Category Archives: Crime

Six persons are in police custody following the discovery of 7.2 pounds of cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit in a press statement today said the agency unearthed 280 pieces of plastic wrapped pencil shaped parcels of suspected cocaine hidden in the bones of salted fished which were intended […]

A mother and daughter are in police custody following the death of a Wismar man. The police in a press statement today said between 9 and 930 last night, 47 year old Samuel DeSouza was involved in an altercation with a woman and her daughter. However, DeSouza ran away from the two in the direction […]

The preliminary inquiry into the deaths of West Coast Berbice teenagers Isiah and Joel Henry is expected to commence on March 16.  This was revealed by police prosecutor, Inspector Phillip Sheriff when the matter was called in the Blairmount Magistrates’ Court, this morning before magistrate Peter Hugh.   According to Sheriff, the police plans on calling some […]

The Jamaican Observer News has reported a 300 pound cocaine bust on the island. According to the news report the drugs were found in two of six transshipment containers that arrived on the island from Guyana en route to Haiti and China. According to the newspapers, while searching the containers, Narcotics Police accompanied by members […]

The Guyana Defense Force is today investigation several allegations of sexual assault leveled against some of it ranks. The GDF in a press statement said recent investigations of misconduct and breaches of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) by some of Officers at Base Camp Ayanganna. The GDF said it learned of an allegation of possible sexual […]

The Guyana Police Force is today reporting that a 94 year old Corentyne  pensioner has denied being raped, when men invaded her home. The police in a statement said the pensioner met with a social workers in the presence of police officers and it was there that she vehemently denied being sexually assaulted. The Police […]

The freedom of murder accused Jankie Tapsie was short-lived with her arrested in neighbouring Suriname on Wednesday. Tapsie was handed over to the Guyana Police Force today but the Surinamese. The woman is the prime suspect in the murder of  85 year old Bibi Ramjit.  The pensioner was found in a bedroom, at her La […]

The father of one of four prison escapees has allegedly told police officers during interrogation that he assisted his son, Rayon Jones and the three other escapees with fresh clothing after their daring escape from the Mazaruni Prison, two days ago.  According to the police Ralph Jones,  was contacted via phone by his son who […]

A team from the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard was sent to investigate the discovery the small boat with several decomposed bodies in Guyana’s waters. Reports are that the discovery was made by a boat assigned to oil giant Exxon Mobil and same reported the authorities. From the picture seen by this newscast it is […]

The duo Cordell Moore a taxi-driver and Ulric Jordan who is said to be a businessman were arrested by the Customs Anti- Narcotics CANU after they were found to be in the possession of suspected cocaine. The illicit substance was found hidden in the trunk of the car. The drug totaling 504 grams (just over […]