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...
Police Force to digitise operations with command centers across all regions- Hicken
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is accelerating its digitisation drive as part of a comprehensive plan to tackle crime and...
Woman granted $600,000 bail in partner’s death
Oyanna Stewart, 28, of Wismar, Linden was granted $600,000 bail after being charged with manslaughter on Friday. Stewart is accused...
GRA officers attacked during seizure of illegal items, four in custody
On Thursday, November 13, 2025, at approximately 04:00 hours, officers from Law Enforcement and Investigation Division (LEID) of the Guyana...
Gas station bombing, other attacks not seemingly linked- Top Cop
Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken on Friday revealed that last month’s bombing attack at the Mobil gas station in Georgetown...
‘Be free of fear’- Police to use drones, other smart policing strategies in robust Christmas plan
As the holiday season approaches, the Guyana Police Force is rolling out an extensive plan to keep residents and visitors...
Crime drops to lowest level in ten years- Blanhum
With fewer reports made and less incidents, Chief Chief Wendell Blanhum said the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has recorded a...
Motorcyclist dies after colliding with pickup in Lethem
A 22-year-old motorcyclist, Barth Paul, died following a collision with a motor pickup along the Barrack Retreat Corridor in Lethem,...
Cyclist, 69, dies after accident involving truck
Lennox George Benjamin, a 69-year-old resident of Prashad Nagar, Georgetown, died on Thursday afternoon after he was crushed by a...
‘Zero-tolerance for smuggling’ – Prison Director
Director of Prisons, Nicklon Elliot is sending a clear message- corruption will not be tolerated in the prison system and...
Motorcyclist dies in Stanleytown accident
A motorcyclist is now dead following an accident at Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, on Thursday afternoon. Dead is Daniel North, 22,...
‘Keeping prisoners on track’- New electronic bracelets rolled out for monitoring and rehabilitation
The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) is taking a bold step toward modernising the country’s correctional system with the introduction of...
‘Speeding will never be the answer’- Traffic Chief says as 110 died in accidents so far this year
One hundred and ten persons have died on the country’s roadways after they were involved in accidents for the year...
DPP orders inquest into death of Sophia man fatally stabbed by partner
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has ordered an inquest into the death of 25-year-old Akeem Evans of ‘B’ Field,...
‘Lock up the culprits’- Traffic Chief backs tougher enforcement amid wanton e-cycle misuse
Traffic Chief Mahendra Singh has called for a stronger, collective approach to addressing the growing misuse of electric cycles on...
Court case involving gas station attackers adjourned to Dec. 3
The Court case involving four of the individuals involved in the deadly gas station attack has been adjourned to December...
Toddler boy drowns in trench on Essequibo Coast
Police have launched an investigation after a one-year-old boy was discovered dead in a trench at Queenstown, Essequibo Coast, on...
‘Yield and learn’ – Traffic Chief urges drivers as roundabouts still causing chaos, confusion
Traffic Chief, Assistant Commissioner Mahendra Singh is urging motorists to “educate themselves” on the proper use of roundabouts as confusion...
Police probe fatal stabbing of carpenter, 30, in Linden
Police have launched an investigation into the fatal stabbing of Kevin Alexander, a 30-year-old carpenter of Block 22, Wismar, Linden,...
