Crime

A raid of the New Amsterdam prison early Wednesday unearthed a number of prohibited items, including improvised weapons and marijuana. A statement from the prison service revealed that the raid was done at about 06:20h by a total of 85…

A father of one, 31-year-old Uriel Reynolds, of Prashad Nagar, Georgetown, was crushed to death when the minibus he was driving was hit from behind by a speeding motor pick-up. Reynold’s wife, Arranis, was also inside the minibus; she…

Guyana’s Court of Appeal on Tuesday dismissed the appeal filed by Calvin Ramcharran, who is currently serving 23 years imprisonment for the rape and assault of a woman. Ramcharran had moved to the Appeal Court, challenging his conviction…

A 21-year-old police constable was on Tuesday released on $50,000 bail after he was slapped with three counts of uttering forged documents. Omali Lloyd appeared before Magistrate Wanda Fortune at the Linden Magistrate’s Court where he…

A 40-year-old man is nursing burns to his hand after two trucks, which were discharging fuel, burst into flames at Parika Salem First Koker, on the East Bank of Essequibo (EBE) on Tuesday. Police Headquarters in a statement noted that…

Police are on the hunt for three Venezuelans nationals who allegedly robbed a Port Kaituma, Region One businessman and his wife at gunpoint on Monday night. Police Headquarters in a statement revealed that Elroy Allam, 56, and his…

Two fuel tankers burst into flames at First Koker, Parika, East Bank Essequibo, on Tuesday at about 11:30h. The News Room understands that one person, who was inside one of the trucks at the time, received injuries. Ranks of the…

The family of 20-year-old Eron Grant is desperate for answers following his disappearance last year; they are pleading with anyone with credible information to come forward. The young man left his Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo house in…

Forty-seven-year-old Lester Williams of Kuru Kururu Soesdyke, Linden was killed early on Sunday morning when he lost control of his car and crashed into a parked motor lorry on the Soesdyke Public Road, East Bank Demerara. According to a…

A remand inmate of the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara, was discovered dead in his bed Sunday morning by the duty officer. The Guyana Prison Service (GPS), in a statement, explained that at about 06:00hrs the duty officer was in the…