Crime

Police Force activates Christmas Security Plan

There will be additional Police ranks on the streets across the country as the Guyana Police Force has rolled out its Christmas security plan. The plan was launched yesterday and will remain in place until the 15th January. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force said there will be an intensified focus on crime and […]

Five Held for Suspected Smuggling of Haitians through Guyana

Five persons have been arrested and are facing questioning over the suspected smuggling of Haitian nationals through Guyana. The Home Affairs Ministry announced today that a total of 26 Haitian nationals were found in a city hotel and in a bus along the Mabura road during two operations by law enforcement. According to the statement, […]

CANU, DEA and Belgian Police exchange info on Scrap Iron drug probe

As the search continues for the shipper of the container from Guyana that was later busted in Belgium with 11.5 tons of cocaine, Guyana’s Customs Anti-Narcotics Agency and the Belgian Police and the US Drug Enforcement Administration are working closely together with the investigations. Senior officials at CANU indicated today that while there are no […]

Two Region 7 dorm students test positive for COVID-19

Two students in Region Seven have tested positive for Coronavirus and are now in isolation. The tests were conducted two days ago and the results were returned today. The two students are residents of the dormitories at the Bartica Secondary and the Three Miles Secondary School. Both dorms have since been visited by Health officials […]

16-year-old girl stabbed to death by 34-year-old ex-boyfriend

Police investigators in Essequibo are probing the murder of a 16-year-old girl in the community of Richmond on the Essequibo Coast. The incident took place this morning and the girl’s ex-boyfriend is the suspect. The two reportedly shared a relationship and lived together for two years. The girl was at home this morning when the […]