Police in Berbice have made a breakthrough in the recent Piracy attack which left a boat captain dead. Commander of B Division, Eon Amsterdam told reporters that the stolen boat engine was found at a warehouse at Albion in Corentyne, Berbice. This was after the police arrested a fisherman who revealed the shocking details to […]
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One dead several injured in city accident
The accident involved a mini-bus and a Tacoma vehicle and occurred just at the corners of Durban and Smythe Streets, Georgetown on Sunday afternoon. Eyewitnesses said the Mini-bus was heading east along Durban Street and the Tacoma was heading along Smythe Street and failed to stop at the corner when it collided with the Mini-bus […]
Inside the Track: Rematch between Score’s Even and CP Got Even at the Port Mourant turf club 2015
Pandit shot to stomach during robbery
The incident occurred at his Lot 3 Prospect, East Bank Demerara home just around 2.a.m on Saturday morning. Pandit, Heeralall Doobay, 46, is now a patient of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. There are reports that three bandits arrived at the house on CG motorcycles. The bandits reportedly gained access to the yard by scaling […]
19-year-old charged with simple larceny of Public Health drugs
A 19-year-old employee of the Ministry of Public Health was today released on $50,000 bail for stealing drugs from the facility Ministry’s Bond at Diamond, East Bank Demerara. The young man, Daquan Griffith appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court where he denied the charge of simple larceny. The prosecutor told the […]
Young police constable loses his life in road accident
The police in a release said the 23-year-old constable was riding his motorcycle on the Borlam Public Road when he collided with pedestrian Youlander Collins. The two were rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital but Constable Yasin died this morning while Collins was transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, she is said to be in […]
Update on Cocaine in Lumber bust. Bike racer, Stephen Vieira spent the night in CANU custody
Motorbike racer, Stephen Vieira, was arrested by the police last night and handed over to CANU, moments after he arrived on a Fly Jamaica flight from Jamaica. Canu officials said a lawyer was at the airport, waiting to accompany his client to CANU’s Homestretch Avenue headquarters. Vieira was fingered in the multi-million dollar cocaine in […]
PPP parliamentarians among several questioned by SOCU in relation to GRDB multi-million fraud
Two opposition members of parliament and several former government officials were among several persons called in for questioning by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) in relation to a multi-million fraud at the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRBD). The investigation according to reports was directly linked to the misappropriation of millions of dollars from the […]
UPDATE: Father and son released on self-bail in multi-million-dollar drug bust
The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit said it is still attempting to make contact with motorbike racer Stephen Viera and businessman Naraine Lall, in connection with the multi-million dollar drug bust at Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo. Tazim Gafoor and his son Race car driver, Nazim Gafoor were taken into custody initially, along with a staff member of the […]
‘Hot Skull’ charged with footballer’s murder
The indictable charge of murder was this morning (May 17) read to Alvin Jones, called “hot skull” of Castello Housing Scheme, Georgetown. The accused appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennon, to answer the charge. The court was told that on February 02, Jones murdered Paul Daniels at Independence Boulevard, Albouystown during a robbery. Daniels had […]