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...
Construction worker, 40, stabbed to death, two in custody
Police are probing the murder of 40-year-old construction worker Gladwin Daniels of Lot 31 Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara, who...
Motorcyclist dies after colliding with a bridge in Number 68 Village
A motorcyclist lost his life after colliding with a bridge in Number 68 Village, Corentyne Berbice, on Sunday afternoon. The...
Police probe Facebook post linking Corporal to teen student; mother denies allegations
The Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into a Facebook post that surfaced on 27 September 2025, linking Corporal...
CJIA Police ranks under probe for alleged extortion; Gov’t orders body cameras at ports of entry
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has confirmed that police ranks stationed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) are under...
UPDATE: Officials place Roberts on leave after arrest by ICE
(AP) — Officials put the leader of Iowa’s largest school district on administrative leave Saturday, a day after federal immigration agents arrested...
Kaneville man shot dead during hunting trip; friend in custody
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Lakeram Persaud, a Guyanese of East Indian descent from Kaneville, East Bank...
Maruranau farmer stabbed to death during family dispute; brothers-in-law in police custody
A 27-year-old Amerindian farmer from Maruranau Village, South Rupununi, was fatally stabbed on Friday afternoon in what police have described...
17-year-old driver dies following collision with lorry in Kwakwani
A 17-year-old driver lost his life Friday morning following a collision between his car and a lorry on Mines Road,...
Guyanese-born Des Moines Superintendent arrested by U.S. immigration authorities
Dr Ian Andre Roberts, a Guyana-born educator who rose to become superintendent of Iowa’s largest public school district, has been...
Police seize 8lbs of suspected cannabis in shipment from Florida
Police intercepted a shipment containing eight pounds of suspected cannabis at BAC Couriers Shipping Company on D’Urban Street, Georgetown, on...
Over 30lbs of cocaine found at Charity
Ranks from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) found 14.8 kilogrammes (or about 32.7 pounds) of cocaine following an intelligence-led operation...
Ganja worth almost $62 million destroyed at Low Wood
Police Headquarters said cannabis plants and parcels of dried cannabis, worth $61.7 million, were destroyed on Thursday at Low Wood,...
Datadin to represent Baramita teen charged with murder
Attorney Sanjeev Datadin has stepped forward to represent 19-year-old Naderia James free of charge, saying he believes the Baramita teen...
Fisherman on $500,000 bail after charged with rape
Norvin Oneil, a 20-year-old fisherman of Westbury, Essequibo Coast, was granted $500,000 bail after being charged with rape of a...
Nine homeless after Crabwood Creek fire
Nine people are now homeless following a fire, suspected to be electrical in nature, that destroyed their home at Lot...
Employee charged after allegedly stealing over $5 million from GECOM
Dikimbie Gittens, a 30-year-old assistant accountant, has been charged with stealing over $5 million from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM)...
Two dead, one hospitalised after collision on Soesdyke-Linden Highway
An early morning accident on Thursday in the vicinity of Loo Creek on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway has claimed the lives...
Teen with Guyanese heritage dies after being shot in the head
A 13-year-old boy has died days after being shot in the head while walking to school in Cambria Heights, Queens....
