Dead are Carlos Edwards Jr age 23 years of Lot 39 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam Berbice, Hookumchand Parmanand age 61 years of # 36 Village Corentyne and the third person is a female who is still to be identified. Three persons were also injured in the accident and they were identified as Lakeram Mangal age 57 […]
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Developing Story: Three dead in West Coast Berbice accident. That accident involved two motor cars.
The accident involved two motor cars. One of the dead persons was pinned inside of the vehicle. One of the cars was heading to the city with passengers. The police are on the scene probing the incident.
Woman walked into police station and admitted to stabbing partner
A forty year old woman is in custody following the alleged wounding of her twenty-nine year old male partner during a domestic dispute. The police in a press statement said the woman who is in custody visited the Sparendaam Police Station with a knife in hand and reported that she had stabbed her reputed husband […]
CANU busts 300 lbs of marijuana, valued at eighteen ($18,000,000 GYD) Million dollars
CANU Officers commenced a counter narcotics operation along Unity foreshore area, ECD, between June 8 & 9th. During this operation the officers found a 17 ft wooden boat with a large fertilizer bag inside, upon closer examination of the bag it was found to contain marijuana. A further search of a coconut grove nearby […]
Harmon writes speaker on illegal appointed Parliamentary Secretaries
Opposition leader, Joseph Harmon upped the pressure on the speaker to remove the two MP’s who the High Court ruled were illegally appointed. However, the speaker of the National Assembly is still to address the matter. In a letter to Speaker Manzoor Nadir, Harmon said he has received no correspondence or seen any public announcement […]
Woman murdered in her home. Door found atop her
A 56 year old Kara Kara Linden woman is now dead and her son who is the prime suspect is now in custody. The dreadful discovery was made by the police on Tuesday. Dead is Wanda Patricia Wilson. According to the Police, an eyewitness reported to the police that he was called to make checks […]
Lusignan Prison escapee back behind bars. Handed over by sister and fiancee
One of the two Lusignan Prison escapees Andrew Chaung is back behind bars this evening, after his sister and fiancee turned him in to the police. A wanted bulletin was issued for him shortly after he made good his escape from the jailhouse on Tuesday. Chaung whose address was given as 73 New Road Vreed-en-Hoop was […]
Prisons Data Clerk busted with 80 grams of cannabis at Lusignan jail
A 22-year-old Data Entry Clerk of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara is now in custody after he was busted with 80 grams of marijuana in an ‘Ensure’ food drink bottle in his haversack after he was subjected to a mandatory search at the Lusignan Prison. The police are reporting that the suspect was arrested and […]
Two escape Lusignan Prison
Law enforcement officials are in search of two inmates who escaped the Lusignan Prison today. Director Acting of the Prisons, Nicklon Elliot in a press statement said at about 7:30 hrs it was discovered that two inmates were unaccounted for after the supervised opening of the quarantine section of the prison. The escapees have been identified […]
Pensioner perishes in New Amsterdam fire, origin unknown at this point
Dead is 67 yr. old Martin Lindey of Trinity Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice. Lindey perished in a fire on Sunday night at his home according to the Police.. The victim’s son-in-law, Cheitram Maywahlall, said around 22:50 hours he received a phone call from a neighbour who resides next door to Lindey, telling him that the […]