CRIME

Georgetown’s Traffic Woes: Police Report 90–100 Cases Daily, 2,300 in One Week

September 23, 2025 Staff Reporter

Georgetown’s roads remain under immense strain, with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) reporting an average of 90 to 100 traffic cases daily in Region 4 alone. The figure underscores a persistent culture of lawlessness on the capital’s streets, even as officers intensify enforcement and roll out new technology to keep motorists in line. Just last […]

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CRIME

Businessman Remanded on Human Trafficking Charge

September 23, 2025 Staff Reporter

Alvin Parag, a 49-year-old businessman of Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, and Alberttown, Georgetown, was on Tuesday (September 23, 2025) charged with Trafficking in Persons. Parag was arrested on September 19 and is accused of trafficking a 31-year-old Cuban woman between March 29 and June 7, 2025, at Diamond, East Bank Demerara. He appeared […]

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Firearm Seized in Police Operation

September 23, 2025 Staff Reporter

— Charlestown Man in Custody Around 11:15 hrs today (September 23, 2025), police ranks carried out an intelligence-led operation and intercepted a Toyota Axio bearing registration number PAF 744, driven by Travis Alleyne of Russell Street, Charlestown. A search of Alleyne revealed a Glock pistol with one magazine concealed in the front left pocket of […]

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𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌

September 23, 2025 Staff Reporter

GPF || Several employees of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) are assisting the Police in relation to a report of Simple Larceny involving the sum of approximately $5 million (Guyana currency), property of GECOM. A small fraction of the stolen money was recovered by detectives, which was in the possession of an Assistant Accounts Clerk, […]

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CRIME

Tour Guide Fatally Stabbed During Amerindian Heritage Celebration in Annai

September 22, 2025 Staff Reporter

Police in Region Nine are investigating the alleged murder of 21-year-old John Elliot, a tourist guide of Atta Lodge and resident of Surama Village, North Rupununi, who was fatally stabbed during an Amerindian Heritage celebration early Sunday morning. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. on September 21, 2025, at Annai Village, where Elliot was reportedly […]

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66.8 Kilograms of Cocaine Seized at CJIA

September 22, 2025 Staff Reporter

On Saturday, September 20, 2025, officers of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), acting on intelligence, intercepted a major drug shipment at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). During the operation, ranks discovered 53 parcels of suspected cocaine that were intended to be loaded onto a KLM flight bound for Amsterdam. One individual was taken into […]

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CRIME

8-Year-Old Girl Killed in Parika Backdam Accident; Driver Tests Over the Legal Alcohol Limit

September 22, 2025 Staff Reporter

Police are investigating a tragic accident that claimed the life of 8-year-old Supriya Khan of Naamryck Koker, East Bank Essequibo. The fatal crash occurred around 3:05 p.m. on Friday, September 19, 2025, along the Parika Backdam main access road, East Bank Essequibo. The accident involved Motor Pick-Up GAB 8162, driven by 22-year-old Arif Alli of […]

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COURT

Woman fears for her safety after ex-husband accused of stabbing her granted bail

September 22, 2025 Staff Reporter

A young mother says she is terrified for her life after the Friendship Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday granted bail to her former husband, who is accused of repeatedly stabbing her during an attack last December. She reportedly broke down in tears when the ruling was handed down. The survivor, 25-year-old Claurine Prescod, was ambushed and […]

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Woman posts desperate plea after years of alleged abuse — “I don’t want to be in a casket”

September 18, 2025 Staff Reporter

A young mother who identified herself as Niomi Williams has taken to social media with a desperate plea for help, detailing what she says was one-and-a-half years of emotional, mental, physical and financial abuse at the hands of her ex-partner. “Some might say that I don’t fit the mold of a victim of domestic violence […]

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CRIME

Surge in Missing Children Cases Alarms Guyana

September 18, 2025 Staff Reporter

Guyana has been gripped by growing concern as a string of missing children and teenagers cases continues to rise, with all victims so far under the age of 18. From early August to mid-September, police and social services have been forced to respond to an unsettling number of disappearances across multiple regions, exposing serious vulnerabilities […]

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