Apr 20, 2026
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Venezuelan teen nabbed with illegal gun
A 19-year-old Venezuelan national of Sophia, East Coast Demerara, was arrested on Sunday evening after police discovered a suspected firearm and ammunition during an operation…
Crime
Accused gas station bomber maintains he acted alone; court declines bid to free other defendants
Daniel Alexander Ramirez Poedemo, a Venezuelan national accused of masterminding the deadly bombing at the Mobil Gas Station in Georgetown, appeared in court on Monday,…
Fisherman stabbed to death by drinking partner
Elton Lilly, called “Daddy,” 55, a fisherman of Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara, was fatally stabbed on Sunday night along the Golden Grove Public Road,…
Three foreign nationals sentenced to prison over illegal mining in Iwokrama forest
Three foreign nationals have been charged and sentenced to prison after being convicted of illegal gold mining in Guyana’s Iwokrama Protected Area, authorities said.…
Neighbours placed on lifetime bond after one cuts other’s electrical cord worth $800
A Laing Avenue man and his neighbour have both been placed on a lifetime bond to keep the peace following a dispute that led to…
Mother accused of strangling daughter taken back to scene, likely to face murder charge
Twenty-six-year-old Sarah Elizabeth Shivpersaud, the mother who reportedly took her 7-year-old daughter’s life, is taken back to the scene of the incident at Fyrish…
Cannabis and cocaine worth $1.7B destroyed
Drugs valued at $1.712 billion were destroyed today by the Guyana Police Force during a disposal exercise carried out under established procedures for narcotics…
Motorcycle bandits rob Chinese nationals
Police in Regional Division 4 ‘B’ are investigating an alleged armed robbery Thursday evening at Providence Public Road near the Bharrat Jagdeo Demerara River Bridge,…
CANU seizes cannabis-infused beverages at CJIA
The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), through the Guyana Early Warning System (EWS), has issued a national alert following the seizure of 222 cans of suspected…
Headline: Youth in Linden party stabbing found guilty of manslaughter
A 23-year-old man accused of a fatal stabbing at a Linden party has been found guilty of manslaughter following a High Court trial that concluded…
Suspect in teen mom stabbing says victim ‘fell on knife’ in video interrogation
A video circulating on social media shows a man accused of stabbing a teenage mother in Heatburn Village, East Bank Berbice, appearing injured while being…
Construction worker charged for Rose Hall Town armed robberies
A 21-year-old construction worker from the Corentyne has been charged with two counts of robbery under arms following a police investigation into a series…
Aubrey Norton, wife jailed four years for money laundering
Aubrey Norton and his wife, Martina Seepersaud, were on Monday sentenced to four years’ imprisonment each after being found guilty of money laundering in connection…
15-year-old clings to life, brutally stabbed by 28-year-old partner
A 15-year-old mother is fighting for her life at the New Amsterdam Hospital after being stabbed multiple times in Heatburn Village, East Bank Berbice. Tiana…
Brother kills brother during argument at Capoey Mission
A domestic dispute between two brothers left one man dead at Capoey Mission, Essequibo Coast, on Friday afternoon. Dead is 57-year-old Leslie Edwards, also known…
Man who assaulted traffic cop with glass bottle charged, remanded
A 24-year-old man who assaulted a traffic policeman with a glass bottle during a confrontation in New Amsterdam has been charged with multiple traffic and…