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...
CANU seizes gun, ammo and cocaine
Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) intercepted a motor car at Parika, East Bank Essequibo, on Monday and found...
Man jailed for two years, fined $30,000 after 2021 ganja bust
Shemroy Robertson was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment and fined $30,000 after he was found guilty of aiding the commission...
Bartica miner, 23, shot at Providence
Randy Bacchus, a 23-year-old miner, was injured after he was shot at Providence, East Bank Demerara, on August 6. Police...
Labourer remanded for fatal hit-and-run accident involving 8-y-old boy
A labourer was on Monday remanded to prison following a fatal hit-and-run incident involving eight-year-old Sahil Naipaul. Ramsarran Samaroo, 22,...
Cuban man shot dead by security guard at supermarket
Pedro Alexander Frometa Slonchak, a 34-year-old Cuban national, was shot dead by a security guard at the Real Value Supermarket...
Mazaruni Prison gets $829M upgrade to strengthen correctional services
As part of its ongoing commitment to modernise the nation’s security and correctional infrastructure, the Government of Guyana officially commissioned...
Young farmer dies in Aruka River boat collision; sister critically injured
A 20-year-old farmer, Ken Wells of Barima River, lost his life in a boat collision on the Aruka River on...
Essequibo girl, 12, reported missing
Police in Regional Division #2 are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 12-year-old Vevini Fredericks, who has been reported...
‘Soulja Boy’ charged with seven armed robbery offences betwen Golden Grove and Enmore
A 27-year-old Sophia resident, Orlando Scott, called ‘Soulja Boy’, has been charged with seven counts of Robbery Under Arms...
Man fatally stabbed during brawl, suspect in custody
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Thursday said William Jaris, 25, from Greenwich Park, East Bank Essequibo, was fatally stabbed...
Berbice medical technologist sentenced to three years for fatal accident involving partner
A man from Corentyne has received a three-year prison sentence for causing the death of his partner in a tragic...
Fisherman, 22, dies after boat capsizes
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Tamesh Takurdin, a 22-year-old fisherman of No. 65 Village, Corentyne, Berbice....
Meth, ganja found at Puruni Landing
A couple was nabbed with marijuana and methamphetamine on Wednesday night at their Puruni Landing, Region Seven (Cuyuni- Mazaruni) premises....
Driver gives different account of Crabwood Creek fatal accident to Police
Police reported that the driver involved in the fatal accident at the Crabwood Creek Public Road, which resulted in the...
New scanners, cameras to aid crackdown on contraband entering prisons
Weapons, cellphones, and narcotics are among the contraband frequently found in local prisons, but the Guyana Prison Service is stepping...
UPDATE: 9-year-old struck while returning home from shop
Nine-year-old Sahil Naipaul, struck and killed in Crabwood Creek on Tuesday morning, was on his way home from a nearby...
Two EBD schoolgirls, 13 & 15, missing
Police are investigating the disappearance of two schoolgirls — 13-year-old Aneeza Bangatt and 15-year-old Shavine Russell — who were last...
Essequibo man drowns at Lake Capoey during weekend outing
Police in Regional Division Two are investigating the suspected drowning of 33-year-old Mortimer Sooknanan, a labourer of Queenstown, Essequibo Coast,...
