Category Archives: Crime

Four prisoners who were being held at the Lusignan Prison escaped last night while they were in the holding bay. This was disclosed by Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels. The escapees are murder accused Kenraul Perez of Mabaruma, North West District and Ganesh Dhanraj of Façade, Parika, West Coast West Coast Demerara. The other two […]

The Guyana Prison Service has reported that Mazaruni prison escapee Christopher Punch was recaptured by members of the Guyana Prisons Service on April 14 In a press statement released on Thursday, the Prison Service disclosed that Punch escaped while at labour at the Mazaruni Prison farms on February 29. On April 14, he was “recaptured […]

Approximately 18,000 Marijuana plants were destroyed in the Berbice river during a narcotics eradication exercise. The exercise was conducted by a gazetted officer and ranks of the Guyana Police Force on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in the Berbice River. According to a release from the Guyana Police Force, during the operation, approximately eighteen thousand plants ranging […]

By Farah Bates – Fifty-three – year- old Latchman Looknauth of Haswell, Port Mourant was on Tuesday charged with the murder of 44- year – old Mahendra Mangru, a Land Surveyor of Ankerville, Port Mourant. Looknauth appeared  at the Whim Magistrates’ Court where the charge  of murder was read to him by Magistrate Renita Singh […]

An accident on the Good Hope Public Road, East Coast Demarara has claimed the life of 32-year-old, Rakesh Singh and injured his friend Kelron Benjamin, 24, who is now hospitalized with injuries to his head. Kelron was the driver of motorcar, PJJ 675 while Singh was an occupant sitting in the front seat of the […]

Police are investigating the murder of Glenroy ‘G’  Chapman, 43,  a clothes vendor of Lot 130 Half Mile Wismar, Linden which occurred on Monday (April 13) between 18:00h and 18:30h at his home allegedly by a  male who is currently being sought. Enquiries disclosed that the victim was sitting on a bench in front of […]

The woman whose body was found stuffed in a barrel at R & S Street, Belvedere Corentyne has been identified as 23-year-old Devika “Vanessa” Vickram. The young woman lived at Lot 361 Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo, before moving to Berbice with the man who allegedly murdered her. She also lived in Venezuela for sometime. According […]

A man was arrested today (April 12th) for questioning into the discovery of the unidentified body of the woman who was found stuffed in a barrel at R & S Street, Belvedere Corentyne Berbice. Commander of ‘B’ Division Calvin Brutus confirmed the arrest, adding that the man was found hiding under the Canje Berbice and […]

By Farah Bates – Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an unidentified female whose battered body was found in a barrel dumped in a trench at Belvedere, Corentyne Berbice around 9:30AM Saturday morning. The barrel was seen in a nearby trench a few days ago by residents but it did not raise […]

The body of an unidentified female was found in a barrel dumped in a drain at R & S Street Belvedere Corentyne Berbice. The woman’s body was discovered by villagers around 9:30AM. Police are on the scene and have cordoned off the area as investigation continues. According to neighbors they noticed the barrel a few […]