Category: News

A body discovered along the Melanie, East Coast Demerara seawall on September 2, 2025, has been identified as 54-year-old Christopher Andrew Sergeant, an employee of the Guyana Revenue Authority. The identification was made by his wife, Rosanna Phillips, in the presence of a Detective Sergeant and Government Pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh, at the Memorial Gardens […]

Kaieteur News Reports : The family of 27-year-old Christopher Stephens is demanding justice following his murder at Puruni Landing on August 18. Found face down in the river with a fatal chop wound, a post-mortem confirmed he died from blunt trauma. Stephens’ mother, Natasha, and sister, Tatiana, expressed frustration over the slow police investigation, noting […]

Kaieteur News Reports : The High Court, led by Chief Justice (ag) Navindra Singh, has quashed a decision by Magistrate Delon Bess that dismissed three fraud charges against convicted fraudster Dave Rajeshwar Persaud. Persaud, currently serving a three-year sentence for a separate fraud case, had charges related to financial crimes and money laundering. SOCU argued […]

Kaieteur News Reports : Venezuelan Ambassador to Guyana, Carlos Amador Pérez Silva, has denied any collusion between the Venezuelan government and businessman Azruddin Mohamed or his father, Nazar ‘Shell’ Mohamed. At a recent event, he dismissed allegations of political coordination or preferential treatment, stating, “No. Why do you say that?” Responding to claims that the […]

News Source Guyana Reports : The newly formed WIN party is in the final stages of confirming its list of representatives for the National Assembly as it prepares for the upcoming parliamentary session. Among the candidates are former APNU+AFC Members of Parliament Tabitha Sarabo-Halley, Dawn Hastings-Williams, and Natasha Singh. These three were part of a […]

Police in Regional Division #6 are investigating an armed robbery involving 43-year-old Richard Dhup and his wife, 38-year-old Willeina Dhup, which occurred on August 9, 2025, around 8:20 PM at their home on King Street, Dukestown, Corriverton, Berbice. The robbery was reportedly carried out by three masked men armed with a handgun and sharp objects. […]

Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of Gavin Major, a 48-year-old driver, who was killed last Thursday in East Ruimveldt, Georgetown. The main suspect, 30-year-old Nevin Eversley, is currently being sought by police. According to reports, Major and Eversley were known to each other. On Thursday at approximately 11:15 PM, Major was driving his vehicle, […]

Big Smith News Watch Reports : Orin Fraser, a 22-year-old known as “Lilawattie,” appeared before Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday to face two separate charges. One charge accuses Fraser of stealing a motorcar valued at $3 million, along with cash and a cellphone. The second charge pertains to damage […]

In a targeted intelligence-led operation, police from Regional Division #3 discovered 177.67 pounds of marijuana at Lot 569 Uitvlugt Housing Scheme today between 10:30 AM and 2:15 PM. Officers located a grey Premio motor car, registration number PAG 2273, parked near DC Auto Span washbay. They made contact with Mark Asam, the 19-year-old owner of […]

Franz Paul, a 39-year-old businessman from Middle Road, La Penitence, was arrested yesterday after police intercepted his vehicle on Vlissengen Road near the Square of the Revolution. Acting on information received around 6:32 PM, officers stopped Paul’s black Honda Vezel, registration number PAH 2167. He was the sole occupant of the vehicle. Upon identifying themselves, […]

The Guyana Police Force is urging the public to assist in identifying a suspect involved in an acid attack on two women on East Street, Georgetown, on September 3rd, 2025. The suspect, who was seen throwing a glass bottle containing a corrosive liquid at the victims while they were out for lunch, fled the scene […]

The condition of Guyanese social media personality and breakout artist Lolita Callendar, popularly known as ‘Lola Doll,’ is reportedly improving after she was shot multiple times outside her home in Texas Square, East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, on Saturday, September 6th, 2025, around 11:35 PM. Doctors have indicated that Callendar’s condition has stabilized, and police have confirmed […]

The Regional Health Services Department of Region Six has addressed concerns arising from social media posts showing furniture and equipment placed along the corridor of the New Amsterdam Public Hospital. Regional Health Officer Dr. Vineshri Khirodhar clarified that the hospital is currently undergoing significant upgrades to several wards and other sections of the facility. To […]

Tandy Liverpool, a 50-year-old businesswoman from Schoonord, West Bank Demerara, was arrested today and charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. Liverpool appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohammed at the Bartica Magistrates Court around 11:20 AM. After the charge was read to her, she pleaded guilty. The court imposed a fine of $30,000 […]

I News Guyana Reports : Aquiella Abrams, a 32-year-old woman from Golden Grove, has been acquitted of manslaughter in the death of her reputed husband, Michael Wilson. The High Court accepted that she acted in self-defense during the incident. Justice Priscilla Chandra-Hanif delivered the ruling at the Demerara High Court, concluding nearly three years of […]

I News Guyana Reports : Controversial social media personality Melissa Ann Atwell, known as “Melly Mel,” has been ordered to pay Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital Inc. and its principal, Dr. Madhu Singh, over $38 million for defamation. The ruling was made by High Court Justice Fidela Corbin-Lincoln on September 3. The claimants initiated the lawsuit […]

Tyreek Jagnandan, a 24-year-old taxi driver from Enmore, East Coast Demerara, was charged today, September 10, 2025, with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. Authorities allege he was found in possession of 3.75 pounds of gummies infused with cannabis. The charge was filed under Section 5(1)(a)(i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances […]

Joel Harding, a 28-year-old construction worker from Coomacka Mines, was charged with murder on September 8, 2025, following the death of Courtney Evans, a 49-year-old US-based Guyanese businessman. Harding was arrested on September 1, 2025, by officers from the Mackenzie Police Station in connection with the incident, which occurred on August 31, 2025, at Coomacka […]

Following the confirmation of the new government by the Guyana Elections Commission, the Forward Guyana Movement (FGM), led by Amanza Walton-Desir, has secured a seat in the national assembly. In a statement to Kaieteur News, Walton-Desir expressed gratitude to supporters and emphasized the party’s commitment to transformative politics and accountability. “Our agenda is clear: to […]

President Irfaan Ali announced that the Council of Legal Education has granted full approval for the establishment of a Law School in Guyana. The announcement was made during his inauguration address at State House. President Ali emphasized that the new Law School will allow Guyanese law graduates to complete their studies locally, eliminating the need […]