Labourer arrested after police find cocaine during Better Hope operation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 56-year-old labourer was arrested on Thursday after police said cocaine was found on him during an operation at Better…
Month: March 2026
Man who died in police custody succumbed to infection from perforated stomach ulcer — autopsy
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA post-mortem examination has found that 30-year-old Jordan Payne, who died after becoming unresponsive while in custody at the Cove…
Court throws out Brutus abuse of process bid; fraud and money laundering case to continue
Reading Time: 2 minutesFormer Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus has suffered another legal setback after Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty dismissed his…
Teen labourer accused of stealing $7M from Chinese businesswoman in Durban Backlands
Reading Time: < 1 minutePolice are investigating the theft of $7 million from a Chinese businesswoman at Durban Backlands, Georgetown, with a 16-year-old labourer…
Couple bound for Toronto detained after raw gold found at CJIA
Reading Time: < 1 minutePolice are investigating the discovery of a quantity of yellow metal suspected to be raw gold at the Cheddi Jagan…
President Ali protests Suriname charges on Corentyne River use, warns against barriers to trade
Reading Time: < 1 minutePresident Dr. Irfaan Ali says Guyana has formally protested charges reportedly imposed by Surinamese authorities for the use of the…
Chief Justice grants SOCU order to detain over $162M in gold and cash linked to Moura, GAGO Gold
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has secured a court order to detain more than $162 million in gold and…
Body of missing Corriverton fisherman found days after falling overboard
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe body of a 28-year-old fisherman from Corriverton, Berbice, was recovered on Tuesday, two days after he reportedly fell overboard…
Guyana ramping up seizure of crime-tainted assets; more major recoveries coming – AG
Reading Time: 2 minutesAttorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, S.C., says Guyana is intensifying efforts to seize money, gold, and…
Pit man killed after tree falls into mining pit at Mango Landing
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA mining incident has claimed the life of a 27-year-old pit man at a gold mining camp in the Upper…