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July 8, 2026
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Henry boys’ killers sentenced to life imprisonment

Nearly six years after the brutal murders of teenage cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry stunned the country, the Berbice High Court on Wednesday sentenced 39-year-old Anil Sancharra, called “Dan Pole” or “Rasta”, and 35-year-old Vinod Gopaul, known as “Maga”, to life imprisonment for the killings. The sentence was handed down by Justice Simone Morris. Prior […]
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July 6, 2026
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Cutlass attack, firebombing leave Venezuelan migrants homeless

  Four Venezuelan nationals were left homeless after a two-storey wooden house at King Street, Hampshire Village, Corentyne, Berbice, was destroyed by fire late on Sunday in what the Guyana Fire Service suspects was a case of arson. Firefighters from the Rose Hall Fire Station found the building completely engulfed in flames when they arrived, […]
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July 1, 2026
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Businessman arrested over alleged plot to kidnap man

A 36-year-old businessman was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly arranging and paying part of a fee to have another man kidnapped, Police said. Acting on information received, police said the man, of Alexander Village, Georgetown, allegedly handed over a quantity of cash as part payment during an intelligence-led operation. He was taken into custody, and […]
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June 19, 2026
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Construction worker charged after illegal gun discovered during threatening behaviour investigation

A 37-year-old Blairmont Settlement man who was allegedly found with a suspected revolver and ammunition during a police investigation into threatening behaviour has been charged and is expected to be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to the offence. Jason Rampersaud, a construction worker of Lot 4 Blairmont Settlement, West Coast Berbice, appeared before Magistrate […]
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June 9, 2026
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Shaeed Mohammed charged and remanded over murder of seven-year-old Adriel Aftab Mohamed

Shaeed Mohammed, called “Max”, a 23-year-old resident of Providence, East Bank Essequibo, was on Tuesday formally charged with the murder of seven-year-old Adriel Aftab Mohamed, whose death has shocked the Zeelugt community. Mohammed appeared before Magistrate Alisha George at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court. It is alleged that on June 5, 2026, at Zeelugt, East Bank […]
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May 28, 2026
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Taxi driver remanded in connection with discovery of 10 AK-47s

Stephen Rajah, 33, a taxi driver of Back Street, Goed Fortuin Village, West Bank Demerara, was remanded to prison on Thursday after being charged with possession of a firearm in connection with the discovery of 10 AK-47 rifles. Rajah was arrested on May 22 and appeared before the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court, where the charge […]
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May 27, 2026
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Two teenagers among three held in Providence murder probe

A 69-year-old Providence man was found dead in his home with multiple injuries to the head, and three suspects are now in police custody as investigations continue into the alleged murder. Dead is Mohammed Shaheed, called “Fizal” or “Artist,” a self-employed resident of Parker Street, Providence, East Bank Demerara. Police said Shaheed was last seen […]
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May 23, 2026
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Police seize 10 AK-47 rifles on Corentyne; taxi driver in custody

  A 33-year-old taxi driver is in police custody after law enforcement officers discovered 10 AK-47 rifles during an operation in Corentyne, Berbice, on Friday. According to police, ranks attached to Regional Division #6 were carrying out a stop-and-search exercise along the Berbice River Bridge Access Road between 01:00 hrs and 04:30 hrs when they […]
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