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...
Police Force seeks to set record straight on Adriana Younge’s autopsy
Preliminary forensic findings in the death of 11-year-old Adriana Younge have revealed no evidence of sexual assault or traumatic injury,...
Police say key questions addressed, others withheld due to sensitivity during meeting with Adriana Younge’s family lawyers
Senior officials from the Guyana Police Force met on Tuesday with legal representatives and relatives of Adriana Younge. According to...
Man files $100M lawsuit over wrongful arrest in Adriana Younge’s case
A man who was wrongly accused of abducting a missing child has filed a lawsuit against the State, claiming over...
UPDATE: Car stolen from customer during Corentyne robbery recovered
The car stolen from a customer from during a robbery at a Chinese Supermarket in Number 65 Village, Corentyne Berbice,...
Lawyers meet Police Commissioner in search for answers in Adriana Younge’s case
Lawyers representing the grieving family of Adriana Younge, the 11-year-old girl who was found dead in the swimming pool of...
Region One records major decrease in crime, traffic accidents
With enhanced police resources and widespread community engagements, the crime rate is down along with traffic accidents in Region One...
Man, 19, among three remanded over 2024 Yarrowkabra murder
Three men accused of the murder of Aubrey Richardson in Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, in September 2024, were on Tuesday remanded...
Bandits rob Berbice Chinese supermarket then flee in customer’s car
Golden Spring Supermarket, a Chinese supermarket located at Number 65 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, was targeted by armed bandits late Tuesday...
‘This is not excessive’ – Nandlall explains terrorism charges following unrest
“We couldn’t have found a better charge,” Attorney General Anil Nandlall declared Tuesday night, defending the police decision to lay...
Handyman found dead at Toucan Mall pool
A 69-year-old handyman was found dead in the pool at the Toucan Mall, located at Toucan Drive, Amelia’s Ward, Linden,...
Man flees Police on foot, leaving behind gun and electric cycle
Police officers recovered an unlicensed firearm and ammunition early Tuesday morning during an operation in Ann’s Grove Village, East Coast...
Police Force gets 5,000 body cameras
The Guyana Police Force on Tuesday got 5,000 body cameras, an investment intended to improve police work locally. President Dr....
Two remanded for acts of terrorism in Reg. 5
Two individuals were remanded to prison after they were allegedly involved in inciting acts of terrorism recently. Jamal Johnson, 27,...
Cause of Double Day Hotel fire to be determined soon – Fire Chief
Fire Chief Gregory Wickham has said a meeting to confirm the cause of the fire at the Double Day Hotel...
Nursing Assistant who made false claims about Adriana Younge’s autopsy surrenders to Police
Tiana Serena Lewis-King, a nursing assistant from South Cummingsburg, who was wanted over the circulation of a false voice note...
UPDATE: Intoxicated GDF Officer on $100K station bail after involved in fatal Linden crash
A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) officer has been placed on $100,000 station bail following a fatal road accident that claimed...
UPDATE: Argument over child’s paternity leads to fatal chopping
A violent chopping incident at Plantation Caracas, West Canje—also known as High Dam in New Amsterdam—has resulted in the deaths...
Police launch manhunt for Nursing Assistant over false claims in Adriana Younge’s autopsy
The Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for Tiana Serena Lewis-King, a nursing assistant from South Cummingsburg, over...
