TRAGEDY

TRAGEDY

Construction worker dies in Number 36 road accident

January 13, 2026 Staff Reporter

A 22-year-old construction worker lost his life following a motor vehicle accident along the Number 36 Public Road, Corentyne Berbice, on Sunday night. Dead is Lakhram Etwaroo of Number 35 Village. Reports indicate that Etwaroo was travelling in a car which crashed into a parked vehicle at about 11:00 pm. The owner of the parked […]

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TRAGEDY

CITIZEN REPORT: MISSING PERSON

January 13, 2026 Staff Reporter

Family members are seeking urgent public assistance in locating an elderly woman who has gone missing. The woman, known as Rita, affectionately called “Grams,” reportedly left her home in Mon Repos, De Endragt North, East Coast Demerara, since this morning and has not returned. Relatives say Rita sometimes suffers from memory lapses and may become […]

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TRAGEDY

Arson suspected as Angoy’s Avenue house goes up in flames

January 12, 2026 Staff Reporter

Arson is suspected after a house at Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice, was destroyed by fire on Sunday afternoon. In an interview with reporters, Rasheed Sinclair, a farmer who occupies the building owned by his mother, Florette Sinclair, at Levi Dam, Mount Sinai, disclosed that he was a short distance away when alerted about the […]

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CRIME

Drunk driver crashes at Alness, kills passenger

December 6, 2025 Staff Reporter

Police in Berbice are probing a late-night crash along the Alness Public Road that claimed the life of a Corentyne man. The accident occurred around 11:20 on Thursday night when the driver of motor car PWW 6986 reportedly lost control while speeding and under the influence. The car, driven by a 31-year-old man from John’s […]

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TRAGEDY

Police Probe Fatal Accident at Aubrey Barker, Blue Mountain Intersection

December 6, 2025 Staff Reporter

Police in Regional Division 4 ‘A’ have launched an investigation into a fatal accident that occurred around 12:00 hrs on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at the intersection of Aubrey Barker and Blue Mountain Roads, Georgetown. The incident involved motor car PAJ 9875, driven by a 32-year-old salesman of Laing Avenue, West Ruimveldt, and pedestrian 50-year-old […]

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TRAGEDY

Body of Unidentified Man Found Near Bourda Market; Police Launch Investigation

November 28, 2025 Staff Reporter

Police in Regional Division 4 ‘A’ have launched an investigation following the discovery of a man’s body on Monday, November 24, 2025, around 08:00 hrs on the western side of the Bourda Market area. The deceased, believed to be a male of mixed ancestry about 60 years old, had no fixed place of abode and […]

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TRAGEDY

Post-Mortem: Multiple Skull Fractures Caused Jodea Seline’s Death

November 25, 2025 Staff Reporter

GPF: A post-mortem examination was on Monday November 24, 2025, conducted on the body of Jodea Seline, who died following a motor vehicle accident on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at No. 62 Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice.The examination which was performed by Government Pathologist Dr. Vivekanand Bridgemohan at Bailey’s Funeral Home, No. 4 Village, West Coast […]

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TRAGEDY

Autopsy in for Levon Collins

November 25, 2025 Staff Reporter

A post-mortem has confirmed that nine-year-old Levon Collins died from shock and haemorrhage caused by a ruptured spleen. The Nurney Village, Region 6 child passed away on November 22 at the New Amsterdam Hospital, days after an alleged assault involving a 15-year-old female cousin in Kildonan Village. Police said the teen, a school dropout from […]

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TRAGEDY

9-Year-Old Boy Dies After Alleged Beating by Teen Cousin; Investigation Underway

November 24, 2025 Staff Reporter

Police are investigating the tragic death of 9-year-old Levon Collins, a pupil of Kildonan Primary School, who reportedly succumbed to injuries sustained during an altercation with his 15-year-old female cousin.The incident occurred approximately two weeks ago as Collins was riding his bicycle to his aunt’s home. When the bicycle chain slipped, he stopped to fix […]

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Mahaicony man found dead with suspected gunshot wounds

November 24, 2025 Staff Reporter

Residents of Quakers Hall, Mahaicony, were left shaken on Friday night after a 52-year-old man, Sesupaul Ramgobin, known in the area as “John Paul”, was discovered dead at his home under troubling circumstances. According to police, the incident unfolded close to 11 pm when relatives heard what sounded like an explosion coming from Ramgobin’s house. […]

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