Crime
‘He was just a baby’- Relative of child killed in Zeelugt attack seeks justice
“That man is a baby. He ain’t do nobody nothing”. Those were the heartbreaking words uttered by Hafeez Maimoon as he stood outside the Zeelugt New Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo house where his seven-year-old grandson, Adriel Aftab Mohamed, was killed during a violent attack early Friday morning. Still struggling to comprehend the tragedy, Maimoon...
Police hunt lone suspect after 7-Y-O killed in Zeelugt home invasion
Police are on the hunt for a lone perpetrator who allegedly carried out the deadly attack at a Zeelugt New...
Henry cousins’ murder trial nears end, accused men deny involvement
The trial into the murders of cousins Joel Henry and Isaiah Henry is nearing its conclusion, and the two of...
BREAKING NEWS: Monica Reece, Sheema Mangar & Trevor Rose’s murder investigations to be reopened
By Leroy Smith The Major Crimes Unit of the Guyana Police Force has added the 23-year-old murder case of Monica...
Report on allegations against CANU submitted
The report of the inquiry made into the allegations against officials of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) by self-confessed drug...
“President deeply saddened” by death of two children in fire
President David Granger says he is deeply saddened to learn of the tragic fire, which took the lives of two...
Gunmen rob Wedding house guests
By Leroy Smith Bandits last evening pounced on a home of Elton Nedd in ‘B’ Field Sophia shortly after he...
UPDATE: Brothers 2-year-old & 6-year-old perish in Drop in Center Fire
The names of the two boys who perished in a fire at the Children’s Home on Hadfield St, Georgetown at...
52-year-old fatally shot by police during drug bust- 4 in custody
52-year-old Nigel Joseph of North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was fatally shot by police during a Drug Bust on the East Coast...
UPDATE: Dallas protest against shooting of black men: Five officers killed, six injured
INTERNATIONAL (BBC) Five Dallas police officers have been killed and six wounded by gunmen during protests against the shooting of...
Breaking News: Brothers 2 & 6 perish in Drop in Center Fire
By Leroy Smith Two children at the ‘Drop-in Center for children’ at Hadfield Street, Georgetown perished just after midnight when...
Dallas protest: Three police officers dead in sniper shooting
INTERNATIONAL (BBC) Three police officers have been shot dead and seven injured during protests in Dallas against the shooting of...
BREAKING NEWS: Bandits escape with 1.5 million from GuySuCo staff
BY Leroy Smith Bandits this afternoon snatched approximately 1.5 million Guyana dollars belonging to the Guyana Sugar Corporation...
Businessman, hitman charged for trucker’s murder
Leroy Smith A businessman who paid for the murder of his former employee and another man who performed the...
BREAKING NEWS: “Junkie” stabbed to death, fruit vendors in custody
By Leroy Smith A man who has since been identified as a ‘Junkie’ was this morning found dead on Cornhill...
Alleged Murderer shot by police
A man this morning allegedly chopped his mother, twenty-five year old, Vanessa Sookram and two year old child, Joel Ganesh...
Unidentified body found in rubble following fire at Wales
A so far unidentified body was this morning discovered in the rubble, after a fire which occurred around 01:30 hrs destroyed...
Police at dead end two months after robbery/murder of elderly couple
By Leroy Smith It was on April 17 of this year that bandits invaded the home of businessman Mohamed Munir...
At least 36 dead and dozens injured in Istanbul airport attack: Flights suspended
INTERNATIONAL (BBC) A gun and bomb attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk international airport has killed 36 people and injured about 90....
National Forensic Lab not functioning to full capacity
Leroy Smith The National Forensic Laboratory at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara is still not functioning to its full capacity after...
Man robbed of gold, cash and Iphone among other items
Investigations are being conducted into a robbery which occurred about 14:15hrs. on June 26, 2016, committed on 47- year- old...