Crime
Zeelugt tragedy: 23-Y-O farmer arrested
A 23-year-old farmer was arrested as Police conitnue to investigate the killing of a seven-year-old boy from Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo. In a release, Police Headquarters said the farmer, who also resides in Zeelugt, was arrested on Saturday. The farmer is in Police custody assisting with investigations. Seven-year-old Adriel Aftab Mohamed was killed during a...
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...
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...
Man taken into custody after fire destroys Corentyne house
A man has been detained for questioning regarding the fire that destroyed a house at Salton Farm in Corentyne, Berbice,...
Ganja found at Itaballi Police Checkpoint
Police ranks in Regional Division #7 are investigating the discovery of a quantity of suspected cannabis found on Friday at...
Speed cameras, radar signs live on Bharrat Jagdeo Demerara River Bridge from this weekend
See below the full release issued by the Guyana Police Force: The National Data Management Authority (NDMA), together with the...
Three more foreign nationals arrested in Iwokrama Protected Area
Press Release from the Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development: Ongoing efforts of the Iwokrama International Centre...
340 complaints filed against Police in 2025 – OPR Head
The Guyana Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is reporting a 10.7% reduction in complaints in 2025, alongside increased...
Man who robbed Ministry of Home Affairs remanded to prison
Neil Medas, the 48-year-old unemployed man who reportedly confessed to breaking into the Ministry of Home Affairs, was charged on...
MARAD says crude oil tanker falsely flying Guyana flag
See below the full release from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD): The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has observed the proliferation...
Magistrate dismisses Mohameds’ constitutional application
Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman on Wednesday dismissed an application by U.S. indicted businessmen Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed, ruling that the...
Over $130 million in cash, gold seized after SOCU operation in Bartica
The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has reported that it seized over $130 million in cash and gold stemming from...
Two men die in Soesdyke-Linden Highway accident
Two men, 49-year-old Brian Manoharlall and 32-year-old Asham Sultan, died on Tuesday following a tragic accident along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway....
One person injured after New Amsterdam fire
A 20-year-old man was injured on Tuesday afternoon after a fire, likely caused by a gas bottle explosion, ripped through...
Speed cameras now monitor illegal third-lane driving
The Guyana Police Force (GPF), in partnership with the National Data Management Authority (NDMA), has introduced a new enforcement capability...
Berbice man found guilty of raping 5-Y-O boy
A Berbice resident was found guilty of rape of a 5-year-old boy when he appeared at the Berbice High Court...
30 speed cameras installed, command centres built in 2025- Hicken
Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken has announced that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has undergone its most extensive technological expansion...
Prosecutors urge Magistrate Court to see as ‘frivolous and vexatious’ Mohameds’ bid to stall extradition
Prosecutors have urged Guyana’s principal magistrate, Judy Latchman, to dismiss as “frivolous and vexatious” a constitutional challenge by businessmen Nazar...
Woman charged with manslaughter, on $500,000 bail after fatal stabbing of partner
Rayana Simpson, a 27-year-old Special Constable of Recht-Door-Zee Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, was charged with manslaughter on Monday, days...
UPDATE: Police say Berbice man lost control of his bike in fatal accident
Police investigating the accident that claimed the life of 28-year-old Travis Joseph have reported that the man lost control of...
Prosecution rejects Mohameds’ constitutional challenge
The extradition hearing against U.S.-indicted businessmen Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed continued on Monday with submissions made by both the prosecution...
