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...
Fire Service honour 54 persons who perished in firesTo honour 54 persons who perished in fires over the past seventeen months, Tuesday was designated ‘Fire Victims Awareness Day’....
Guard was not licensed to carry firearm used to shoot, kill teenager – parentsTwo months after 18-year-old Jared Jagnandan was fatally wounded at his East Coast Demerara workplace, his parents continue in their...
Pedestrian dies after running into path of truck – PoliceForty-year-old Rooplall Haindarsan died on Sunday after he reportedly ran into the path of a truck on the Enmore Public...
Body of missing woman, 71, found floating in Essequibo River Police investigators are probing the death of 71-year-old Philistine Franci called ‘PI’, a pensioner of Karrou Village, Essequibo River who...
All police speed guns, breathalyser kits verified – Standards BureauAll of the speed guns and breathalyser kits currently used by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are verified by the...
File on Sergeant’s shooting death still with DPPThe case file in the shooting death of Police Sergeant Alex Vaughn remains under review at the Chambers of the...
Technician robbed of motorcycle in South Ruimveldt Police are on the hunt for two bandits who robbed a technician at gunpoint on Friday night in South Ruimveldt,...
Chef robbed at knife-point outside Kitty houseA 29-year-old chef was on Sunday morning held at knife-point and robbed of her handbag containing her personal belongings as...
Police say Agricola man who resisted arrest shot and injured; firearm seizedA 31-year-old man was shot and injured during a Police operation in Agricola, East Bank Demerara on Saturday night. Police...
Police ranks injured in Timehri accidentA group of officers were injured after a Police minibus they were travelling in was involved in an accident on...
Man found dead in car near Heroes HighwayPolice are investigating the discovery of the body of a man in a car in the vicinity of Heroes Highway,...
Labourer arrested after cannabis found in living roomPolice on Saturday arrested a 30-year-old labourer following the discovery of 195 grammes of cannabis in his Best Village, West...
81-Y-O electric bike rider dies after collision with speeding carDonovan Douglas, 81, died on Saturday night following a collision with a car on the Eccles Public Road, East Bank...
Prison officers must contribute towards inmates reform, reintegration– Prison DirectorSee below statement from the Guyana Prison Service: Prison officers must play a meaningful role in helping to reform prisoners...
Marijuana found in abandoned La Grange workshopPolice ranks attached to Regional Division Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) on Saturday discovered 2,238 grammes of marijuana in an abandoned...
Labourer, 50, chopped and injured during drinking spreeRonald Deen, a 50-year-old labourer, is currently hospitalised after he was chopped during an argument on Friday afternoon at Eccles...
Man wanted for robberies, rape arrestedMore than a year after being on the run, Dexter McDonald, who was wanted by the police for a series...
Teenager electrocutedA 19-year-old man died on Friday after he was electrocuted when the gutter he was lifting came in into contact...
