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Two arrested as CANU ranks seize cocaine worth $8M
Two persons were arrested and just over 17 pounds of cocaine were seized by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU).
On Tuesday, CANU officers conducted an operation at Tuschen Public Road, East Bank Essequibo.
A brief…
Two years jail for teen found with illegal gun
Shakel Thomas, the 18-year-old handyman from Laing Avenue, Georgetown who was arrested at the weekend with an illegal gun was on Tuesday charged and sentenced to two years imprisonment.
Thomas was arrested at around 03:49hrs Sunday after…
Two brothers arrested after beating Mahaica fisherman with cutlasses
Two brothers were arrested on Tuesday as police ranks continue their search for two others who broadsided a Mahaica, East Coast Demerara fisherman with cutlasses.
Sushil Nagasar, a 35-year-old Fisherman of Coconut Walk Mahaica was…
16 sugar workers among 20 persons charged for unlawful acts during protest
Twenty persons, including 16 sugar workers, were arrested in Berbice and charged on Tuesday with several offences, ranging from obstruction of traffic to unlawful assembly, malicious damage to property, and terrorism.
Those charged…
Motorcyclist, 71, dies following collision with car
An accident on the Zealand Public Road, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD) Tuesday morning claimed the life of 71-year-old Beersain Udho, a motorcyclist of Huntley, Mahaicony.
Police Headquarters said in a statement that an…
Motorcyclist dies in Berbice accident while overtaking car
An accident on Kendall Public Road in East Berbice Tuesday morning claimed the life of Ajay Ramchand, a 43-year-old motorcyclist.
The accident involved Motor Lorry #GAC 9627, driven by Leroy Jacobs, a 48-year-old of New Amsterdam,…
Bodies of quarry employees recovered following suspected drowning
The bodies of a man and his son-in-law were recovered in the Essequibo River on Tuesday, hours after they reportedly drowned.
The dead men have been identified as Vijai Lallmoni and Solendra Bhookmohan, both employees of the St Mary’s…
Sophia man charged, remanded for ganja possession
Jerome Bernard, a 42-year-old labourer of Sophia, Georgetown was on Monday remanded to prison after he was charged for allegedly having 450 grams of cannabis in his possession.
Bernard appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the…
Businessman accused of conspiring to traffic marijuana remanded to prison
A 30-year-old businessman was on Monday charged with conspiring to traffic more than 11,000 grams of marijuana three weeks ago at Eccles, East Bank Demerara.
It is alleged that on August 11, Steve Bacchus, a resident of Sophia,…
Taxi driver who jumped traffic light gets $300k bail for death by dangerous driving
A taxi driver identified as 52-year-old Lloyd McKenzie of Belfield, East Coast Demerara was Monday released on $300,000 after he was charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
McKenzie appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court…