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Scores arrested for tint, other violations during police traffic operation
Several persons were arrested by the police on Thursday following at least four road traffic enforcement exercises in different parts of the country.
Persons were arrested for offences including the prohibition of tint, failure to…
CANU seizes Venezuelan currency, guns, ganja during raid
Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Thursday seized over 800 grams of ganja, two shot guns, cartridges and Venezuelan money during a raid along the Mahaicony River.
A statement from the Unit noted that acting on…
CANU, GRA intercept smuggled liquor from Brazil
A businessman of Tabatinga, Lethem, Region Nine, has been arrested for allegedly smuggling liquor into Guyana from Brazil.
The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) in a press release revealed that Lyndon Franklin was arrested at his…
Man jailed for 4 years, slapped with $1.5M fine on his birthday
A 51-year-old Guyanese man, who is celebrating his birthday today, was sentenced to four years jail and slapped with a $1.5M fine for trafficking over two kilograms of marijuana in his suitcase through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport…
Minibus driver in Avenue of the Republic fatal accident on $300k bail
A 30-year-old minibus driver was released on $300,000 bail on Thursday for the fatal accident at Avenue of the Republic, which claimed the life of a 72-year-old pedestrian on April 12, 2021.
Leon Kyle, of Lamaha Street, Kitty,…
Woman dies as Sophia house goes up in flames
Vanci Hodge, 74, died on Wednesday, assumingly from smoke inhalation, after a mid-morning fire ravaged her neighbours’ house at Squatting Area, ‘B’ Field Sophia.
According to the woman’s husband, Leon James, she remained asleep in her…
‘Grey Boy’ freed again of Crum-Ewing’s murder
High Court judge, Justice Sandil Kissoon, on Wednesday dismissed the murder charge against Regan Rodrigues, called ‘Grey Boy’, who was accused of murdering political activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing.
On Monday last, Rodrigues appeared…
‘Killa’ charged for damaging car, released on $5,000 bail
Forty-year-old Rondell Bacchus called “Killa”, who was held by police as a suspect in the ongoing investigation into the execution-style killing of Ricardo “Paper Shorts” Fagundes was on Wednesday charged with damage to property.
Bacchus…
Transgender woman shot by girlfriend’s brother claims it was a hate crime
Six days after being shot with a “pumpy” by her brother-in-law, transgender woman, 21-year-old Mark McClean, is now forced to spend her days enduring excruciating pain.
McLean was born a man but identifies as a woman and uses her sexual…
Soldier killed in Homestretch Ave. accident, others injured
A soldier has died after he overtook a vehicle and collided with another car along Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown on Tuesday night.
Dead is 36-year-old Brian Mitchell of Craig Street, Campbellville, Georgetown.
Police Headquarters in…