saturday said the United States (U.S.) had been conducting a separate investigation into gold smuggling involving Colombia, Venezuela and Guyana during the previous People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) administration. He also said that a local investigation by the A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition administration was scrapped when the ...

American Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Bonnie Jenkins on Friday said the United States (U.S.) was satisfied with the heightened level of intelligence sharing between the two countries as part of their cooperation in combatting small arms trafficking. “I can’t say how much intel sharing is actually taking place but I do know that we’ve been able ...

United States (US) Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot on Friday said there was a “preponderance of evidence” against the Mohameds and Permanent Secretary Mae Thomas on whom sanctions have been imposed for alleged corruption and defended the decision not to have involved the Guyana government in the more than two and half years of investigations. “They have to keep these ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said that then Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mae Thomas was last year asked by United States law enforcers about wealthy Guyanese businessmen Nazar Mohammed and his son, Azruddin, who were slapped with sanctions for alleged corruption in Guyana. Ms Thomas’ mobile phone was seized and her United States visa revoked ...

In the wake of the United States (US) sanctions on wealthy Guyanese Nazar Mohamed and his son, Azruddin, as well as their businesses for alleged corruption, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said Mohamed’s foreign exchange dealer’s (cambio) licence would be cancelled. Mr Jagdeo said the Bank of Guyana has already informed the Mohameds that their cambio licence would be struck off. ...

WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned members of one of Guyana’s wealthiest families, Nazar Mohamed (Nazar) and his son, Azruddin Mohamed (Azruddin), their company, Mohamed’s Enterprise, and a Guyanese government official, Mae Thomas (Thomas), for their roles in alleged public corruption in Guyana. Additionally, OFAC designated two other entities, Hadi’s World ...

A man, who was previously questioned in connection with the smuggling of cocaine to the United States, was arrested on Saturday after police allegedly found one AK-47 rifle, one handgun, one silencer, an assortment of ammunition and a quantity of drugs at his residence in Newtown, Georgetown. Police identified the suspect as 37-year-old Edinho Lewis of 126 Da Silva Street, ...

A male Superintendent of Police has been stripped of his command after a male constable complained that he was sexually assaulted by the police officer, the Guyana Police Force said Saturday. “This allegation is being treated very seriously, and the Superintendent has been relieved of command as the probe continues,” the law enforcement agency said in a statement. Police said ...

A Jamaican singer was shot dead Thursday morning in Sophia, Greater Georgetown and, police on Friday said they have since arrested his friend who is a taxi driver who was present when the victim opened the door. Dead is 29-year-old Navar George Barton who resided at Lot 125 Section’ A’ South Sophia, Greater Georgetown. Barton was allegedly murdered at about ...

Three persons were Thursday arraigned on a joint charge of exporting gold without a licence in violation of the Guyana Gold Board Act, police said. They are Ian Jacobis, 44, of 749 Plantation Best, West Coast Demerara; Shameena Ahamad, 52, of 38 Roraima Scheme, West Bank Demerara; and Ashiana Salamaly, 34, of 38 Roraima Scheme, West Bank Demerara. Police said ...