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...
Commander Mandall sent on leave, three ranks under close arrest as probe into death of Adrianna Younge continues
Assistant Commissioner of Police Khalid Mandall, Commander of Regional Division #3, has been placed on administrative leave as part of...
Police Commissioner breaks silence on probe into death of Adrianna Younge
See below the full statement issued by the Office of the Police Commissioner – Clifton Hicken: The Guyana Police Force...
Every emphasis & resource being directed to uncover truth, but looting & destruction cannot be tolerated — President Ali
President Dr. Irfaan Ali has reiterated that every available resource is being directed to uncover the truth surrounding the death...
Death of Adrianna Younge: Commander Mandall moved from Reg. 3; Siwnarine now in charge
Assistant Commissioner of Police Khalid Mandall has been moved from his post as Commander of Regional Police Division Three and...
UPDATE: Family of Adrianna Younge wants FBI or other int’l law enforcement body to probe girl’s death
The family of Adrianna Younge, through their attorney Darren Wade, demanded that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or other...
Death of Adrianna Younge: Jagdeo again slams ‘callous’ and ‘misleading’ behaviour of Police
Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday again slammed the Guyana Police Force for what he described were “callous” and...
‘This One Will Not Slide’ – Guyanese united as a nation demanding answers
By Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.gy In a unified wave of sorrow and fury, Guyanese across the country have risen in protest,...
Break-in at Labour Ministry’s NA office under investigation
A break-and-enter incident, accompanied by larceny, was reported at the Ministry of Labour building located at Lot 228 Grant Vryman’s...
Man who killed wife & in-laws was not licensed firearm holder
Parmanand Ramdial, the man who shot and killed his wife and two members of her family, was not a licensed...
Police sergeant charged with shooting death of Linden’s Ronaldo Peters
A police officer has been formally charged with murder following the fatal shooting of a young man in Linden earlier...
‘I was treated like a criminal’ – man wrongly accused in Adrianna Younge’s death speaks out
Deon Jeffery, a 25-year-old contractor from Parfait Harmonie, is calling for his name to be cleared after being wrongfully detained...
Adrianna Younge’s autopsy delayed as family wants their own independent Pathologist
The post-mortem examination of 11-year-old Adrianna Younge has been postponed, following a request by her grieving parents, Amecia Simon and...
Hotel owner, employees in police custody as probe into Adrianna Younge’s death deepens
The owner of the Double Day Hotel in Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, remains in police custody as authorities continue to...
Jagdeo suspicious of opposition parties following fake GECOM recruitment portal
Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday voiced deep concern and suspicion over the involvement of the People’s National Congress...
Police must answer questions, too many inconsistencies in story on girl’s death, says VP Jagdeo
In what Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo described as an “extremely sad day” for Guyana, he has issued a strong...
Police admit details in report on Adrianna Younge were ‘inaccurate’
Police Headquarters on Thursday afternoon admitted that details shared in an initial release about Adrianna Younge, an 11-year-old girl who...
Int’l Pathologist arrives in Guyana later today for independent autopsy on Adrianna Younge
An independent international pathologist is scheduled to arrive in Guyana this afternoon at 17:30 hrs to conduct a post-mortem examination...
Brazilians detained during illegal mining operation
Six Brazilian men have been detained following an intelligence-led operation targeting illegal mining activities within the Kanuku Mountain Protected Area...
