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...
Colombian, Venezuelan nabbed with 12 pounds of cocaine
Officers of the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) caught a Colombian and a Venezuelan with 5.536 kilogrammes (or about 12.2...
Fraudster sentenced to 3 years in jail
Dave Rajeshwar Persaud, a renowned fraudster, was jailed for three years after he was found guilty of defrauding a woman...
Houston resident, 29, stabbed after accusing man of theft
Andy Sugrim, a 29-year-old resident of Houston, East Bank Demerara, was stabbed on Wednesday after he accused a man of...
Bartica couple nabbed with ganja
A Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni- Mazaruni) couple was nabbed on Thursday with 328 grammes (or 0.7 pounds) of marijuana. Police...
Woman dies after rescuing son in Berbice River boat mishap
Kayandra Ornella Lindie, a 30-year-old woman, died after helping to rescue her five-year-old son following a boat accident along the...
Prison officers told to desist from using excessive force, follow proper procedures
Prison officers need to change their culture and mindset in order to transform the environment of the local prisons and...
Five arrested after $317.5M worth of cocaine seized in major drug bust
A major cocaine seizure in Imbotero, North West District has resulted in the arrest of five persons. Police Headquarters on...
Two firefighters charged with drug trafficking
Two firefighters were charged with drug trafficking in separate cases where one was remanded to prison and the other placed...
Cop nabbed with car trunk full of ganja
Sherman Ferguson, a 31-year-old member of the Guyana Police Force, was arrested after 34.6 kilogrammes of ganja were found in...
Three men charged, remanded for multiple armed robberies
Three men were remanded to prison recently after they were charged for a number of armed robberies on the East...
Jagdeo says ‘no cover up’ in Linden shootings, promises actions will be taken after probe
Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo Tuesday declared that there will be no “cover up” in the probe into the Linden...
Two fishermen missing, relative fears they drowned
Vishal Parmanand, 17, and Daniel Inchanally, 32, both from Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice, are reportedly missing, and their families...
‘Black Ants’ among three wanted for murder of Albouystown man
Days after Chandradeo Kumar Singh was shot and killed during a robbery, the Guyana Police Force issued bulletins for three...
Driver dies after truck rolls down hill, pins him inside
Rohan Persaud, a 57-year-old driver, died after the brakes on the truck he was driving failed, causing the vehicle to...
Labourer drowns after collapsing in canal at Crabwood Creek
A tragic incident occurred on Wednesday morning when a labourer collapsed and drowned in a canal at Crabwood Creek, Corentyne...
Relative of teen bandit shot dead says he used to ‘deh pun stupidness’
Fifteen-year-old Tyrese Adams was one of the two bandits shot dead as he tried to rob the Jia Jia supermarket...
Police ‘accidentally’ shot by colleague
A Police rank was rushed for medical attention on Wednesday after he was allegedly ‘accidentally’ shot by one of his...
Marissa Beete opened the door for her ex Ghalee Khan to ‘talk.’ Then he killed her
Thirty-year-old Marissa Beete, the woman who was killed on Tuesday night had shared a two-year relationship with convicted drug trafficker...
