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Driver dies after crashing into utility pole
A 38-year-old man lost his life Sunday after he crashed into a utility pole at No.36 Village, Corentyne, Berbice.
Dead is Trevor Elias of Lot 4 Cromarty Farm, Corentyne, Berbice.
He was driving motor car PGG 3721, owned by Deborah…
Essequibo teen dies days after Perseverance accident
Days after he was involved in an accident on the Perseverance public road, Essequibo Coast, 17-year-old Shane Lall succumbed to his injuries on Saturday.
The News Room understands that Lall died while receiving medical attention at the…
Man who solicited, uploaded pornographic images of children to face cybercrime charges
A 28-year-old man who is accused of convincing two children, under the age of 14, to send him photographs of themselves, which he later uploaded online, is expected to face a series of cybercrime charges in the new week.
The suspect has…
Ninawattie: Autopsy reveals how Berbice woman was brutally raped, killed
Ninawattie Nandlall called “Sharda”, the Berbice woman who was brutally raped and killed, died from asphyxiation, a wound to her neck, and a fracture to her cervical spine.
Police headquarters reported the findings of the autopsy, which…
Woman, 34, arrested after cannabis found stashed in ceiling
Police have arrested a 34-year-old woman after they found 100 kilogrammes of cannabis which was hidden in a barrel in the ceiling of her Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) apartment.
Police headquarters in a statement said ranks, acting on…
Five arrested after firearms, ammunition found at Yarrowkabra
Police Saturday arrested five people, including three security guards, following the discovery of two illegal shotguns and several rounds of ammunition at Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke-Linden Highway.
Police headquarters said the items were…
Kaneville woman who used bedsheet to strap cannabis to her body arrested
A 28-year-old woman was on Friday arrested after 500 grammes of cannabis were found strapped to her body with a bedsheet.
Police headquarters said ranks conducted a search at the suspect’s Kaneville, Grove East Bank Demerara (EBD) house…
Two confess to rape, murder of Berbice woman
Following the arrest of three suspects Friday in connection with the death of Ninawattie Nandalall, called "Sharda", of No. 0 (54) Village, Corentyne, Berbice, two have since confessed to raping her before committing the act of murder.…
Soldier dies after training session
A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Corporal died on Saturday, hours after completing a training session at the Colonel John Clarke Military School at Tacama, Upper Berbice River.
Dead is Corporal Leroy Thom 22258 of 2 Infantry Battalion, who…
Five rescued from sinking cargo vessel
The Coast Guard on Thursday rescued five men hours after the cargo vessel they were in began sinking.
In a statement, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) said the incident occurred approximately 5.2 nautical miles off Leonora, West Coast of…