Crime

A city businessman is among four persons arrested in connection with the alleged discovery of an estimated GY$19.8 million in local and foreign currencies, a large quantity of smuggled liquor and two kilogrammes of marijuana at his Georgetown home, police said. The Guyana Police Force said the cash, marijuana and un-customed liquor were seized from his house on East Street, ...

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Tuesday ruled that Guyana’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) could not unilaterally order a Magistrate to conduct another preliminary inquiry but must instead ask the High Court to decide. In a unanimous decision that saw murder-accused Guyana-born American Marcus Bisram being a free man unless there is fresh evidence for the DPP to ...

A Customs Officer, who shot and injured two horse cart operators who went to a vacant lot near his residence for grass for their animals, has been arrested, police said. Police say the Customs Officer used a 9 MM pistol, which is the property of the Guyana Revenue Authority, and opened fire on the men. The incident occurred at about ...

A Guyana Defence Force Corporal was early Monday morning stabbed to death at a wedding house during a dispute over the music that was being played. He has been identified as 28-year old Chavez Mangal of Enterprise, East Coast Demerara. He was stabbed shortly after midnight at Lot 142 Good Hope, East Coast Demerara. Police say they have arrested one ...

The official of the Guyana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ‘ Animal Clinic’ , who shot herself to death in the compound of the Brickdam Police Station on Monday morning, was a patient of the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Psychiatric Clinic and she had domestic problems, police said. The Guyana Police Force said 49-year old Trudy D’ Harte ...

A 19-year-old man was killed Sunday morning after he was shot inside a home in Buffalo, Upstate New York,  Buffalo News reported. He has been identified as 19-year old Royden Cave, a  student of SUNY Buffalo State College. College officials said he was a freshman criminal justice major. He was the son of Patrick Cave, a former employee of the ...

A United States (US)-based Guyanese was early Wednesday morning stabbed to death outside a wedding house at Corentyne and two of the three prime suspects have since been arrested, police said. Dead is 21-year old Chatterpaul Lakhan also known as Rickash. The incident occurred at Grant 1802 Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Berbice at about 1 AM Wednesday. Police were informed that ...

Three men were arrested late Wednesday afternoon at a house on Unity Street, Festival City, Georgetown after two guns and ammunition were found, police said. Investigators said the guns were unlicensed. One of the men tried to escape but was “pursued and apprehended”. The Guyana Police Force said  a search ofthe property unearthed one 9MM Glock pistol along with three ...

The Chairman of  Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), Daniel Seeram and his father-in-law are under investigation over allegations that they threatened each other with their licensed firearms. Head of the Guyana Police Force Criminal Investigations Department, Wendell Blanhum confirms that a probe is underway. He says that Mr. Seeram’s licensed handgun has been seized pending investigations. Mr. Blanhum also confirmed that Mr. ...

President Irfaan Ali on Sunday announced that he plans to meet with marijuana farmers to encourage them to get into the cultivation of high-value hemp. ” I intend to have a meeting very soon with all the marijuana growers in this country. I intend to have a meeting and to let them understand that there is a viable future in ...