Crime

A detective inspector answers drug charges in court on Wednesday January 14th’ 2026, after cocaine weighing over 5.8 kilograms was reportedly found, in his possession. He is 51-year-old Martin Walker of the Constabulary’s Counterterrorism and Organized Crime Branch. Reports are that on Thursday January 8th, 2026, at around 7:10 p.m., personnel from the firearms and narcotics investigation division intercepted Walker, […More]

THE GOVERNMENT IS LOOKING AT SEVERAL OPTIONS TO DEAL WITH THE COUNTRY’S CRIME PROBLEM, INCLUDING DESIGNATED “ZONES OF SPECIAL OPERATION”, AS IS DONE IN JAMAICA, AFTER THE STATE OF EMERGENCY (SOE) COMES TO AN END ON JANUARY 31. On THURSDAY JANUARY 8TH, 2026, PRIME MINISTER KAMLA PERSAD-BISSESSAR HELD A MEETING OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL, DURING WHICH THE SOE WAS […More]

Energy minister urged customers to expose ‘contractors’ demanding payment to reconnect electricity. The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) Ltd and the Government are reiterating a zero-tolerance stance against individuals demanding money from residents for electricity reconnections in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, following complaints from communities in Westmoreland. Residents have reported that individuals claiming to be JPS contractors have been […More]

No place for criminality says President Ali. President Dr Irfaan Ali has assured residents of Paramakatoi, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) that amid ongoing tensions between Venezuela and the United States (US), Guyana remains firmly aligned with those who uphold justice, democracy, freedom, the rule of law and the fight against criminality in all its forms. The President made the remarks on […More]

“My administration has no sympathy for drug smugglers” says President Ali. On Wednesday December 17th, 2025, President Irfaan Ali reiterated the Guyana Government’s unwavering support of ongoing efforts to combat narcotics trafficking and other forms of smuggling in the region. “We have a strong partnership with the U.S. and other international partners in dealing with every form of smuggling and […More]

Over $130M in cash & gold seized, 3 arrested as SOCU disrupts major gold smuggling operation at Bartica. The Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) executed a joint intelligence led operation on Tuesday December 9th at different locations in Bartica, Region Seven, resulting in the seizure of over $32 million in cash and over $100 million in gold stemming from the […More]

US indicts Guyana’s opposition leader over alleged $50M Florida gold scheme. US prosecutors in Miami have secured a federal grand jury indictment against a Guyana lawmaker poised to be the country’s prime opposition leader and his business partner father for an alleged $50 million scheme involving international gold shipments. Nazar Mohamed, 72, and his son, Azruddin Mohamed, 38, face U.S. […More]

50 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR DIDDY Sean Combs sentenced to 50 months in prison. Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to 50 months in prison for his conviction on two prostitution-related offenses. Before Judge Arun Subramanian announced Combs’ sentence, he emphasized the repeated nature of Combs’ crimes and violence towards his former partners. He noted that even after Cassie Ventura […More]

US strikes another boat off Venezuela coast, killing four The US military has carried out another strike in the Caribbean, targeting what officials describe as a “Narco-Trafficking” vessel off the coast of Venezuela. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed in a social media post that all four people on board were killed in Friday morning’s attack.  It’s the fourth such strike […More]

New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a coalition of 12 attorneys general as they call for the United States Congress to take action to stop gun trafficking from the US to Caribbean countries. In a letter, the attorneys general say gun trafficking from the United States has contributed to gun violence in Caribbean countries where many New Yorkers […More]