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...
Man gets seven years for killing nephewGanesh Lall was on Monday sentenced to seven years imprisonment for killing his nephew in 2018. Lall, 58, formerly of...
Man, 59, arrested with cocainePolice on Monday arrested a 59-year-old man after he was allegedly found in possession of 4.2 grams of cocaine in...
State House attacker sentenced to three months imprisonment Bethel Chimezie, the Nigerian national who launched an attack on employees at the president’s official residence – State House, stabbed...
No increase in fatal accidents; over 2,700 traffic cases made last weekFor the first time since September last year, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Traffic Department is reporting no increase in...
Motorcyclist dies after crashing into wooden bridgeMark Paul, a 32-year-old motorcyclist of Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara (WBD), died on Sunday after he lost control of his...
Driver, 52, nabbed with ganja and cocaineMadho Persaud, a 52-year-old driver of Riverstown, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam) was nabbed with small quantities of cocaine...
Charity man on $200,000 bail on simple larceny chargeHuey Anthony Corlette, a 26-year-old labourer of Charity, Essequibo Coast, was placed on $200,000 bail after he was charged with...
Farmer facing rape charge gets $300,000 bailKevin Gordon, a 47-year-old farmer of Henrietta, Essequibo Coast, was placed on $300,000 bail pending further court action after he...
Suddie man, 66, charged for sexual assaultDhudnauth Parbattie, a 66-year-old labourer of Suddie Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, was Thursday charged for sexually assaulting a woman in...
Warapoka businessman dies in boat accidentVanwest Charles, a 26-year-old businessman of the Warapoka Village in the North West District, Region One (Barima- Waini) died on...
Man busted with parcels of foreign ganja worth $8.4MRomario Stoll, a resident of the Charity Housing Scheme on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam) was nabbed with...
Wife killer gets nine yearsA 40-year-old man of Port Kaituma, North West District was sentenced to nine years imprisonment for killing his reputed wife...
Pork-knocker sentenced to 12 years for killing teen wifePork-knocker, Dhanraj Theopolis called ‘Abdool’ was on Friday sentenced to 12 years imprisonment fatally beating his 19-year-old reputed wife in...
Foreign nationals caught with cocaine, ganja at Cornelia IdaRanks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Thursday arrested two foreign nationals in connection with the discovery of cocaine...
Anna Catherina man arrested with cocaineRanks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Thursday arrested a resident of Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara with a...
‘Sauce’ busted with foreign ganja and ammoRanks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Friday arrested Rohan ‘Sauce’ Rambarran of Eccles Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara...
Man of unsound mind arrested after setting fire to houses in ‘Container City’Police have arrested a man of unsound mind who allegedly set a fire that destroyed four houses at West 1/2...
Bath Settlement man busted with 92 lbs of ganjaPolice have arrested a 38-year-old field supervisor of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice following the discovery of 92 lbs or...
