Crime

A 29-year old man was early this morning robbed of GYD$1.5 million worth jewwllery at a barbecue and shot as he was chasing the robber, police said. Injured in the incident that occurredat about 2:15 AM at Alness Village, Corentyne is Dyameond “Tookman” McKenzie  of Brighton Village,  Corentyne,  Berbice. Police said the bandit has not yet been arrested. Investigators were ...

A Nurse Assistant is on GYD$180,000 bail after she was arraigned on four charges related to a Ponzi Scheme that she had started up and had promised huge returns on investments. Keziah Roberts of Eping and Ituni Streets, Bel Air Park, Georgetown was charged indictably on three counts of obtaining money by false pretense and one summary charge for the ...

Barbados’ Director of Public Prosecution’s Office on Friday withdrew the COVID-19 charges against  two Guyanese shopkeepers but the two will still have charges to answer. Those facing the courts are Emma Ann Abrahim and Churaman Veerandra. Barbados Nation Newspaper reports that Principal Crown Counsel Krystal Delaney instituted new similar charges when the two shopkeepers appeared in court on Friday. Abrahim ...

The co-owners of a supermarket in Lethem, Region Nine were Thursday afternoon arrested by police after the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) seized a quantity of items that were allegedly smuggled into the country. CANU said Lyndon Franklyn was arrested and that 30 cases Black Stone, four cases of Skarloff and nine cases of Blend Seven Whiskey  were seized because no ...

Former Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton, was on Tuesday charged with misconduct in public office by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) related to the rental of a pharmaceutical bond,, the Guyana Police Force said. Dr. Norton appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates Court, where he was not required to plead to the charges ...

The Guyana Court of Appeal on Tuesday set aside the conviction and 18-month sentence for possession of explosives against Donald Rodney- –the brother of Guyanese politician and historian Dr. Walter Rodney who was killed in a bomb blast 40 years ago. “We will  allow the appeal and set aside the conviction and sentence and a written decision will be following ...

A man’s wrist was severed in Annandale, East Coast Demerara while waiting to collect money owed to him by an acquaintance who goes by the name “Dul Dul”. Police say Rayon Adams is now hospitalised awaiting surgery after his wrist was severed Saturday evening. Investigators were told that Mr. Adams travelled to Annandale to collect monies which were owed to ...

Two prisoners of the Lusignan Prison are hospitalised after they wounded each other last night during a heated argument Authorities say those injured are Gerald Jones, who is housed in Holding Bay 2, and Kaley Robert in Holding Bay 1. Jones allegedly left his Holding Bay and went to Roberts’ Holding Bay during which they had a heated argument and ...

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Tuesday said Guyana appears to be a destination for higher grade marijuana from the United States (US) and Canada, even as that anti-drugs agency said a trafficker of the pricy, high grade ‘weed’ has been caught. “There appears to be a developing trend of nefarious individuals trafficking  presumably novel grades of marijuana into Guyana ...

The Head of the Guyana Police Force’s Finance Department and a Mess Officer at the Brickdam Police Station have been charged with allegedly defrauding the law enforcement agency of a total of GYD$1.8 million for food. Police said only the Head of the Finance Department, Assistant Superintendent Kurt Smith was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and he was granted ...