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...
Four friends arrested for disorderly conduct at police roadblockFour friends were Monday night arrested for disorderly conduct when stopped at a police roadblock along the Diamond Public Road,...
16-year-old stabbed to death during argumentBenjamin Seaforth, a 16-year-old of Kitty, Georgetown was stabbed to death in the wee hours of Monday at Gordon Street,...
Lethem man, in lock-ups for abusing wife, found deadThe Police Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is investigating reports of a suicide that occurred on Monday between 05:00 hrs...
Two arrested after marijuana, gun found in La Penitence housePolice have arrested a man and a woman following the discovery of an illegal gun and 30 grammes of cannabis...
Chinese national crushed to death while building septic tankFifty-two-year-old Chinese national Zheng Shun Liu died on Monday after a septic tank he was building at Eccles Industrial Site,...
Pensioner charged with accessory to murders of miners at Arimu BackdamWeeks after four men, including the two prime suspects, were charged, a 70-year-old man was on Friday placed on $600,000...
Mechanic arrested after Police find toy gun, ammo in bedroomA 29-year-old man was on Saturday arrested following the discovery of a toy gun and four rounds of ammunition in...
Prison Service gets 16 new officersSee below full statement from the Guyana Prison Service (GPS): The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) can now add 16 new...
Construction worker, 44, chopped to deathA 44-year-old construction worker was on Thursday chopped to death at Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD). The Police are on...
Man imprisoned for robbery now charged with murder of fellow inmateA man imprisoned for robbery is now charged with the murder of his fellow inmate. Anthony Prince, 23, who was...
CID rank in fatal hit and run accident arrestedPolice are investigating a hit-and-run accident which resulted in the death of 34-year-old pedestrian, Rupert Singh on the Farm Public...
Three plead guilty, jailed for drug traffickingThree persons who were arrested by ranks of the customs Anti Narcotic Unit recently were Friday charged and sentenced when...
Fewer serious crimes being reported- PoliceDespite a rise in armed robberies, particularly those involving the use of firearms, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has recorded...
Two Weeks Later: Boy, 17, dies from injuries in motorcycle accidentTwo weeks after he was involved in an accident on the Williamsburg Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice, 17-year-old Veeram Seecharran has...
“These guys still threatening me”- CI man fearful after beaten, robbed at supermarketTwo weeks after he was allegedly beaten and robbed during an errand at a Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara (WCD)...
Cyclist injured, hospitalised following accidentAn accident on Wednesday night at the intersection of Nelson Mandela Avenue and Cemetery Road, Georgetown has left a cyclist...
Four robbed by bandits on bicyclesIn the wee hours of Thursday, four persons were robbed by three identifiable males on bicycles while returning home from...
Homeowner, 41, arrested with gun, ammo and ganjaA 41-year-old man of Roraima Housing Scheme, West Bank Demerara is now in police custody after he was busted with...
