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...
Gov’t sets 35% tint limit; motorists have until Dec. 31 to comply
The government has rolled out major changes to the country’s tint regulations, setting a new standard and giving motorists until...
Angoy’s Avenue man sentenced to four years in prison for trafficking $9.1M worth of narcotics
A man from Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice, has been sentenced to four years in prison for trafficking over $9.1...
NAMES RELEASED: Police to arrest drivers who ignore speeding tickets
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is moving to the courts to secure summonses and arrest warrants for motorists who have...
Mohameds’ extradition case advances after prosecution makes final disclosure
U.S.-indicted businessmen Nazar Mohamed and his son Azruddin Mohamed appeared once again at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday, where...
Police seize almost 9lbs of ganja, Linden man in custody
Police in Regional Division #8 are investigating after officers recovered a quantity of suspected cannabis during an operation in Campbelltown...
Three men freed of 2020 robbery/murder in West Coast Berbice
Three men were acquitted on Thursday of the 2020 robbery–murder that occurred at Experiment, West Coast Berbice. Royston “Sakie/Killa” Dowden,...
CANU seizes cocaine and ganja in Berbice operation
Ranks from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) intercepted a significant quantity of illegal narcotics during an operation near Sandaka Dam,...
Police tint crackdown targets junior ranks, private vehicles only – Walrond
Minister of Home Affairs, Oneidge Walrond, has clarified the government’s new stance on vehicle tints within the Guyana Police Force,...
Body of unidentified man found at Bourda Market; Police launch investigation
An investigation is underway after the body of an unidentified man was discovered early Monday morning on the western side...
Intoxicated driver arrested as pedestrian dies after struck on Speightland Access Road
Police have launched a full investigation into a fatal accident on the Speightland Access Road, Mackenzie, Linden, which claimed the...
Police seek two persons of interest as men recover from drive-by shooting in Linden
Police in Regional Division #10 are investigating a shooting in Amelia’s Ward, Linden, that left a 32-year-old vendor and a...
High-speed crash at Berbice River Bridge leaves family and visitors injured
A late-night accident on Monday, November 24, left four people injured on the Berbice River Bridge Access Road, Palmyra, East...
Trucks blamed for almost half of road deaths in recent years, speed governors coming soon
Heavy-duty trucks have been responsible for nearly 40% of all road fatalities over the past five years, a troubling pattern...
FURTHER REMANDED: Three accomplices in gas station bombing for court again on Dec. 17
Three of the seven suspects charged in connection with the Regent Street gas station bombing were on Monday further remanded...
Gold miner, nursing assistant arrested with over 67lbs of ganja in trunk of parked car
Police in Regional Division Five have arrested two people after a huge quantity cannabis was discovered in the trunk of...
Corentyne vendor robbed again: Armed bandits invade home, assault disabled daughter
A Corentyne market vendor and her family were left traumatised on Monday night after two armed bandits stormed their Brighton...
Berbice mother demands justice after son dies 10 days following cousin’s attack
A mother in Berbice is calling for justice after her 9-year-old son died ten days following an alleged assault...
Man arrested nearly a month after fatal Enmore hit-and-run
Police have arrested Ganesh Racktoo, 55, nearly a month after a hit-and-run incident on the East Coast Demerara that claimed...
