Video of the incident and the police version of events POLICE PRESS RELEASE About 16:35hrs Sunday January 03, 2021, ranks of a mobile police patrol responded to a report of robbery with aggravation committed on a man in the Stabroek Market area. The ranks arrested a male suspect and placed him in the police vehicle, […]
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Two pensioners are Guyana’s latest COVID-19 deaths, death toll now stand at 166
Guyana has recorded its first two COVID-19 related deaths for the year, taking the death toll from the infectious disease to 166. The Health Ministry today identified the fatalities as two male pensioners, a 70-year-old from East Berbice-Corentyne and an 85-year-old from the Upper-Demerara-Berbice Region. The two pensioners according to the Ministry, died at its […]
Two dead in Line Path Public Road Corentyne accident
Dead are Thurman Megnat, age 26 years, of Line Path E, Corentyne Berbice, along with occupant Nimrod Persaud, age 36 years, of Line Path D, Corentyne Berbice. That accident involved two motor cars and occurred around 18:10hrs today. The police are reporting that their enquires disclosed that motorcar PYY 7581 was proceeding North along the Western […]
Clothes vendor shot dead, another vendor in custody
Dead is Paul Anthony Smith c/d Blacka, age 32 years, a clothes vendor of Lot 31 Bent Street Werk-en-Rust Georgetown. He was shot in his back by the suspect on Commerce Street Georgetown around around 18:30hrs on New Year’s Day. The Guyana Police Force is reporting that their enquiries disclosed that the victim was observed […]
Guyanese man killed by gang in Suriname
Dead is 20-year-old Norris Dundas Vanderstoop, a Fisherman of Epsom Village, Corentyne Berbice.There are reports that Vanderstoop was fatally stabbed by a group of men in Paramaribo, Suriname on Tuesday. His brother, Leroy Vanderstoop, told reporters that the family learnt from one of his brothers that the young man rushed to the assistance of one […]
Cuban National charged with the murder of mother and daughter
The indictable charge of murder was today read to Cuban national Yoel Rodriguez, who is accused of killing Tara Krishnaran and her 11-year-old daughter. The man appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennon and was not required to plea to the charges. The murder took place between December 25th and 26th at […]
The Christmas holidays have added to the pain for the Henry family who are crying out for justice
Mother and 11 year old died as a result of blunt trauma to the head
Eleven-year-old allegedly murdered by Cuban National was sexually abused. A Post mortem examination conducted on the body of the child revealed that her cause of death was blunt trauma to the head and an incised wound to the neck. According to the police, the post mortem examination pointed to evidence of sexual abuse. The police in […]
Cuban national wanted for Princess Street double murder arrested
Cuban national, Joel Rodriguez aka Yoel Rodriguez Barientos for whom a wanted bulletin was published on December 27th in connection with the murders of Tara Krishnaran and her 11 year old daughter was arrested in Linden at Amelia’s Ward on 2020-12-27. The victims motionless bodies were discovered by the woman’s father at her home in […]
Cuban National on the run following double murder
Dead are 34yr old Tara Krishnaran and her 11 year-old daughter, both of Princess Street, Lodge. Their motionless bodies were discovered by the woman’s father. Tara was found with a wound to the back of her head, left side temple and the left side of her face. Her daughter’s body was found with a wound […]