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Murder accused family feels the police failed her
Police Force says working on enhancing CCTV footage of Fagundes killing
Weeks after the execution of Ricardo Fagundes known as “paper shorts or paper” the Guyana Police Force is belatedly saying they Police are reviewing CCTV footage of Fagundes’ killing and that footage is being enhanced for evidential purposes. The police in its report said it was responding to what it called erroneous reports carried in […]
Chip’s vendor charged with pensioner’s murder
Mark Henry, the brother of Joel Henry who was murdered along with his cousin Isiah was today arraigned in court on a murder charge. The bodies of Joel and Isiah were found in the backlands of Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice. Henry was charged with the murder of Sooroojdeo Deochand which occurred on March 30th at […]
Update: Killa turns self into police
Rondell Bacchus called Killa who is wanted for questioning in relation to the murder of city businessman and cyclist Ricardo Fagundes has turned himself into the police. Public Relations Officer of the Guyana Police Force, Stan Gouveia said Bacchus surrendered to the police and is currently at the Criminal Investigation Department. Meanwhile, Director of Communication […]
Man sentenced for killing scrap metal dealer now wanted for murder of Fagundes
Weeks after the murder of city business and cyclist Ricardo Fagundes, the Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for a suspect, Rondell Bacchus called Killa. Fagundes was killed on March 21. The police is urging anyone with information that could lead to the arrest of Bacchus to contact the nearest police station or […]
ON POINT “I want my children back” a grieving father who feels he was deceived by his wife’s relative who sent his four children to her in St. Kitts and Nevis.
Improvised weapons and suspected marijuana among items confiscated at Lusignan Prison
Inmates continue find ways of getting their hands on prohibited items in the prison system. Today, the Guyana Police Force in a statement said a joint exercise by the police and prison authorities unearthed a number of contraband items at the Lusignan Prison. Among the items confiscated were leaves, stems and seeds suspected to be […]
US State Department Reports mentions breaches committed by government.
The US State Department on Human Rights said Mohammed Irfaan Ali was installed as Guyana’s President. The report stated that PPP/C won by a margin of 15,000 votes against the APNU+AFC coalition, announced by the Guyana Election Commission (GECOM) after a recount tainted by numerous irregularities. The report separately said Mohamed Irfaan Ali of the PPP/C […]
Man busted with US $40,000 worth of marijuana
A 64-year-old Bagotville West Bank Demerara man is in custody on suspicion of Narcotics Trafficking. The man, Clarence Wrights was held by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) with more than 9 pounds of compressed marijuana. The marijuana according to CANU had a street value of US $40,000. CANU in a press statement said Wrights was intercepted […]