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Berbice man wanted for attempted murder of ex-partner
The Guyana Police Force on Wednesday issued a wanted bulletin for Sasenarine Sankar of the #69 Village, Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) after he attempted to murder his ex-partner, Sandy Persaud.
Sankar, also known as…
Woman in stable condition after stabbed by security guard
Police have arrested a 25-year-old female security guard who reportedly stabbed a 43-year-old labourer in the vicinity of Republic Bank on Water Street, Georgetown on Tuesday.
Injured is Doris Tudor, a labourer attached to the Quarter…
Berbice man, 44, arrested with ganja worth $12.5M
Paul Lewis, 44, of No. 30 Village, West Coast Berbice was arrested on Wednesday at his home by ranks of the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) with a large quantity of marijuana.
In a statement, the Unit said its officers conducted an…
GDF captain shot and killed in North Ruimveldt
Investigators are probing the death of a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) captain who died in a shooting incident at North Ruimveldt, Georgetown on Wednesday night.
Dead is Rondel Douglas.
The News Room understands that the incident…
Bandits steal safe with money from Eureka lab
Armed bandits on Tuesday night reportedly pounced on the Eureka Medical Laboratory on Thomas Street, Georgetown, where they bound the hands of the security guards before carting off with a safe containing an undisclosed amount of cash.…
10 persons now homeless after Mahaica fire that claimed lives of two girls
The Guyana Fire Service is still investigating the cause of a fire that resulted in the deaths of two children and which left 10 people homeless at Lot 60-61 Belmont, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara on Wednesday.
The Fire Service identified…
Man remanded for allegedly snatching woman’s cellphone
A man appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday charged with the theft of a Samsung Galaxy A03 cellphone valued at $68,000.
Robert Lewis appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly and pleaded not guilty to the charge which…
Child rapist attempts suicide in courtroom after guilty verdict
Wesley Bazil, also known as ‘Trappy’, made a shocking and desperate attempt on his own life after being declared guilty by the jury on charges of rape of a child under the age of 16 and engaging in sexual activity with a child.
Bazil, a…
Siblings burnt to death as fire rips through Mahaica house
Two children who were trapped in a house at Belmont, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara when it was gutted by fire Wednesday have died.
Their identities are not yet known but the News Room was able to confirm their ages to be 3 and 9.…
Body of captain who crashed into father’s boat recovered
Terry La Cruz, the 26-year-old man who went missing following a boat collision in the Aruka River, was speeding and although his father tried to signal him by flashing a torchlight, he collided with the vessel.
In an interview with the…