The Guyana Police Force on Thursday issued wanted bulletins for three men as investigations continue into the discovery of ten AK-47 rifles at Corentyne, Berbice. The men wanted are Antonio Alonzo Lawrie, also known as Lanzo, of Farm Village, East Bank Demerara, and Lot 72 Grant 1805 Crabwood Creek, Corentyne…
The Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating a shooting incident which left a 19-year-old labourer nursing a gunshot wound on Thursday morning at Block ‘E’ Sophia, Georgetown. According to initial police enquiries, ranks on mobile patrol duty received information that the teen was wanted in connection with an alleged robbery…
Police are investigating a fatal mining incident which claimed the life of 25-year-old miner Ryan Roberts at Chi Chi Backdam, Upper Mazaruni River, on Tuesday afternoon. Roberts, of Kwaimatta Village, North Rupununi, Region Nine, was reportedly working in a mining pit with several other workers at around 14:45hrs when a…
West Indies have replaced top-order batter Ebony Brathwaite with Guyanese offspinner Ashmini Munisar in an otherwise expected squad for the Women’s T20 World Cup, which begins on June 12 in England. That is the only change from West Indies’ 15-member squad, which went down 3-0 in a T20I series to…
See below full letter from French President, Emmanuel Macron, to Guyana’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali : On the occasion of Guyana’s National Day and the celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of Independence, I am pleased to extend to you, and to the people of Guyana, my warmest congratulations on this…
A 33-year-old taxi driver of Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara, was on Thursday remanded to prison after being charged in connection with the discovery of ten AK-47 rifles in Berbice. Stephen Rajah appeared before the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court where a possession of firearm charge was read to him. He…
Police in Regional Division Nine are investigating an alleged armed robbery in Lethem in which the 18-year-old suspect was found dead with suspected gunshot injuries. Dead is Edward Arjune, called “Black Spanish,” 18-years-old of Lethem, Central Rupununi. According to Police Headquarters, the robbery occurred at about 14:00hrs on Tuesday at…
A 69-year-old man, whose decomposed body was discovered inside his Providence, East Bank Demerara home last week has led police to arrest three persons as investigations continue. Dead is Mohammed Shaheed, called “Fizal” or “Artist,” a self-employed resident of Parker Street, Providence. According to Police Headquarters, Shaheed was last seen…
A 29-year-old woman died late Sunday night after the car she was travelling in crashed into a parked lorry along the Sarah Johanna Access Road, East Bank Demerara. Dead is Lisa Blackman of Turkeyen, Georgetown. According to Police Headquarters, the fatal accident occurred at about 22:40hrs and involved motor car…
A bilateral partnership between the governments of Guyana and Barbados has resolved critical logistical constraints ahead of the West Indies men’s 2026 international home season. The joint state-level intervention has successfully rescued the multi-match home itinerary against New Zealand, anchoring a newly finalised schedule announced by Cricket West Indies under…
