CRIME

CRIME

GPF and French Officials Strengthen Regional Crime-Fighting Strategy

November 26, 2025 Staff Reporter

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and French authorities have taken another major step toward building a coordinated regional security network, following high-level discussions in Georgetown between Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken and a visiting French delegation led by France’s Ambassador to Guyana, Olivier Plançon. The talks centred on tightening cross-border cooperation and developing new tools to […]

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CRIME

Man Fatally Chopped During Family Dispute at Supply, Mahaica

November 26, 2025 Staff Reporter

A late-night family dispute in Supply, Mahaica, ended in tragedy on Monday when 36-year-old Ray Sheoraj, known as “Redman,” was chopped to death during an argument with a male relative. Police reported that the incident happened around 23:00 hrs at Sheoraj’s home, where several relatives were gathered. An argument broke out between Sheoraj and a […]

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COURT

‘Terror’ gets 15 years for fatal stabbing of Riverview man

November 26, 2025 Staff Reporter

Twenty-one-year-old Nicholas DaSilva, known as “Terror,” has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment, less the time he already spent on remand. He pleaded guilty to the murder of 38-year-old Mark Frank during a confrontation at Riverview, Ruimveldt, Georgetown, in November 2022. DaSilva appeared before Justice Navindra Singh at the High Court in Demerara, where the […]

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BUSINESS

GGMC warns miners to follow the law or face tough enforcement

November 26, 2025 Staff Reporter

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is once again putting miners on notice that stronger enforcement will be coming for those found breaching mining regulations across the country. The warning follows a directive from President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali for tougher action against illegal practices in the industry. In a statement issued on Monday, […]

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CRIME

Bandits rob Corentyne vendor in home invasion

November 26, 2025 Staff Reporter

Two armed bandits targeted a market vendor’s home in Brighton Village, Corentyne, on Monday night. Seewatee Seecharran told reporters that around 6:50 PM, she heard a strange noise resembling a conversation. She asked her 18-year-old son about it, but he was unaware of the source. As she tried to prepare dinner, she then heard a […]

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CRIME

Police Investigate Late-Night Shooting at Lover’s Lane, Amelia’s Ward

November 25, 2025 Staff Reporter

Police in Regional Division #10 are probing a shooting incident that occurred around 22:30 hrs on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at Lover’s Lane, Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden, leaving two men injured. According to initial investigations, a 32-year-old vendor of Central Amelia’s Ward was standing in front of his shop while a 36-year-old carpenter from South […]

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COURT

Taxi driver gets life sentence for murder of Canadian mining executive

November 24, 2025 Staff Reporter

Anthony “Cookie” Ragnauth, 26, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 28 years for the murder of Canadian national Neil Whyte, a Supply Chain Manager at Guyana Goldfields Inc. Ragnauth had earlier pleaded guilty before Chief Justice (ag) Navindra Singh at the High Court in Demerara. He was represented by […]

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COURT

Tuschen man sentenced to 18 years for murder of amputee during robbery

November 21, 2025 Staff Reporter

Twenty-four-year-old Collin Jackman, called “Junior,” was on Wednesday sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment, less time served, for the 2021 murder of 59-year-old amputee Keith Richard Hohenkirk at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo. Jackman had pleaded guilty last month before Chief Justice (ag) Navindra Singh at the High Court in Demerara. He was represented by attorney-at-law Madan […]

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CRIME

Hair-Do to Handcuffs: Lusignan Woman Arrested After Falsely Accusing Minister

November 20, 2025 Staff Reporter

A Lusignan woman, Annie Khemraj, has been taken into police custody after publicly accusing Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar, of involvement in the recent Regent Street bombing. Khemraj, identified as an activist associated with Azzrudin Mohamed’s We Invest Nationhood party, is expected to be charged soon. According to reports, Khemraj was […]

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CRIME

Rosignol man gets 13 years for killing ‘Eggy’ Khan

November 20, 2025 Staff Reporter

A Railway Line, Rosignol resident who went on the run after a brutal 2021 killing has been sentenced to 13 years behind bars. The sentence was handed down this week by Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Berbice High Court, bringing an end to a case that gripped the West Berbice community for years. Thirty-one-year-old Shane […]

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