Crime

Mutual evaluation of Guyana’s anti-money laundering efforts set to begin Monday

Guyana’s Fourth Round of Mutual Evaluation by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) will commence on Monday, 4th September. Starting next Monday, CFATF experts will assess Guyana’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regime, including the country’s legal framework, and its levels of implementation. Significant attention will also be placed on […]

Ambassador Lynch urges strengthening of Guyana’s security apparatus to keep citizens and investors safe

The outgoing United States Ambassador to Guyana Sarah Ann-Lynch is of the view that it is important for Guyana to strengthen its security apparatus to address crime and other security challenges in order to keep citizens safe and to attract more foreign investment. Ambassador Lynch, who is wrapping up her tour of duty, told the […]

Miner stabbed to death at Imbamadai Landing, Upper Mazaruni

Police investigators have traveled to Imbamadai Landing in the Upper Mazaruni river area, to investigate the murder of 35-year-old gold miner, Stenson Roland. Stenson was stabbed to death on Saturday night at a bar in the area. According to the Police report on the incident, the miner was consuming alcoholic drinks at the bar when […]

19-year-old motorcyclist dies in Berbice accident

An early Sunday morning accident along the #11 Public Road in East Berbice has claimed the life of a 19-year-old motorcyclist. The dead youth has been identified as Rahul Thakoor. The fatal accident took place at around 1 o’clock this morning. A Police report said Thakoor was riding his motorcycle along the Public Road at […]

Accident on Unity Public Road, ECD claim 3 lives

Two 21-year-olds and a 19-year-old lost their lives late on Saturday night in a smash-up involving two cars a truck and a motorcycle. The accident occurred just after 10pm on Saturday along the Unity Public Road, East Coast Demerara. The three dead persons have been identified as 21-year-old motorcyclist Elijah Pellew and his pillion rider, […]

Four teens die in West Demerara accident

Four teenagers lost their lives early this morning in a smash-up involving a car and a parked truck at Canal #2, West Bank Demerara. The incident took place at around 1:30 this morning. Police investigators have identified the dead teens as 17-year-old Daveanand Singh, who was the driver of the car, 19-year-old Ameisha Jaikarran, 18-year-old […]