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Main suspect in murder of gold miner arrested
Ranks of the Guyana Police Force on Tuesday morning arrested one of the main suspects in connection with the murder of gold miner, Deon Stoll who was gunned in front of the El Dorado Trading establishment at lot 63 DaSilva Street, Newtown…
Tuschen men remanded on charge of drug trafficking
Two men who were recently busted with over $21.4M worth in cannabis were on Monday remanded to prison for drug trafficking.
The men, 39-year-old Shafeek Latif of 535 Tuschen New Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo and 35-year-old Naresh…
Man hired to repair roof carts off cash, gold from homeowner
Magistrate Faith McGusty on Monday sentenced a contractor to serve two years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to stealing several items from a woman's house he was hired to repair
Uriel Amsterdam confessed that between October 8,2019…
Drug treatment court launched; to provide alternative sentencing for drug abusers
The first drug treatment court in Guyana was launched by the Supreme Court in collaboration with the Organisation of American States Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (OAS-CICAD) and the National Anti-Narcotics Agency of Guyana.…
Man found dead with plastic bag over head
An unidentified man of East Indian descent was found lying in a trench early Monday at Front Street, Patentia West Bank Demerara.
The partly decomposed body was found clad in short blue jeans with a plastic bag tied around the head at…
Driver found dead after car plunges into Demerara River
A 39-year-old man of Lot 5 Betsy Ground, East Canje, Berbice was on Monday morning found dead in his car in the Demerara River.
Police said it appears as though the driver, Umdut Jagnit, drove his white Toyota 192 motor car #PHH 5423 off…
Driver killed after fuel tanker topples
A fuel tanker on Sunday toppled on the Buck Hall Tapir Trail, Essequibo, killing 34-year old Atewick De Freitas of Kuru Kuru, Soesdyke Linden Highway.
Police said the incident occurred between 07:30hrs and 08:30hrs.
De Freitas was…
West Side man murdered
Police are hunting for a 20-year-old man of Ocean Garden, Meten - Meer - Zorg West Coast Demerara (WCD) who murdered a 22-year-old in the same village on Sunday evening.
According to Police information, Noel Rampersaud, a fisherman, was…
‘Demon’, Linden youth wanted for murder of gold miner
The Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for two men in connection with the murder of 44-year-old gold miner Deon Stoll, who was shot in front of the El Dorado Trading establishment at lot 63 DaSilva Street, Newtown Kitty…
Support of citizens needed for drug prosecutions – former Army Chief Gary Best
Former Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Rear Admiral Gary Best said the authorities need the support of citizens support to ensure successful prosecutions of drug traffickers.
“It is a moral issue…it is a civic duty of…
