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...
Unlicensed motorcyclist charged for death of pillion rider, slapped with several other offences
A 21-year-old motorcyclist from Victoria, East Coast Demerara, has been charged in connection with a fatal accident that claimed...
‘No trial by public opinion’ – Magistrate rejects Police criticism over bail in acid attack case
Magistrate Faith McGusty on Thursday took aim at the Guyana Police Force (GPF), criticising it for issuing what she described...
Elections Trial: Court bars new statement from witness
The trial into alleged electoral misconduct during the 2020 General and Regional Elections continued on Wednesday before Magistrate Faith...
Police express ‘grave disappointment’ after Magistrate grants bail to acid attack suspect
The Guyana Police Force has expressed deep concern and disappointment following the decision by a Georgetown Magistrate to grant bail...
Mabaruma Mayor under investigation for sexual assault
Trevi Leung, the Mayor of Mabaruma in Region One is under investigation following allegations of sexual assault. Director of Communications...
Walrond vows to strengthen gun control, tackle domestic violence as Home Affairs Minister
Newly appointed Home Affairs Minister, Oneidge Walrond, has pledged to crack down on illegal firearms and intensify efforts to combat...
Brickdam Police Station on track for 2026 opening
The reconstruction of the US$28 million Brickdam Police Station is progressing steadily and remains on track for completion by June...
Annandale man shot after confronting Police with cutlass during arrest
A 33-year-old man from Sand Reef, Annandale, East Coast Demerara, is hospitalised after he was shot by Police late...
Sophia man admits to murdering girlfriend in 2023; sentencing set for October
A 25-year-old Sophia resident, Linden Benjamin, has pleaded guilty to the brutal murder of his girlfriend, 31-year-old Lisa Lucille George,...
Police seize narcotics in Essequibo Coast and Lethem; two arrested
Police ranks from Regional Division #2 and other units carried out separate operations on Tuesday resulting in the seizure...
Truck driver charged with multiple traffic offences, granted $15,000 bail
A 39-year-old truck driver from Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, has been charged with multiple traffic offences following an incident...
Excavator operator charged with murder of gold miner at Puruni Backdam
Police in Region Seven have charged 41-year-old excavator operator, Dexter Agrian, for the brutal killing of gold miner Mark Benn,...
Businessman arrested after illegal firearm discovered in car at Nandy Park
A 47-year-old businessman of Nandy Park, East Bank Demerara, was on Tuesday morning arrested after police discovered an illegal...
Driver charged, remanded for acid attack; victim still hospitalised with visual impairment
Keron Daniels a 32-year-old driver of Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara, was on Tuesday charged and remanded to prison for allegedly...
Two men jailed after guilty pleas in separate trafficking cases
Two men who pleaded guilty to possession of large quantities of illegal drugs for the purpose of trafficking were on...
Mastermind arrested, confesses to acid attack
Police have arrested the mastermind behind the acid-throwing incident that injured two women earlier this month at Middle and East...
Sophia woman in gas explosion dies; teenage son discharged from hospital
A woman has died and her teenage son was released from the hospital following a gas cylinder explosion at...
Miner stabbed to death at Blue Mountain Backdam; suspect in custody
Police in Region Seven are investigating the alleged murder of 28-year-old miner Fitrawle McLeannon, called “Cripple”, of Lot 106 Ocean...
