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Daily Brief - Monday, April 20, 2026

Good morning, Guyana. The weekend ended quietly the way a tin roof ends quietly — by the time you noticed the noise, it was already over. Coffee in hand. Let’s begin.

THREE CRIME STORIES BEFORE 9 A.M.

Demerara Waves did the work the rest of us didn’t want to do this morning. Before most of us had finished the first cup, the wire was already humming. By 8:23, four residents of Hope Estate, East Coast Demerara, were under arrest for alleged possession of a rifle and ammunition — picked up Sunday night during what the police called “an operation,” which is the official word for “we knew where we were going.” By 8:10, a Golden Grove fisherman was dead. By 8:02, a Venezuelan man was in custody for an illegal firearm and rounds.