Crime
Corriverton man remanded for assault of Police Officer
Nicholas Matthews, 33, was remanded to prison on Friday after being formally charged with the assault of an off-duty Police Officer. Matthews, a contractor residing at Number 77 Housing Scheme, Corriverton, Corentyne, Berbice, appeared at the Whim Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Tuanna Hardy. It is alleged that on June 1, 2026, while present at Number...
Linden resident, 23, dies in Long Creek accident
A 23-year-old Linden resident died, while two other individuals were injured in an accident that occurred on Thursday night in...
Another man arrested as AK-47 firearm probe continues
As the Guyana Police Force continues to probe the discovery of 10 AK-47 rifles, a 21-year-old resident of Farm, East...
Gold miner charged with murder
Mike Caesar, called “Lil Man” and “Spanish Man”, a 27-year-old gold miner of Blue Berry Hill, Wismar, Linden, has been...
Firearm, ammo found after Police operation in Vryheid’s Lust
Police are investigating the recovery of a suspected illegal firearm and ammunition following an intelligence-led operation conducted on Monday around...
Man jailed after illegal firearms seized in Karasabai
A 42-year-old farmer has been fined and jailed after two illegal firearms were seized in the Karasabai Village, South Pakaraimas,...
Gold miner, 42, stabbed to death
Michael John Benn, a gold miner of Charity, Essequibo Coast, died on Sunday after he was stabbed during an altercation...
Top Cop urges CID ranks to provide updates until cases conclude
Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken urged ranks of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to continuously provide updates on reports so...
Police searching for driver involved in fatal Cemetery Road accident
A resident of Roxanne Burnham Gardens died on Monday after being involved in a hit-and-run accident along Cemetery Road, Georgetown....
AK-47, other guns & ammo found after Sheriff Street operation
An AK-47 rifle, a Glock 17 pistol, a Taurus pistol, and rounds of ammunition were found in the vicinity of...
Mercury worth $18 million intercepted by CANU
The Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) found several parcels of mercury in a vehicle intercepted near Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Berbice...
CID ranks awarded after strong year of crime-fighting
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum on Monday commended the dedication, professionalism, and achievements of the ranks of the Criminal Investigations Department...
Chinese national killed, another hospitalised after Canje robbery
Two Chinese nationals were assaulted, resulting in one fatality and one hospitalisation after a robbery in Canje, Region Six (East...
Police probing fatal shooting of Sophia taxi driver
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Xavier Fraser, a taxi driver of Plum Park, Sophia, Georgetown. The shooting...
Whim fisherman missing after falling overboard in Suriname
A fisherman has gone missing after he reportedly fell into the water during a fishing expedition in the Coppename River,...
Farmer worried as cows worth millions go missing
Kerol Thom, a 38-year-old cattle farmer from Brighton Village, Corentyne, Berbice, believes that his six missing cows have been stolen....
Man wanted for murder of young miner arrested
A 27-year-old man, who was wanted for the murder of a young miner, Samuel Marciano, was arrested on Friday night...
Miner arrested after ganja found at Parika
A 39-year-old miner of Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara, was arrested in Parika, East Bank Essequibo, on Friday afternoon after...
Cocaine found at Parika grocery store
A farmer and a housewife were arrested Police found 102.1 grammes of cocaine at a grocery store on Friday night...
One dead, several injured following Reg. 5 accident
An accident that occurred near the Berbice River Bridge entrance, West Bank Berbice, has left one person dead, and four...
Two Berbice residents charged, remanded to prison after rape of 14-y-o girl
Two Berbice residents were remanded to prison on Friday after facing charges of raping a 14-year-old girl. Terron Wintz and...
