Thu, Jul 23, 2026
Thu, Jul 23, 2026
crime
State to pay Jamaican woman $3.1M for wrongful detentionThe State has been ordered to pay $3.1M to a 56-year-old Jamaican national who claimed she was wrongfully detained for…
Hope Estate resident charged with chopping man to deathSahadeo Persaud, 48 on Tuesday appeared at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court charged with the murder of Pradesh Ramgobin,…
Motorcycle bandits rob labourer of cell phone, shoot at police on patrolTwo bandits on a motorcycle, one of whom was armed with a handgun, robbed a 26-year-old labourer of his LG…
Man of ‘religious standing’ arrested for rape of boy, 17Police have arrested a man who has “religious standing” in a community of Region Six (East-Berbice Corentyne) for the alleged…
Two arrested for abducting, beating Essequibo manPolice have arrested a father and son in connection with the abduction and beating of a 25-year-old minibus driver and…
E’bo man forced into car trunk, beaten and left for deadPolice are investigating the circumstances surrounding the alleged abduction of a 25-year-old minibus driver from his Walton Hall, Essequibo Coast…
Plumber busted with 200 grams of cannabisA 31-year-old plumber identified as Rodwell Taylor was arrested by officers of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Monday after…
Labourer admits to verbally abusing 90-Y-0 motherDindial Balram, 62, a labourer, pleaded guilty to verbally abusing his 90-year-old mother Homranie Balram. The incident occurred at their…
Thief caught after breaking into mason’s houseA 33-year-old mason of Tuschen New Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo managed to apprehend a thief who broke into his…
Taxi driver choked, robbed at gunpoint Police are on the hunt for two men who reportedly robbed a 34-year-old taxi driver at gunpoint of two cell…
Man arrested for trying to bribe copPolice have arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly trying to bribe an inspector. Police Headquarters reported that the incident occurred…
Man arrested for bludgeoning brother to deathPolice have arrested the brother of 29-year-old Lakhram Dhurup, who collapsed and died at his No. 72 Village, Corentyne Berbice…
Motorcyclist, 69, killed in Berbice collisionPolice are investigating a fatal accident that occurred on the Palmyra Public Road, East Canje, Berbice, on Monday. Dead is…
Number 19 house goes up in flames; arson suspectedA 54-year-old man is currently homeless and staying temporarily with friends after the house he was living in went up…
UPDATE: Masked men attempted to sever husband’s neck, wife recallsA Warren Village, #19 Corentyne, Berbice couple is reeling from shock after two masked men invaded their house on Sunday…
Former Constables guilty of 2018 rape at police station- Jury findsTwo former police constables were on Monday found guilty of raping a woman in 2018 when she went to report…
Serial bandit who robbed policeman granted $300K bailA 21-year-old Guyhoc Park resident was on Monday released on $300,000 on two armed robbery charges, including the recent knifepoint…
No arrest in Vigilance Police Station fire; arson suspectedNo arrest has been made in connection with the Vigilance Police Station fire, which destroyed one building and two vehicles.…
