CRIME

CRIME

Brother of murder victim arrested after discharging firearm at suspect’s home

June 9, 2025 Editor

Hours after the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Nicholas Narine in Agricola, Greater Georgetown, his younger brother was arrested for allegedly retaliating by opening fire on the home of the suspect’s father.  According to a release from the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Keon Narine, a 22-year-old electrician of Ceaser Street, Agricola, was arrested on Monday morning […]

Read more

CRIME

Agricola man, 28, fatally shot in suspected revenge attack

June 9, 2025 Editor

Nicholas Narine, a 28-year-old construction worker of Third Street, Agricola, Greater, Georgetown was fatally shot on Monday morning in what his family claims is a continuation of a weeks-long feud involving threats and gun violence. The fatal shooting occurred at around 8:15 hours on Titus Street, behind Narine’s residence. According to police, Narine, also known […]

Read more

CRIME

Chinese electrician killed in workplace accident at Guyana Manganese Inc.

June 7, 2025 Editor

A Chinese national, Siyuan Chen, lost his life in a workplace accident at Guyana Manganese Incorporated (GMI) in Matthew’s Ridge, Region One, on Thursday. Sheriff News Network was informed that the incident occurred at about 13:45 hours while Chen, an electrician at the facility, was monitoring the conveyor belt system in the wash plant. Preliminary […]

Read more

COURT

Homeless man accused of cheque forgery remanded to prison

June 6, 2025 Editor

A 24-year-old homeless man who allegedly altered a cheque to inflate its value by $100,000 has been remanded to prison. Romario Benjamin, who has no fixed address, appeared before Senior Magistrate Fabyo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday to answer two forgery-related charges. Police allege that Benjamin forged a Bank of Guyana cheque […]

Read more

COURT

‘Monkeyman’ sentenced to four years for $10M burglary

June 6, 2025 Editor

Ralph Pollard, also known as “Monkeyman,” a 29-year-old formerly of Lot 29, Diamond New Housing Scheme, and Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday for theft. Pollard appeared virtually from Lusignan Prison before Magistrate Abigail Gibbs at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court, where he pleaded guilty to the charge […]

Read more

CRIME

D’Urban backlands businessman robbed of cash by group of suspected juveniles

June 5, 2025 Editor

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is investigating a robbery with aggravation committed on Zhao Pe Lizhan, a 60-year-old Chinese businessman of D’Urban Backlands, Georgetown, which occurred around 18:55 hours on Wednesday at WF Fast Food Restaurant in the same area. According to the Police Force, Lizhan was robbed of $70,000 by four individuals – two […]

Read more

CRIME

Essequibo contractor’s son dies after crashing into parked trucks

June 5, 2025 Editor

Kevin Bacchus, a resident of Queenstown Village on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two, tragically lost his life on Wednesday night following a fatal accident at Riverstown. According to reports, Bacchus was driving a canter truck when he collided with several parked trucks along the roadway. Emergency services responded to the scene, but he succumbed to […]

Read more

CRIME

Four homeless after Shieldstown fire 

June 3, 2025 Editor

Four individuals are now contemplating their next move after a devastating fire destroyed their home on Sunday. In an interview with the media, Jennifer Lanchan, 21, of Lot 108, Shieldstown, West Bank Berbice (WBB), explained that she was occupying the one-bedroom house with her husband, Junior Nathaniel, a carpenter, and their two children, aged 2 […]

Read more

CRIME

Police probe late-night shooting at South Ruimveldt residence

June 3, 2025 Editor

Police are investigating a shooting incident that occurred late Sunday night at a residence in South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, where a gold miner and his family were startled by gunfire that damaged their home. According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the incident occurred around 23:30 hours at Lot 567 Toucan Drive. The homeowner, 34-year-old Rickford […]

Read more

CRIME

Seven-year-old Queenstown boy electrocuted after touching live-wired car

June 2, 2025 Editor

Seven-year-old Emmanuel Jones, a student of Queenstown Primary School, was electrocuted while playing in his yard on Saturday evening. The incident occurred around 18:30 hours at the family’s home in Queenstown, Region Two. According to reports, Emmanuel had been playing with other children inside the house when he ran out into the yard and came […]

Read more