Crime

Volda Lawrence detained for questioning by Police over election probe

Chairperson of the People’s National Congress Reform, Volda Lawrence has been detained by the Police for questioning as investigators continue their probe into allegations of fraud at the March elections. Lawrence turned up at the Criminal Investigations Department of the Police Force this morning for questioning but the investigating officers were a no show at […]

26-year-old woman dies in Corentyne motorbike crash

A 26-year-old woman from Belvedere village Corentyne became one of the country’s latest road accident victims on Sunday. The woman, Radha Shivcharran was the pillion rider on a motorcycle when the rider, Kenny Teakadharry, lost control and slammed into the steel rail at the side of the road along the Seawell public road in Berbice. […]

Albouystown woman dies after chopping by husband

Police are investigating the death of a 28-year-old Albouystown woman after a cutlass attack by her husband. The dead woman has been identified as mother of three, Clarabel Johnson of Cooper Street Albouystown. She worked at Humphrey’s bakery. A police statement said the woman had an early morning row with her husband at about 6:25 […]

Government rehires James Singh as Head of CANU

The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Home Affairs has rehired former Head of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, James Singh to once again serve in that position. Singh was removed from the position in 2017 under the last government following a Commission of Inquiry into the release of a drug boat and its […]

Protests erupt again in West Berbice

Upset with the pace of the investigations into the gruesome murders of teen cousins, Joel and Isaiah Henry, a group of West Berbice residents blocked roads and set fire to tyres this morning. The road blockage in #5 village West Coast Berbice, resulted in vehicles being forced to seek new routes and others turning back. […]