Crime Archives

May 9, 2026

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A brazen robbery under arms at the busy intersection of America and Longden Streets, Georgetown, on Friday evening left a bystander injured and prompted a gunfight between a money changer and the attackers, with one suspect now in custody and another still at large. The victim, a 35-year-old businessman and money changer from Ann’s Grove, […]

April 27, 2026

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Two Berbice men were on Monday remanded to prison after appearing before the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court on a charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. The accused, 21-year-old construction worker Antonio Peters of Sheet Anchor Village, East Canje, and 28-year-old taxi driver Delvin Semple of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, appeared before Magistrate […]

April 25, 2026

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Two robbery suspects fell into a drain after their motorcycle collided during a police chase following an armed robbery at a business place at Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara, on Friday night, leaving behind a haversack containing cash and other items as they fled on foot. One suspect was later arrested and a suspected […]

April 25, 2026

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A 37-year-old bodywork technician of Delph Street, Campbellville, Georgetown, is hospitalised in stable condition after he was shot during an armed robbery early Saturday morning. Police in Regional Division 4 ‘A’ are investigating the robbery-under-arms incident, which occurred around 00:40 hrs at the victim’s residence. Preliminary investigations indicate that the victim was in his yard […]

April 20, 2026

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Two men were on Monday discharged from the case involving the bombing of a Mobil Gas Station in Georgetown, while a co-accused was committed to stand trial at the High Court. Fifty-one-year-old Ramesh Pramdeo and 44-year-old Wayne Correia were freed at the Lenora Magistrates’ Court after Magistrate Alisha George upheld a no-case submission, ruling that […]

April 20, 2026

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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, maintaining that he alone was responsible for the attack. Poedemo told the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, through a translator, that the other defendants in the matter were not involved and should […]

April 20, 2026

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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 at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara. Police in Regional Division #4 ‘C’ said the incident occurred around 18:30 hrs during an exercise along the Railway Embankment, Lusignan. Ranks observed the suspect […]

April 20, 2026

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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, East Coast Demerara. Police in Regional Division #4 ‘C’ said the incident occurred around 23:05 hrs. Preliminary investigations revealed that Lilly and the suspect, who are known to each other, […]

April 18, 2026

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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. The group — two Brazilian nationals and one Venezuelan national — was arrested on December 10, 2025, during an enforcement operation carried out by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission […]

April 17, 2026

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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 the cutting of an electrical cord. The accused, 26-year-old Brandon Mars, appeared on Friday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Orinthia Smith, where he faced charges of abusive language […]

Category: Crime

Money changer robbed; bystander shot in leg by motorcycle bandit

Berbice taxi driver, construction worker remanded in drug trafficking case

Fleeing motorcycle bandits fall in drain, leave haversack with cash behind

Campbellville man shot, robbed of chain during early-morning attack

Two walk free in Mobil Gas Station bombing; one committed to trial

Accused gas station bomber maintains he acted alone; court declines bid to free other defendants

Venezuelan teen nabbed with illegal gun

Fisherman stabbed to death by drinking partner

Three foreign nationals sentenced to prison over illegal mining in Iwokrama forest

Neighbours placed on lifetime bond after one cuts other’s electrical cord worth $800

Government vows to vigorously defend position should VAMED proceed to arbitration

Auto industry tops complaints as Consumer Affairs Commission resolves $68M in cases

Works on Lot 2 of Corentyne highway expansion ahead of schedule

Government vows to vigorously defend position should VAMED proceed to arbitration

Auto industry tops complaints as Consumer Affairs Commission resolves $68M in cases

Works on Lot 2 of Corentyne highway expansion ahead of schedule