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Two Men Stand Trial for 2018 Murder of Bourda Market Vendor

The trial of two men accused of murdering Bourda Market vendor Troy Ramalho in 2018 is underway at the Demerara High Court. Before Justice Navindra Singh and a jury, Akeem Morris, 32, and Roy Sandiford, 39, both pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the fatal shooting of the vendor during a robbery. Morris, a […]

Tribunal appointed to probe breaches of discipline and discreditable conduct by Brutus

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has established a tribunal to inquire into allegations of disciplinary breaches and discreditable conduct against Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Calvin Brutus. The PSC can exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in offices above the rank of Inspector of Police of the Guyana Police Force (GPF). The tribunal, […]

Man who evaded cops for 11 years after killing his dad & attempted to bury his remains found

A farmer who allegedly killed his father and attempted to bury his remains on an empty plot of land over a decade ago was arrested by police in Region Eight (8) on January 19, 2025. He was charged and remanded to prison on Thursday, January 23, for the heinous crime. Thirty-eight-year-old Bennie Charles Adams, formally […]

OPR & PCA investigating Mahaicony shooting incident

The Guyana Police Force (GPF), in a statement, said that the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) and the Police Complaints Authority (PCA), are currently conducting an investigation into the fatal shooting incident that occurred at around 11:00h on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, in Airy Hall, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD). The fatal incident last Wednesday […]

Man charged with unlawful wounding of same-sex partner after heated altercation

Twenty-three-year-old Noel Husbands from La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD), appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Friday on a charge for the offence of unlawful wounding. The incident, reportedly fuelled by weeks of mounting tension, occurred on January 14, 2025, involving Husbands and his ex-partner, Eon Green, of Middle Road, La Penitence, Georgetown. […]

GPF Reports Decrease in Serious Crimes in 2024 Following SAFE Country Initiative

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) recorded a significant reduction in serious crimes for the year 2024. The decrease is credited to strategic measures implemented by the government, particularly the SAFE Country initiative, according to Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn. The establishment of command centres has been identified as a critical factor in crime prevention […]

“Whenever he got money, he would go and smoke. He would behave badly at home, but never to outsiders” — mother of Pierri

The mother of Roger Erwyn Pierri, the 55-year-old man fatally shot by police in Airy Hall, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD), after he went berserk and viciously attacked several persons said he would behave badly at home, but never to outsiders. Pierri’s mother, Pamela De Silva, described him as a troubled yet loving son who […]

Guyana Extradites Citizen to USA Over Fatal DUI Incident

The Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana extradited Parmanand Singh, a Guyanese citizen, to the United States of America on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. Singh voluntarily waived his right to an extradition hearing, consenting to return to the U.S. to face charges stemming from a fatal vehicular incident. The extradition request was first made […]

No bail for Guyhoc man on robbery charge

Marlon Rodrigues, a 23-year-old construction worker has been remanded to prison for the offence of robbery underarms. The defendant, who resides at Perry Street, Guyhoc Park, Georgetown, was brought before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday. Acting Chief Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty read the charge to him, alleging that on January 13, 2025, at Commerce […]

Court of Appeal resentences ‘Taliban’ to time served in 2012 shooting case

The Court of Appeal has resentenced Samuill Intiaz Shaw, also known as “Taliban” and “Arno,” to time served, concluding a years-long legal battle over his conviction for the attempted murder of Bajai Ramdass, popularly called “Bruck Back.” Shaw, convicted in 2016 alongside Ramsammy Angeshallam, alias “Babs,” for a brutal attack in Crabwood Creek on January […]
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