Husband, wife, and daughter in law remanded over marijuana bust

Three members of the family were today remanded to prison on drug trafficking charges. The three, 64-year-old Keith Barker, his wife 56-year-old Cheryl and their daughter in law Loretta Chisholm appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer to the charges. The three were jointly charged with having 42 kilograms 500 […]

From manslaughter to murder. Businessman who shot and killed a father of three now facing a murder charge.

Businessman Erwin Bacchus is now facing a murder charge. This was after the  Director of Public Prosecutions withdrew the manslaughter charge and instituted the new charge today in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The new charge was read to him when he appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman. He was remanded to prison. The businessman who owns […]

Construction worker remanded for trafficking in narcotics

The  53-year-old  man appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and was remanded prison until October 8th. The court heard that on September 15, 2018,  Andrew Jordan, a construction worker of Lot 15 Craig Street, Campbellville had 100 grams of cocaine in his possession for the purpose of trafficking. The man pleaded not guilty to the […]

Cigarette row murder suspect charged and remanded 

Matthew Parks, a 20-year-old youth from East La Penitence was today charged with the murder of 22-yr-old GWI, employee Roger Allen.  Allen was stabbed by the suspect at the corners of Durban and Chapel Streets on September 13th and succumbed to his injuries hours later. Parks was arraigned in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Chief […]

Cops charged and released on $20,000 bail each for wrongful detention and assault of taxi driver 

An Assistant Superintendent of Police and a Corporal were today arraigned in Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrates Ann McLennan where they were charged with wrongful detention and assault. Mahendra Singh, 32, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, of Pike Street Kitty was charged with wrongfully restraining Perry Barker from leaving the Coin Restaurant And Bar on […]

Albouystown woman busted with cocaine at CJIA

A 35-year-old Albouystown woman was today busted with cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit. CANU in a press release said Shellon Yolanda Barrow of 135 Victoria Street, Albouystown was intercepted by a CANU rank at CJIA attempting to board a flight destined for Jamaica with suspected Cocaine concealed in […]