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...
Corentyne poultry farmer dies days after altercation with neighbour
A violent altercation between two neighbours resulted in the death of Enque Hintzen, 24, a poultry farmer of the Number...
UPDATE: Man who allegedly set partner on fire dies
Kevin Cadogan, a 34-year-old man who allegedly set his partner on fire, has succumbed to injuries he received during the...
Mezona Ronaldo had her hair cut off by partner, grappled with abuse – Relative
Mezona Ronaldo, a young mother of one, was reportedly set afire by her partner at Moblissa, Linden/Soesdyke Highway just after...
One of two missing Berbice fishermen found dead
The body of 17-year-old Vishal Parmanand, a fisherman from Lot 23 Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice, was discovered on the...
Suspect dies in custody after stabbing female security officer in minibus
A 21-year-old security officer attached to the U.S. Embassy was brutally attacked and stabbed on Tuesday while travelling in a...
Motorcyclist, 26, dies in collision with lorry on Mandela Avenue
A 26-year-old Venezuelan motorcyclist died on Wednesday afternoon following a collision with a lorry along Mandela Avenue, Georgetown. The deceased...
Edinburgh Robbery/Murder: Firearm and Motorcycle Recovered
A firearm and motorcycle used in the robbery that led to the tragic death of 53-year-old Hemchan Utan at his...
Police in enforcement drive as motorcyclists account for most road deaths
Motorcyclists have accounted for the majority of road deaths recorded so far this year. In an effort to curb this...
First driver caught speeding via electronic system charged, fined
Jer Sweany Calder, the driver who was the first to be captured exceeding the speed limit via the new electronic...
UPDATE: One arrested as probe into Edinburgh robbery/murder continues
One person has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Hemchan Utam, a 54-year-old businessman of Edinburgh Village,...
Edinburgh businessman murdered during robbery
A tragic incident unfolded on Thursday morning when a businessman was shot dead by a lone assailant in Edinburgh, East...
Two men in custody after nabbed with illegal gun, ganja
Two men are in Police custody after they were nabbed with an unlicensed .32 firearm and about 564 grammes of...
Customs officers seize fake US currency at CJIA
Customs Officers attached to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) recently seized United States (US) currency, believed to be fake, in...
43% of road deaths so far this year were motorcyclists
For the year so far, 43 per cent of the deaths recorded on the country’s roadway were motorcyclists, majority of...
Motorcyclist, 32, injured in Meadow Bank accident
Esan Josiah, a 32-year-old motorcyclist, is now injured after he was involved in an accident on Meadow Bank Public Road...
Motorcyclist, 42, injured following collision with car
Forty-two-year-old Andrew Simpson is currently hospitalised after he was injured during a collision with a motorcar on Camp and Norton...
‘Roach’ jailed for 12 months for theft
Alfred Madramootoo called ‘Roach’, an 18-year-old miner of Liliendaal, Georgetown, was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment after he was charged...
Driver charged, fined for ‘tint’ and obscured licence plate
Jer Sweany Calder, a driver who was caught speeding, was also charged and fined for driving with heavily tinted windows...
