Crime
Top Cop says Independence events were well-managed
Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken says events organised to celebrate Guyana’s 60th Independence Anniversary passed without any major security incidents. Speaking on an online programme produced by the Guyana Police Force, Hicken said police officers worked alongside ranks from the other disciplined services to provide security support across the many large events held throughout the country....
Police Force says online claims about Zeelugt murder probe false, reckless & misleading
See below the full release from the Guyana Police Force: The Guyana Police Force has taken note of a Facebook...
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...
Two dead after chaotic Belle Vue Road accident
Two men lost their lives in a tragic accident along the Belle Vue Public Road, West Coast Berbice on Sunday....
19 gunshots fired outside Minister Edghill’s house, suspect not yet identified – Police
An unidentified male is being accused of firing 19 gunshots in the air while driving a Mercedes-Benz vehicle outside the...
New Amsterdam businesswoman suffocated, drowned – Autopsy
An autopsy was conducted on the body of Stacy Walton, the 22-year-old businesswoman of New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice-...
Gunshots fired outside Public Works Minister’s Ruimveldt home
Several gunshots were fired outside the South Ruimveldt, Georgetown residence of Public Works Minister Juan Edghill late Saturday night. Police...
Guyana to seek extradition of Rickford Burke – Police Force
See below full statement issued by the Guyana Police Force: The ruling of the Chief Justice in the legal challenge...
Non-Pariel Murder: Woman’s daughter, son-in-law killed her, dumped body & cleaned blood-stained house
Disturbing details on the brutal murder of Jenny Mohamed called ‘Baby’, a 48-year-old woman of Non-Pariel, East Coast Demerara, have...
Three suspects arrested after Baramita double murder
Police have arrested three suspects as investigations continue into the alleged double murder of Mark Thomas and Wendy James, both...
UPDATE: New Amsterdam businesswoman who died in accident lost control of vehicle
Stacy Walton, the 22-year-old businesswoman of New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne), died in an accident early Friday morning...
Businesswoman, 22, dies in New Amsterdam accident
Stacy Walton, a 22-year-old businesswoman of Alexander Street, New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne), was found dead on Friday...
Missing Non-Pariel woman stabbed to death, body dumped in garbage bag
More than a week after she was last seen, 48-year-old Jenny Mohammed was found dead in a garbage bag that...
Pensioner found dead in trench at Buxton
The body of 66-year-old George Julian Harry, a pensioner of Church of God Road, Buxton, East Coast Demerara was discovered...
Use of tasers by Police is a last resort- Traffic Chief
Though lawfully catered for, the use of non-lethal measures such as tasers, by members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF)...
Popular Bartica restaurant destroyed by fire
A devastating fire on Wednesday night destroyed Orin’s Kitchen, a popular restaurant and hangout spot in Bartica. The blaze started...
Minibus passenger busted with over 3lbs of marijuana on Lethem Trail
A 24-year-old construction worker is now in police custody following a drug bust on the Annai-Lethem Trail, where over three...
Ann’s Grove hairdresser who attacked man and 4-Y-O daughter charged
A 28-year-old hairdresser from Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara, has been charged with two counts of inflicting grievous bodily harm,...
Almost 2lbs of cannabis found during police patrol in Mahdia
Police ranks in Region Eight uncovered a significant quantity of cannabis during a foot patrol in Mahdia on Wednesday. Between...
Bartica taxi driver charged with receiving stolen items
Marlon Jones, a 38-year-old taxi driver from Lot 106 Third Avenue, Bartica, has been charged with the offence of receiving...
Half of E-tickets issued through new traffic system remains unpaid — Traffic Chief
Fifty percent of over 2,000 traffic tickets issued through Guyana’s new automated electronic ticketing system have already been paid, according...
