Category: Crime and Courts
News, sport and community reporting from LRTVS Newswatch in New Amsterdam, Berbice.
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Police Recruits Undergo Specialized Training to Strengthen Fight Against Human Trafficking
The Ministry of Home Affairs, through the Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons, launched a two-day training seminar for police recruits…
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Vendor Arrested After Police Seize Four Pounds of Suspected Marijuana in Ruimveldt
A 28-year-old vendor is in police custody after ranks acting on intelligence reportedly found about four pounds of suspected marijuana during an…
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Six New High Court Judges Sworn In as Government Pushes for Faster Delivery of Justice
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali says the appointment of six new High Court judges is another important step towards improving access to…
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Rupununi Farmer Fined $65,000 for Multiple Traffic Violations
A 26-year-old farmer of Central Rupununi was fined a total of GY$65,000 at the Lethem Magistrate’s Court after pleading guilty to four…
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Taxi Driver in Police Custody After Firearm and Suspected Cannabis Seized During Berbice Operation
A 30-year-old taxi driver of New Amsterdam is in custody after ranks from Regional Division Six allegedly found almost 15 kilogrammes of…
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Teenager Dies Following Police Pursuit in Corentyne; Investigation Underway Amid Public Outcry
A 16-year-old student died after a police chase in Princetown, Corentyne. Police say he lost control of his motorcycle; residents allege the…
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Police Constable Arrested After Allegedly Confessing to Murder of Missing Cuban National
A serving police constable is in custody after allegedly admitting to the killing of a Cuban national whose decomposed body was found…
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Police Destroy Over $106 Million Worth of Cannabis During Upper Berbice River Operation
A day-long eradication exercise in the remote Upper Berbice River area uncovered two cannabis fields covering some four acres, about 5,000 plants…
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Businessman Released on Bail as Police Continue Investigation Into Major AK-47 Weapons Seizure
A businessman has been granted station bail in connection with the seizure of 23 AK-47 rifles at Schoonord, West Bank Demerara, one…
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Police Sergeant Cleared of Drug Theft Charges After Four-Year Court Battle
A magistrate dismissed charges brought by the Special Organised Crime Unit, ruling that the prosecution failed to present sufficient, reliable and credible…
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Families Displaced After Suspected Arson Fire Destroys Two Sophia Homes
Two adjacent flat houses were destroyed and several members of the same family left homeless after a fire believed to have been…