Aug 28, 2026
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Corentyne family springs from sleep as home comes under firebomb attack from hooded figure
A Nigg, Corentyne, Berbice, family of six believes they were deliberately targeted after a firebomb was allegedly thrown at their home and vehicles in the...
Crime
Alert homeowner’s cameras lead to arrests of masked bandits, firearm seizures
Essequibo, in connection with an alleged "Attempt to Commit Robbery Under Arms" targeting a Central Housing and Planning Authority employee. The incident occurred at about...
Boy, 15, charged with manslaughter in Corriverton fisherman’s death, released into parents’ custody
A 15-year-old student was on Monday released into the care and custody of his parents after being charged with manslaughter in connection with the death...
Traffic fines payable only through MMG or Bill Express, says Traffic Chief
Legitimate traffic fines in Guyana can only be paid through MMG or Bill Express, the Guyana Police Force said on Tuesday, warning the public against...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Ithaca farmer remanded over alleged cannabis trafficking in minibus
A 30-year-old West Bank Berbice farmer has been remanded to prison after appearing in court on a narcotics trafficking charge linked to the alleged discovery...
Bath Settlement man remanded for stealing colognes, clothing and cash from boutique
A 30-year-old man accused of breaking into a boutique at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, and stealing a quantity of merchandise and cash was on...
Money changer robbed; bystander shot in leg by motorcycle bandit
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...
Berbice taxi driver, construction worker remanded in drug trafficking case
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...