Crime

Sparendaam youth remanded for murder of construction worker

28-year-old Sparendaam construction worker, Kevin Springer, was today charged and remanded to jail for the murder of 44-year-old Joseph Forde, who was also a construction worker. Forde died last Friday after being brutally attacked and chopped about his body. In Court today, Kevin Springer was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder […]

Police probing murder of 16-year-old boy in Kitty

Police investigators have launched a probe into the stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy from Kitty in Georgetown. The incident occurred early on Monday morning at Gordon Street in Kitty, and investigators have revealed that a 22-year-old man is the main suspect. According to a report from the Police, just before 1 o’ clock on […]

Construction worker dies in septic tank accident

A 52-year-old man lost his life yesterday morning while working on the construction of a concrete septic tank. The incident occurred at the Eccles Industrial site on the East Bank of Demerara, and claimed the life of Zheng Shun Liu. According to a Police report, the man who works with a construction company, was working […]

Bagotstown labourer stabbed to death during drunken row

Police investigators are probing the murder of a 38-year-old Bagotstown resident, who was brutally stabbed during an argument at a shop. Investigators have identified the dead man as Ricardo Bailey. A 28-year-old suspect remains on the run. A Police report of the incident stated that at around 9pm on Sunday, Ricardo Bailey and a group […]

Two friends die in East Bank Demerara motorcycle crash

Two friends, ages 24 and 20-years-old, lost their lives on Saturday morning in an accident along the Diamond Public Road on the East Bank of Demerara. The accident took place around 4:10 am on Saturday morning, and the two men who died have been identified as Philbert Charles and Chris Daniels. A Police report of […]

Police Officers caught on camera beating Linden Businessman; Police Force claims officer was attacked first

The Guyana Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility has launched an investigation into an incident in the town of Linden involving a popular businessman, Hilton Lyle, and a group of Policemen in the compound of the Mackenzie Police station. In a video recording of the incident, the businessman could be seen on the ground inside […]