Crime
Smithfield woman granted $500,000 bail after caught with ganjaA woman from Smithfield, Berbice, has been granted bail set at $500,000 after she was caught with 345 pounds of marijuana. On January 24, 2026, Sarafina Pitt, 32, a housewife, and Shamay Bryan, 33, a grocery shop owner, were reportedly found with approximately 345.8 pounds of cannabis in Number 10 Village, West Coast Berbice, with...
$2.8B for a better Georgetown, major markets and green spaces to be upgradedGeorgetown’s iconic markets, historic buildings and community spaces are set for a major facelift this year, as government moves ahead...
Police silent on probe into murder of Rupununi tour guide, family considering second autopsy Frustration is mounting for the family of tour guide, Leon Baird as they say Police have not provided any recent...
Illegal shotgun found in man’s housePolice discovered an illegal double-barrel shotgun at the home of a man who is accused of assault. The discovery was...
Adventure man was allegedly shot by returning banditsSixty-one-year-old Ghuntaj Bhasmat was allegedly shot and killed on Monday and it is believed that the act was carried out...
Man stabbed to death during fight over ‘digging sand’Julio Mandook was stabbed to death during a fight with 18-year-old Delson Brown on Monday afternoon. Brown was arrested and...
Security guard charged one year after Rose Hall Town double murderQuincy Hooper, a 33-year-old security guard of Fyrish Road, Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne), was Tuesday charged with the...
Bystander shot, injured during Police chaseA bystander was on Monday afternoon shot and injured after the Police opened fire on a car which refused to...
Adventure man killed during early morning robbery Ghantaj Bhasmat, a 61-year-old businessman of Adventure on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam), was allegedly murdered early Monday...
Men caught with ganja at Bartica house Two men, 51-year-old Leon Narine, and 41-year-old Yugeshwarlall Hardeo, were nabbed with small quantities of marijuana at a First Avenue,...
Construction worker nabbed with ganja Kevon Bunyan, a 40-year-old construction worker of New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne), was nabbed with 179 grammes of...
Bus driver, vendor jailed for stealing over $26M in itemsTwo men were sentenced to three years and four months imprisonment after they were jointly charged for Break and Enter...
Cocaine from major Reg. 1 bust destroyed – CANUThe Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) Monday morning destroyed tonnes of cocaine found at an illegal airstrip in Region One (Barima-...
Major cocaine haul: Authorities consider foreign links in Region One operationFollowing the massive drug bust in Region One (Barima/Waini), authorities believe that the operation was being conducted here by foreigners...
Drug bust: Over four tonnes of cocaine, valued US$195M, found buriedCocaine weighing four and a half tonnes, estimated to worth 176 million Euros (US$195 million), has been unearthed by authorities...
BREAKING: CANU dismantles massive drug operation in hinterlandFollowing months of high-level surveillance and intelligence gathering, a Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU)-led operation, with support from the Guyana Defence...
Four arrested after man, 24, murdered at Lust-en-RustPolice are investigating the alleged murder of Allie Mark Augustine, a 24-year-old welder of Lust-en-Rust, West Bank Demerara, which occurred...
Police seize firearm during early morning patrol in G/TownEarly Friday morning, around 1:15 hrs, police officers on patrol in the Brickdam Police Station district responded to a tip-off...
Pedestrian, 76, dies in collision at VergenoegenA tragic accident claimed the life of a 76-year-old pedestrian, Eton Levans, on Thursday evening around 19:30 hrs. The collision...
No extraditions for 2024, fugitives voluntarily returned to the U.S. – Home Affairs Ministry clarifiesIn a recent statement that aims to set the record straight, the Ministry of Home Affairs has confirmed that there...
Berbice woman dressed before telling husband she poisoned herself and daughterBy Malisa Playter-Harry Frankie Baker still remembers the moment he first saw Liloutie, or Kamo, as she was called; it...
