6-YEAR-OLD FOUND SUBMERGED IN SWAMP
A 6-year-old girl is presently a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was found unconscious and submerged in a swamp at her home. The child resides at Goed … Continue Reading 6-YEAR-OLD FOUND SUBMERGED IN SWAMP
TAXI DRIVER CHARGED WITH GUNNING DOWN BUILDING CONTRACTOR
28-year-old Kacey Heyliger of 42 Shell Road Kitty, was this morning charged with the murder of a 60-year-old building contractor who was gunned down and relieved of his motorcycle. The … Continue Reading TAXI DRIVER CHARGED WITH GUNNING DOWN BUILDING CONTRACTOR
MAN CONFESSES TO SETTING FIRE TO ARAKAKA POLICE OUTPOST
A 29-year-old man is currently in police custody after admitting that he is responsible for setting fire to the Arakaka Police Outpost with police ranks inside on Friday last. The … Continue Reading MAN CONFESSES TO SETTING FIRE TO ARAKAKA POLICE OUTPOST
KITTY MAN TO BE CHARGED WITH GUNNING DOWN BUILDING CONTRACTOR
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that a murder charge be laid against former murder accused, Kacey Heyliger. Twenty-eight-year-old Heyliger, of Shell Road Kitty, was positively identified following … Continue Reading KITTY MAN TO BE CHARGED WITH GUNNING DOWN BUILDING CONTRACTOR
ARAKAKA POLICE STATION SET ON FIRE
Police are investigating an alleged attempt to commit arson on the Arakaka Police Outpost at Arakaka, North West District. So far, police do not know the suspects. According to information, … Continue Reading ARAKAKA POLICE STATION SET ON FIRE
WOMAN DIES AFTER BUS SLAMS INTO FENCE IN WCB
A 43-year-old woman was killed on Friday following an accident on the Britannia Public Road, West Coast Berbice. At the time of the accident, Deoranie Sukhram of Dundee, West Coast … Continue Reading WOMAN DIES AFTER BUS SLAMS INTO FENCE IN WCB
MAHAICA RESIDENT FOUND GUILTY OF KILLING NEIGHBOUR
50-year-old Foster Gravesande was on Thursday found guilty of murdering his 49-year-old neighbour, Courtney Porter back in April 2017. Trial Judge Navindra Singh has deferred sentencing for the murder convict … Continue Reading MAHAICA RESIDENT FOUND GUILTY OF KILLING NEIGHBOUR
PEDESTRIAN SUCCUMBS FOLLOWING WCB ACCIDENT
55-year-old Maxwell Mona died today, days after he was struck down by a minibus. Mona, a labourer of Chester Village, West Coast Berbice died at 05:55 hrs at the New … Continue Reading PEDESTRIAN SUCCUMBS FOLLOWING WCB ACCIDENT
72-YEAR-OLD VENEZUELAN DROWNED WHILE TRYING TO UNTANGLE BOAT PROPELLER
A 72-year-old Venezuelan has reportedly lost his life while trying to untangle a boat propeller that was entangled with a seine. According to a release, the incident involving Daniel Enrique … Continue Reading 72-YEAR-OLD VENEZUELAN DROWNED WHILE TRYING TO UNTANGLE BOAT PROPELLER
CORENTYNE MEN IN CUSTODY FOR ILLEGAL ARMS, QUESTIONING IN CONNECTION WITH ROBBERY
Three men are currently in police custody following a raid exercised this morning by ranks of Regional Police Division Number 6 attached to the Springlands Police Station. The ranks commanded … Continue Reading CORENTYNE MEN IN CUSTODY FOR ILLEGAL ARMS, QUESTIONING IN CONNECTION WITH ROBBERY
MAHAICA MAN ON TRIAL FOR BEATING NEIGHBOUR TO DEATH
50-year-old Forrester Gravesande on Monday, December 07, 2020, pleaded not guilty to the April 09, 2017 murder of his neighbour Courtney Porter. Gravesande was brought before Justice Navndra Singh and … Continue Reading MAHAICA MAN ON TRIAL FOR BEATING NEIGHBOUR TO DEATH
GARY BESS FREED OF CAUSING DEATH OF NATIONAL CYCLIST
Former Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defense Force (GDF), Rear Admiral Gary Best was this afternoon freed of the charge which alleged that he caused the death of former … Continue Reading GARY BESS FREED OF CAUSING DEATH OF NATIONAL CYCLIST
MAN WHO MURDERED WOMAN GETS SENTENCE REDUCE
A 48-year-old man, who was sentenced to 66 years in prison, for killing a woman during a quarrel over a ‘fowl cock’ has been given a sentence reduction by the … Continue Reading MAN WHO MURDERED WOMAN GETS SENTENCE REDUCE
SEXUAL OFFENCES COURT SECURES 61 CONVICTIONS FROM 131 CASES
Since the commencement of the Sexual Offences Courts in 2017, a total of 131 sexual offences cases have been tried in all three counties. The Sexual Offences Court in Georgetown … Continue Reading SEXUAL OFFENCES COURT SECURES 61 CONVICTIONS FROM 131 CASES
GOED INTENT MAN REMANDED FOR ALLEGED MURDER OF MOTHER
A Goed Intent, West Bank Demerara man has been remanded to prison for murdering his 62-year-old mother. Devon Anderson, 32, was not required to plead to the indictable charge which … Continue Reading GOED INTENT MAN REMANDED FOR ALLEGED MURDER OF MOTHER
EX-SOLDIERS WANTS DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED
Former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guards, Sherwin Hart, Deon Greenidge and Devon Gordon are challenging their death sentence for the August 2009 murder of Bartica gold miner Dwieve Kant … Continue Reading EX-SOLDIERS WANTS DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED
LEOPOLD STREET MAN JAILED FOR 14 YEARS
20-year-old John McKenzie of Leopold Street, Georgetown was on Monday, November 30, 2020, sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for the November 17, 2018 killing of ‘Buckman’ (only name given). Initially … Continue Reading LEOPOLD STREET MAN JAILED FOR 14 YEARS
CASE CHALLENGING TOURISM MINISTER APPOINTMENT SET FOR DECEMBER 10
The case filed by the APNU/AFC challenging the appointment of Oneidge Walrond as Ministry of Tourism, Industry, and Commerce comes up for Case Management Conference (CMC) on Thursday, December 10, … Continue Reading CASE CHALLENGING TOURISM MINISTER APPOINTMENT SET FOR DECEMBER 10
NEW ZEALAND DRAWS FIRST BLOOD AGAINST THE WEST INDIES IN THE OPENING T20 AT EDEN PARK
Defending world t20 champions got the bitter end of the stick in first of the three match t20 series in New Zealand. The windies men after being send in to … Continue Reading NEW ZEALAND DRAWS FIRST BLOOD AGAINST THE WEST INDIES IN THE OPENING T20 AT EDEN PARK
FORMER DETECTIVE/BEST COP TO LEAD DEFENSE IN BUSINESSMAN MURDER TRIAL
Magistrate Fabayo Azore has ruled that a prima facie case has been made out against former Best Cop Derwin Eastman and a former under cover policeman for the October 2017 … Continue Reading FORMER DETECTIVE/BEST COP TO LEAD DEFENSE IN BUSINESSMAN MURDER TRIAL
