Crime
Zeelugt tragedy: 23-Y-O confesses to killing boy, injuring elderly woman
The 23-year-old man who was arrested on Saturday has confessed to the brutal killing of seven-year-old Adriel Aftab Mohamed at Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo. Deputy Commissioner, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed that detectives secured digital evidence pinning the 23-year-old at the crime scene when the tragedy unfolded. When shown the evidence, the man reportedly confessed...
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...
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...
G/Town Explosions: Driver was paid $20,000; claims Venezuelans threatened to kill his family
Seon Carmichael, a 35-year-old minibus driver from Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara, was remanded to prison on Wednesday after...
Anna Regina student dies in minibus accident
Yujraj Ram, a 17-year-old student of the Anna Regina Multilateral School, died on Tuesday after he was struck down by...
Police confirm Adriana Younge’s death as drowning; no abnormal findings in toxicology report
The Guyana Police Force on Tuesday night said Adriana Younge’s death has been officially ruled a drowning with no signs...
G/town Explosions: Minibus driver arrested, vehicle used to transport perpetrators detained
Investigators probing the explosions at the East Ruimveldt Police Outpost and the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) substation in Georgetown...
Three men wanted for ‘terrorism’ after explosions at Police Outpost, GPL substation
Three men are wanted by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) for “terrorism” committed at the East Ruimveldt Police Outpost and...
Fishermen rescued after trawler sinks
See below the full release from the Guyana Defence Force: The Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard successfully completed a comprehensive...
Cuban sales rep hacked to death, stepfather surrenders to police carrying bloodied weapon
Police have launched a murder investigation into the brutal killing of 21-year-old Cuban national, Davely Morales, who was allegedly hacked...
Brazilian charged for illegal gold possession granted $75,000 bail
A Brazilian national has been charged following a major intelligence-led operation by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) targeting illicit...
Gibraltar house destroyed by electrical fire
A house located at Lot 155, Gibraltar Village, Region Six, was completely destroyed by fire on Thursday night, leaving...
Businessman Randy Jagdeo on $350K bail for inciting treason
Businessman – 39-year-old Randy Jagdeo of Alexander Village – has been charged with inciting persons to commit treason, following a...
Even in death, Hughes fights to clear name, restore reputation of Bartica massacre convict Royden Williams
Years after they were sentenced to death and long after their appeals were filed, attorney Nigel Hughes is pressing the...
Police seize cocaine, cannabis during late-night patrol in Supenaam
Police ranks attached to Regional Division Two seized over 50 grams of suspected cocaine and more than 12 grams of...
Brazilian national arrested in major anti-smuggling operation in Mahdia
A Brazilian national has been arrested following a high-level intelligence-led joint operation conducted by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU)...
Quick action by firefighters averted disaster in New Amsterdam
Firefighters from the New Amsterdam Fire Station demonstrated outstanding efficiency on Thursday, successfully preventing a major disaster when they swiftly...
Kenesha Vaughn case adjourned to June 13
Marlan DaSilva, the city businessman who is charged with the brutal murder of his partner, Kenesha Vaughn remains on remand...
Leguan man on $40, 000 bail after charged with unlawful wounding of wife
Orwin Rankin was read the charge of unlawful wounding on Wednesday by Magistrate Bess when he appeared at the Wakenaam...
Three Lindeners charged with armed robbery, granted $350K bail each
Three men from Linden were Wednesday charged with Robbery Under Arms following an incident involving a resident known as Gang...
One dead, several injured in Bee Hive collision
A late-night collision along the Bee Hive Public Road on Tuesday claimed the life of a 28-year-old man from Mahaicony...
