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- POLICE ISSUE WANTED BULLETINS FOR THREE MEN IN FIREARMS CASE
The Guyana Police Force has issued wanted bulletins for three men in connection with last week’s discovery of 10 high-powered AK-47 rifles in the Corentyne, Berbice area. The three wanted men have been identified as 33-year-old Antonio Alonzo Lawrie aka “Lanzo” of Farm Village, East Bank Demerara and Crabwood Creek, Corentyne; 32-year-old Ryan Singh aka… Read more: POLICE ISSUE WANTED BULLETINS FOR THREE MEN IN FIREARMS CASE - MINER DIES IN PIT COLLAPSE AT CHI CHI BACKDAM
Police are investigating a fatal mining incident which claimed the life of 25-year-old miner Ryan Roberts at Chi Chi Backdam, Upper Mazaruni River, on Tuesday afternoon. Roberts, of Kwaimatta Village, North Rupununi, Region Nine, was reportedly working in a mining pit with several other workers at around 14:45 hours when a water hose burst. According… Read more: MINER DIES IN PIT COLLAPSE AT CHI CHI BACKDAM - GOVERNMENT EXPANDS SUPPORT FOR $100,000 CASH GRANT REGISTRATION
The government has advanced its efforts to support eligible persons who need assistance to register for the $100,000 cash grant. Shut-ins, pensioners, persons living with disabilities and other beneficiaries can access assistance by visiting https://cashgrant.gov.gy/ and selecting the “Get Help” option. Applicants will then be required to provide their first name, last name, telephone number… Read more: GOVERNMENT EXPANDS SUPPORT FOR $100,000 CASH GRANT REGISTRATION - MINISTER CONDEMNS ALLEGED ABUSE AT SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL; LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION
Minister of Education Sonia Parag has condemned alleged acts of abuse against students at the David Rose Special Education Needs School in Georgetown after a video circulated publicly appearing to show such incidents. “No child should ever be subjected to such treatment, particularly within a school environment entrusted with their care, development and protection,” Minister… Read more: MINISTER CONDEMNS ALLEGED ABUSE AT SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL; LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION - TAXI DRIVER REMANDED FOR POSSESSION OF TEN AK-47 RIFLES
A 33-year-old taxi driver of Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara, was on Thursday remanded to prison after being charged in connection with the discovery of ten AK-47 rifles in Berbice. Stephen Rajah appeared before the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court where a possession of firearm charge was read to him. He was not required to plead… Read more: TAXI DRIVER REMANDED FOR POSSESSION OF TEN AK-47 RIFLES - WOMAN DIES IN CRASH WITH PARKED LORRY ON EAST BANK ROAD
News Room Guyana Reports : A 29-year-old woman died late Sunday night after the car she was travelling in crashed into a parked lorry along the Sarah Johanna Access Road, East Bank Demerara. Dead is Lisa Blackman of Turkeyen, Georgetown. According to Police Headquarters, the fatal accident occurred at about 22:40 hours and involved motor… Read more: WOMAN DIES IN CRASH WITH PARKED LORRY ON EAST BANK ROAD - THREE ARRESTED IN MURDER OF 69-YEAR-OLD PROVIDENCE MAN
A 19-year-old construction worker and two others, including a 17-year-old, have been arrested and are being questioned over the murder of Providence, East Bank Demerara resident, Mohammed Shaheed aka “Fizal” and “Artist”. Shaheed was 69 years old. In a statement this morning, the Police said it is suspected that the elderly man was murdered sometime… Read more: THREE ARRESTED IN MURDER OF 69-YEAR-OLD PROVIDENCE MAN - ARMED ROBBERY IN LETHEM LEAVES ONE SUSPECT DEAD
Police investigators in Region 9 are probing an armed robbery that occurred on Tuesday in Lethem at a business place. One of the suspects in the robbery has since been discovered dead with gunshot wounds, while another suspect has been taken into custody. A police report stated that it was just around 2 pm on… Read more: ARMED ROBBERY IN LETHEM LEAVES ONE SUSPECT DEAD - PRESIDENT CONFIRMS GUYANA DEVELOPMENT BANK DISBURSEMENTS COMING SOON
President Dr. Irfaan Ali confirmed that the first set of disbursements from the new Guyana Development Bank will be made soon, as the government plans to table the necessary legislation at the next sitting of the National Assembly. At a press conference on Friday, President Ali told reporters that the technical work needed for the… Read more: PRESIDENT CONFIRMS GUYANA DEVELOPMENT BANK DISBURSEMENTS COMING SOON - POLICE SEIZE TEN AK-47 RIFLES IN CORENTYNE OPERATION
Police in Regional Division 6 are investigating the discovery of ten AK-47 rifles which were found on Friday during an operation conducted along No. 11 Village Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice. During the operation, ranks were conducting a stop-and-search exercise along the Berbice River Bridge Access Road between 01:00 hours and 04:30 hours, when a black… Read more: POLICE SEIZE TEN AK-47 RIFLES IN CORENTYNE OPERATION - TEENAGE BOY FATALLY STABBED AT STABROEK SQUARE PARK
A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death on Wednesday evening at the Route 40 mini-bus park at the Stabroek Square, and the suspect is also 17-years-old. In a statement this morning, the Guyana Police Force identified the dead young man as Keroy Profit of Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara. According to a Police statement, Profit… Read more: TEENAGE BOY FATALLY STABBED AT STABROEK SQUARE PARK - FATAL ACCIDENT CHARGE DISCONTINUED AFTER FAMILY DECISION
INEWS Guyana Reports : The fatal accident charge against 61-year-old Naitram Anghad of Lot 23 Number 64 Village, Corentyne, Region Six, was officially discontinued on Wednesday after the family of deceased motorcyclist Jagdeo Bhimsingh opted not to continue legal proceedings. Anghad had been charged with causing the death of 21-year-old Jagdeo Bhimsingh by dangerous driving… Read more: FATAL ACCIDENT CHARGE DISCONTINUED AFTER FAMILY DECISION - FATHER AND SON DROWN IN CANAL ACCIDENT AT BLACK BUSH POLDER
Kaieteur News Reports : A father and his son perished together on Wednesday in an incident when the vehicle they were traveling in plunged into a canal at Black Bush Polder, Corentyne. Joseph Mangar, 32, and Johnathan, 4, of Limlair Village, Corentyne, were on their way to collect the man’s daughter from her school when… Read more: FATHER AND SON DROWN IN CANAL ACCIDENT AT BLACK BUSH POLDER - PRIME SUSPECT CHANGES PLEA IN GAS STATION BOMBING CASE
In another dramatic twist, the prime suspect in the gas station bombing case told the Court today that he no longer wants to plead guilty to the charge. He told the Court that he is no longer admitting guilt, following a decision by the Director of Public Prosecution to proceed with the terrorism charges against… Read more: PRIME SUSPECT CHANGES PLEA IN GAS STATION BOMBING CASE - MINI-BUS OPERATORS PROTEST FARE FREEZE ON ROUTE 32
Mini-bus operators plying the Georgetown to Parika route pulled the brakes on their service this morning as part of a protest demanding an increase in bus fares. The bus operators complained today that their fares have remained the same since 2017, despite fuel hikes and an increase in the price for parts for their buses.… Read more: MINI-BUS OPERATORS PROTEST FARE FREEZE ON ROUTE 32 - FOUR FISHERMEN RESCUED AFTER VESSEL SINKS IN ATLANTIC OCEAN
Four fishermen are safely back with their families after their vessel sank in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday afternoon following turbulent conditions at sea. The rescue operation was coordinated by Chairman of the Rosignol Fisherman’s Co-op Society Ltd, Hardat Malchan, along with Commander David Shamsudeen and ranks of the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard. According… Read more: FOUR FISHERMEN RESCUED AFTER VESSEL SINKS IN ATLANTIC OCEAN - SOCIAL MEDIA “SUMMA BADY” LADIES STAR BABY SKELLO ACQUITTED OF BLASPHEMOUS LIBEL CHARGE
Almost a year after local social media star Daniel Wharton aka “Baby Skello” was charged for blasphemous libel, he walked out of the Diamond Magistrates’ Court as a free man after the charge against him was dismissed. In June 2025, Wharton was charged and remanded to prison over a song that he sang on his… Read more: SOCIAL MEDIA “SUMMA BADY” LADIES STAR BABY SKELLO ACQUITTED OF BLASPHEMOUS LIBEL CHARGE - TRACTOR OPERATOR SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS FOR FRIEND’S MURDER
A male from the Upper Berbice River was on Thursday sentenced to a term of 18 years of imprisonment for the murder of his friend. Maxton Walker, a tractor operator residing in Hururu Mission, appeared before Justice Simone Morris at the Berbice High Court. It is alleged that on March 18, 2024, at 7 Mile,… Read more: TRACTOR OPERATOR SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS FOR FRIEND’S MURDER - BAIL DENIED IN HIRE CAR DRIVER’S FATAL STABBING
Magistrate Michelle Matthias on Friday refused bail in the manslaughter charge against a man who fatally stabbed a hire car driver. Frank McAllister, 21, of Heat Burn Village, East Bank Berbice, appeared at the Albion Magistrate’s Court. The court heard that on May 12, 2026, at Edinburgh Village, East Bank, McAllister unlawfully murdered Oswain Lawson.… Read more: BAIL DENIED IN HIRE CAR DRIVER’S FATAL STABBING - GRA MANDATES BODY CAMERAS FOR FRONTLINE CUSTOMS OFFICERS
The Guyana Revenue Authority has introduced mandatory body cameras for frontline Customs officers operating at airports, wharves, transit sheds and during law enforcement exercises. In a notice issued Friday, the GRA said all Customs officers working in frontline operations will now be required to wear body cameras while carrying out their official duties. The move… Read more: GRA MANDATES BODY CAMERAS FOR FRONTLINE CUSTOMS OFFICERS - CONSTRUCTION WORKER SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS FOR DEADLY STABBING
A construction worker was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Friday for the deadly stabbing of his friend. Andrew Seegobin, 32, from Johns, Port Mourant, Corentyne Berbice, was charged and taken into custody for the murder of Ramanand Mingo, which took place on November 19, 2023, at the Superbet shop in Johns, Port Mourant,… Read more: CONSTRUCTION WORKER SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS FOR DEADLY STABBING - MAN REMANDED FOR POSSESSION OF 2.8 KILOGRAMS OF CANNABISA man from Berbice was remanded to prison on Friday, May 15, 2026 after being charged with the possession of narcotics discovered in a minibus. Carlos Chung, aged 30, a cash crop farmer residing at Lot 239 Ithaca Village, West Bank Berbice, and also at Lot 50 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam Berbice, appeared before Magistrate Shivani… Read more: MAN REMANDED FOR POSSESSION OF 2.8 KILOGRAMS OF CANNABIS
- PRISON SERVICE SEEKS PUBLIC’S HELP IN RECAPTURING ESCAPED INMATE
The Guyana Prison Service is seeking the public’s assistance to recapture an inmate who escaped from the Lusignan Prison on Monday. The escapee is Adrian Damder, whose last known address is 44 Graham Street, Better Hope, East Coast Demerara. According to the Prison Service, Damder is incarcerated for threatening language. Authorities are urging anyone with… Read more: PRISON SERVICE SEEKS PUBLIC’S HELP IN RECAPTURING ESCAPED INMATE - GUYANA POLICE FORCE EMBRACES TECHNOLOGY WITH BODY CAMERAS AND DIGITAL TRAINING
The Guyana Police Force is ramping up efforts to modernise policing, with recruits now undergoing specialised training on the use of body cameras and computer literacy as the force pushes deeper into technology-driven law enforcement. Chief Instructor at the Police Force Academy, Inspector Kareem Hoosein said recruits are being trained to sharpen their skills in… Read more: GUYANA POLICE FORCE EMBRACES TECHNOLOGY WITH BODY CAMERAS AND DIGITAL TRAINING - BAIL DENIED FOR MAN ACCUSED OF BOUTIQUE BREAK-IN
Magistrate Shivani Lalaram denied bail on Friday for a man accused of breaking into a boutique at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice and stealing several items. Jai Chamanlall, 30, of Bath Experiment, West Coast Berbice, appeared at the Weldaad Magistrate’s Court where it was alleged that between Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9, 2026,… Read more: BAIL DENIED FOR MAN ACCUSED OF BOUTIQUE BREAK-IN - TEENAGER FACES 15 TRAFFIC CHARGES IN LETHEM COURT
Nineteen-year-old Joel Darrel from Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo) was on Tuesday slapped with 15 traffic-related charges when he appeared before Magistrate Omadatt Chandan at the Lethem Magistrate’s Court. Police stated that on Friday, April 24, 2026, along the Tabatinga Public Road, Lethem, Central Rupununi, the teen was driving without being the holder of… Read more: TEENAGER FACES 15 TRAFFIC CHARGES IN LETHEM COURT - POLICE ISSUE WANTED BULLETINS FOR FOUR MEN IN CUBAN NATIONAL’S MURDER
Kaieteur News Reported : The Guyana Police Force on Wednesday issued wanted bulletins for four men in connection with the murder of 23-year-old Dainier Vegas Infante, a Cuban national who was shot dead at a Queenstown, Georgetown bar on Sunday. The four men have been identified as Baraka Haraohn Bayneuzzi Garnett, 20; Mikhail Mario Joseph,… Read more: POLICE ISSUE WANTED BULLETINS FOR FOUR MEN IN CUBAN NATIONAL’S MURDER - GUYANA RECORDS HIGHEST BRAIN DRAIN IN SOUTH AMERICA, UNDP REPORT FINDS
News Source Guyana Reported : A report by the United Nations Development Programme has found that Guyana has recorded one of the highest numbers of brain drain in Latin America and the Caribbean, topping the South American region with an 8.2 of a score of 10. The finding means that Guyana continues to lose almost… Read more: GUYANA RECORDS HIGHEST BRAIN DRAIN IN SOUTH AMERICA, UNDP REPORT FINDS - MINIBUS DRIVER CHARGED IN FATAL NORTH RUPUNUNI ACCIDENT
news Source Guyana Reported : A 54-year-old Linden resident, Lester Baker, who was the driver of a minibus that was involved in a fatal accident along the Toka Trail in North Rupununi has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving. The accident occurred on the night of May 11, resulting in the death of… Read more: MINIBUS DRIVER CHARGED IN FATAL NORTH RUPUNUNI ACCIDENT - HIGH COURT ORDERS CITY COUNCIL TO REMOVE VENDORS FROM GPHC PERIMETER
The City Council has been ordered to remove all of the vendors outside of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation by May 31, 2026. In a High Court ruling, the City Council was told to remove all vendors and any encumbrances outside the perimeter of the hospital on: Lamaha Street between Thomas and East Street; East… Read more: HIGH COURT ORDERS CITY COUNCIL TO REMOVE VENDORS FROM GPHC PERIMETER - WELDER SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS FOR RAPE OF CHILD
A welder from Rosignol, West Bank Berbice, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for raping a girl. Robert Campbell, 37, appeared before Justice Simone Morris at the Berbice High Court. The charges state that on April 30, 2020, Campbell committed a sexual act against a 12-year-old girl in Berbice. He pleaded not guilty, but… Read more: WELDER SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS FOR RAPE OF CHILD - POSTMORTEM CONFIRMS TAXI DRIVER DIED FROM STAB WOUNDS
A postmortem examination has confirmed that Berbice driver Oswain Lawson died from multiple stab wounds, which resulted in excessive bleeding and lung damage. A postmortem examination conducted on Wednesday by Government Pathologist Dr. Vivekanand Brijmohan revealed that Lawson died from multiple incised stab wounds resulting in serious blood loss and the collapse of his lungs.… Read more: POSTMORTEM CONFIRMS TAXI DRIVER DIED FROM STAB WOUNDS
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