Crime

Police Force to clamp down on coloured lights on vehicles

The Guyana Police Force is advising owners and drivers of vehicles to stop the practice of installing coloured lights on their vehicles or face prosecution. This past weekend, Police on the Essequibo Coast engaged in a ‘White Light Campaign’ where a number of vehicles were stopped and examined for coloured lights resulting in eleven vehicles […]

Police launch search for missing miner in Region 7

A search is underway in the Toroparu Backdam in the Lower Puruni river area in Region Seven where a miner has been missing for the past ten days. In a statement today, the Guyana Police Force announced that it is investigating the disappearance of 27-year-old miner Noel Anthony Fredericks. The man who is originally from […]

Region One man arrested for murder of foster-son

Five days after the brutal stabbing death of 17-year-old Region One resident Daniel Wilson, his foster father has been arrested for the murder. In a statement today, the Police Force said the man was arrested as investigators worked along with villagers and the Policing Group in the area. The suspect, 30-year-old Nigel Abraham will face […]

Escaped prisoners surrender to Police

Two prisoners who escaped from lawful custody while being transported from Linden to Lusignan are now both back in Police custody. The two men, Kevin Valladares and Keanon Harry made a dash for their freedom on Thursday along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway while they were being transported to Georgetown from the mining town. One of the […]

21-year-old man remanded for murder of teenage girlfriend

The 21-year-old man who claimed that the stabbing death of his 19-year-old girlfriend was an accident was today charged and remanded to jail for the young woman’s murder. 19-year-old Shenese Walks was found dead with a knife stuck in her neck in a pool of blood in her boyfriend’s apartment last week. In Court today, […]