The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)/A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) on Tuesday separately condemned the anti-narcotics raid of the residence of social media activist Melissa Atwell’s mother and grandmother. No one was arrested, but police said they would conduct fingerprint tests on a Ziploc bag of 23 grammes of marijuana they said was ...
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Melly Mel says gov’t targeted her family under guise of drugs raid
Well-known social media commentator and critic of the Guyana government, Melissa Ann Atwell, also known as Melly Mel, on Tuesday accused the Irfaan Ali-led administration of using the police force to target her family under the pretext that the lawmen were looking for narcotics. “The plan was to frame my son but yall didn’t know my son don’t live there. ...
Read More »Car used in deadly drive-by shooting tracked down
The motorcar, which was allegedly used in an early Saturday morning drive-by shooting that left one person dead and six others injured, was found later in the day in South Ruimveldt, police said. At about 9:30 Saturday morning, detectives said they went to Manatee Place, South Ruimveldt Georgetown, where they observed a black Toyota Premio motorcar, without number plate, parked ...
Read More »Shot America Street robber found at Georgetown Hospital – police
A suspected robber was shot in a store on America Street, Georgetown, as he fled the scene with the service pistol and ammunition that he grabbed from a security guard at a store where a money changer sought refuge, police said. Police said at about 1:20 p.m. Friday, they visited the Emergency Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital where 23-year-old ...
Read More »Bonasika Primary School headteacher died from poisoning
The Headteacher of Bonasika Primary School, Kapil Ramsamuj died from pesticide poisoning, consistent with a previous account to police that he committed suicide. The Guyana Police Force said Government Pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh on Friday conducted a post-mortem examination with dissection on Ramsamuj’s body and he gave the cause of death as “pesticide poisoning.” Police quoted his sister, Vimla, as ...
Read More »Headmaster of Bonasika Creek Primary School dies
The Headmaster of Bonasika Creek Primary School has died under suspicious circumstances, though investigators were informed that the man committed suicide by ingesting poison, Dead is 41-year-old Kapil Ramsamuj of Zeelugt New Housing Scheme. Police quoted his sister, Vimla, as saying that her brother allegedly committed suicide on August 12th, 2024, and he was rushed to the Leonora Cottage Hospital. ...
Read More »Lawyer stabbed to death in car outside home
An attorney-at-law was Wednesday night stabbed to death in his car outside his D’Urban Backlands, Georgetown residence, police said. He has been identified as 35-year-old Richard Layne of 183 Century Palm Gardens. Police said he was stabbed twice to his neck. The Guyana Police Force said several persons in the area were questioned, and CCTV cameras were seen in the ...
Read More »GRA enforcement officers grilled, tested after alleged chicken smuggler shot
A suspected chicken smuggler on Monday remained hospitalised in a “stable” condition after he was shot in his leg and shoulder, prompting police to subject several enforcement officers of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to an investigation. Injured is 36-year-old Naresh Ramjattan of Greenfield, East Coast Demerara. He told investigators that he was standing on a boat at the Enmore ...
Read More »Man shot dead outside Boat House Bar
A 49-year-old man was early Sunday morning shot dead outside Boat House Bar following an argument with another man inside the entertainment facility at Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara. The victim has been identified as Sherwin Hamilton, a self-employed man who resided at Sarah Johanna, East Bank Demerara. Investigators were told that at about 3 a.m., the man was ...
Read More »Fleeing bandit kills construction worker
After successfully forcing three bandits out of his house early Sunday morning, a West Bank Demerara construction worker was shot dead as he confronted the trio with a cutlass in his yard at 2806 Westminster Housing Scheme. The incident involving the victim, 69-year-old Jairam Ramkishun, occurred at about 1:30 a.m., the Guyana Police Force said. According to the police based ...
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