Jul 10, 2025
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Zeelugt man dies in accident
A 36-year-old front-end loader operator, Nadir Baksh, died today following a tragic accident along the Vive-La-Force Access Road, West Bank Demerara. The incident occurred around…
Crime
Construction worker charged with armed robbery, possession of smoking utensil
Akash Parsaram, also known as “Samsung,” a 21-year-old construction worker from Success, East Coast Demerara, was on Tuesday charged with robbery under arms and possession…
Teenage girl dies in West Coast Berbice hit-and-run accident
A 16-year-old girl was killed in a hit-and-run accident around 21:20 hrs last night on the 22 Bel Air Public Road, West Coast Berbice. The…
Albouystown Woman Caught Smuggling SIM Cards into Camp Street Prison
A 29-year-old woman from Albouystown is in police custody after allegedly attempting to smuggle SIM cards into the Camp Street Prison. The suspect, identified as…
Housewife found dead in suspected murder; partner hospitalised
Police are investigating the alleged murder of 50-year-old housewife Bibi Salima Persaud, who was found dead with multiple injuries at her home at Lot 193…
SOCU to appeal dismissal of charges against Dave Rajeshwar
The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) said prosecutors were caught off guard after learning that Magistrate Delon Bess of the Diamond Magistrates’ Court had dismissed…
Essequibo farmer charged with murder of friend
A 23-year-old farmer of Lot 491 Lima Sands has been charged with the murder of his friend, 46-year-old Gary Melville, also known as “Tonna.” The…
Georgetown taxi driver nabbed in Berbice with illegal gun remanded to prison
Jayz Halley, a 23-year-old taxi driver from Stevedore Housing Scheme, Georgetown was remanded to prison after being charged in connection with the possession of an…
Gold miners charged with murder
Rovel Santiago, a 21-year-old gold miner from Mabaruma, Region One, and Shawn Williams, a 20-year-old gold miner from Kuru Kururu Village, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, were arrested…
Farmer kills labourer who reportedly burnt him with a cigarette
Gary Melville, a 46-year-old labourer of Lima Sands, Essequibo Coast, was allegedly murdered by a 23-year-old farmer from the same community. The incident reportedly occurred…
Former GTU President Colwyn King found guilty of rape
Retired educator and former President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Colwyn King, was today found guilty of raping a child under the age of…
SWAT officer found guilty of manslaughter
A 12-member jury at the High Court in Essequibo today returned a unanimous guilty verdict in the manslaughter trial of Constable Sherwin Peters, a member…
Boyfriend on $1M Bail for Stacy’s Death
Alfred De Jonge was today charged and granted bail in the sum of $1 million in connection with the death of his 22-year-old girlfriend, Stacy…
Daughter, boyfriend charged with murder of Jenny Mohamed
Austin Ramchand, a 24-year-old auto electrician of Lot 304 Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, and Saffia Mohamed, a 23-year-old housewife of the same address, were…
Berbice Assizes: Nine persons to stand trial for murder
A total of 49 individuals charged with murder are among the 59 remanded inmates at the New Amsterdam Prison who are set to face trial…
Construction worker allegedly murdered, two suspects held
Omar Nazareth Martinez Rodriguez, 30, a Venezuelan national who resided at 61 Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara, was allegedly murdered on Saturday. According to police,…