Food vendor arrested, gun and $500,000 recovered in East Canje robbery probe
Reading Time: < 1 minutePolice have arrested a 27-year-old food vendor and recovered $500,000, a revolver and a car as investigations continue into Saturday’s…
Month: October 2026
SOCU head challenges leave, threatens legal action against Top Cop amid rape & threatening behaviour probe
Reading Time: 2 minutesDeputy Commissioner of Police and SOCU head Fazil Karimbaksh has threatened legal action against Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken over…
Man dies after neck injury in Linden altercation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 28-year-old man died after sustaining a neck injury during an altercation at Amelia’s Ward, Linden, on Saturday night. The…
Armed trio robs East Canje beverage depot, escapes with cash
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThree masked men armed with a handgun, a baseball bat and a cutlass robbed a businessman at his beverage depot…
Linden teacher killed in crash; lorry driver reportedly flees
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLinden teacher Leslyn Major died on Friday after a car reportedly struck her following a collision with a motor lorry…
GPHC urgent care goes paperless; patient registration opens for more clinics
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has begun mass patient registration ahead of expanding its Electronic Health Record system to…
Teen motorcyclist killed in Eccles lamp post crash
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 16-year-old motorcyclist died on Wednesday afternoon after losing control of his motorcycle and crashing into a lamp post on…
Security guard shot dead at Sussex Street supermarket
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 37-year-old security guard was shot dead while on duty at a Chinese supermarket on Sussex Street, Georgetown, on Thursday…
SOCU head sent on leave amid rape and threatening behaviour probe
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDeputy Commissioner of Police Fizal Karimbaksh, who heads the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), has been sent on leave pending…
PM Phillips to take Guyana’s energy priorities to regional talks
Reading Time: < 1 minutePrime Minister Mark Phillips will outline Guyana’s plans for a more affordable and reliable electricity supply when regional energy leaders…