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...
Sophia woman leaves partner for dead at hospital, goes into hiding after fatal stabbing
A 25-year-old labourer was left dead at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after being stabbed by his reputed wife...
Rush-hour third lane returns on East Bank and East Coast; Police to crack down on overtaking drivers
The ‘third lane’ traffic system officially recommenced Thursday morning along the East Bank and East Coast of Demerara corridors, marking...
Two missing after boat capsizes in Puruni River
The Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation and search operation after an aluminium boat reportedly capsized and sank in...
Three men to stand trial for murder of West Berbice taxi driver
Three men will face trial in the Berbice High Court for the murder of 47-year-old taxi driver Mohamed Haniff from...
Brazilian arrested in Iwokrama protected area amid crackdown on illegal mining
A continued crackdown on illegal gold mining in the Iwokrama Protected Area has led to the arrest of a...
Venezuelan mastermind, accomplices refused bail and remanded for terrorism over deadly gas station bombing
Seven persons, including the alleged mastermind of the deadly gas station bombing, Venezuelan national Daniel Alexander Ramirez Poedemo, were on...
Berbice carpenter remanded for murder of friend
A carpenter was remanded to prison on Wednesday after being charged with the murder of his friend. Emmanuel Ramsammy, known...
Berbice driver fined $30K for abandoning passenger mid-trip and behaving disorderly
A Berbice hire car driver was fined $30,000 after being found guilty of abandoning a passenger before reaching the agreed...
Man arrested after viral video shows donkey forced to run behind moving car
A 64-year-old man from Independence Street, La Grange, West Bank Demerara, has been arrested by Police for cruelty to an...
Berbice bus driver remanded for possession of narcotics
A bus driver was remanded in prison on Tuesday after being charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of...
Gas station attack: Seven facing terrorism charges
See below the full release from the Guyana Police Force: The Guyana Police Force (GPF) wishes to inform the public...
Police Corporal granted $500K bail for causing death of schoolboy
Police Corporal Yonelle Almarie Cumberbatch of Eastville Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was on Tuesday granted $500,000 bail after...
Two die in Linden accident
Two persons have died in a Monday night accident at the intersection of Proctor Road and Kara Kara Public Road,...
Businesswoman, 62, jailed after nabbed with narcotics
Paulette Emanuel, a 62-year-old businesswoman of North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment and fined after she was...
Police preparing to seek legal advice in gas station attack probe
Police investigators probing the deadly attack at the Mobil Gas Station on Regent and King Streets, Georgetown, are now preparing...
Linden miner, 22, shot dead at Issano Landing
Samuel Marciano, a 22-year-old miner from One Mile, Wismar, Linden died after he was shot multiple times at 14 Miles,...
Businesswoman arrested after nabbed with cocaine, cannabis
A 62-year-old businesswoman of North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was detained by Police after suspected cocaine and cannabis were discovered in her...
Decomposed body found at No. 43 Village
A badly decomposed body was found on October 26, 2025, in a grassy area along a track at No. 43...
