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...
T&T wanted man arrested in Guyana after found with firearm componentA Trinidadian man, who is wanted in his home country for murder, was recently remanded to prison in Guyana after...
‘Pooh bear’ found guilty of killing brotherWensley Williams called ‘Pooh bear’ was on Wednesday found guilty of the 2020 gruesome murder of his younger brother. He...
Miner, 41, arrested with 1lb marijuanaPolice on the Essequibo Coast Wednesday arrested 41-year-old Miner with 474 grams of marijuana. The narcotic was found in a...
$300K bail for Essequibo businessman charged with rapeRohan Narine called Prem Narine, a 52-year-old businessman of Cullen Public Road, Essequibo Coast was charged on Wednesday with rape....
Baby girl among two dead in Heroes Highway accidentAn accident at the Junction of Heroes Highway and Diamond Main Access Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Tuesday night...
Ruimveldt Accident: Death toll now four after speeding driver, elderly man die The death toll from the Monday, January 08 accident outside the Ruimveldt Police Station has climbed to four with the...
Cyclist, 34, dies in accident at Den AmstelA 34-year-old pedal cyclist died on Monday night after he was allegedly struck down by a truck on the Den...
‘ISWE’ charged for murder, remandedShaquawn Alleyne popularly known as ‘ISWE, the man who is accused of fatally shooting his 20-year-old fiancée Shonnette Dover and...
Dog owner charged with manslaughter after pit bulls attack, kill intoxicated manThe owner of several pit bulls that mauled a man to death last week appeared in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s...
$450K bail for taxi driver charged with death of Bare Root housewifeGordon Vantull, a 57-year-old taxi driver of Section ‘B’ Sophia, Greater Georgetown, was charged on Monday for causing death by...
Driver, 25, for Court after motorcyclist who rode through stop light diesKwesi Griffith, a 42-year-old motorcyclist of Block ‘X’ Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, died in an accident that occurred at around...
Teen among two arrested as Police recover $2M worth of stolen copper wire, other itemsTwo persons were arrested including a 16-year-old as police investigators probe the alleged theft of a quantity of copper wire...
Shonnette Dover Murder: Two Lindeners accused of buying/selling murder weapon arrestedTwo men were arrested between Saturday and Monday as the probe into the murder of 20-year-old Shonnette Dover widens, almost...
US-based Guyanese man arrested with cocaine in shrimp at JFK Airport(WABC) — A traveler at John F. Kennedy International Airport has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine inside...
Over 1,700 police ranks trained in 2023 – ReportMore than 1,700 police ranks were trained in 2023 by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) both locally and internationally, demonstrating...
UPDATE: Driver, 71, in custody after fatally hitting Queenstown cyclistFrank Anthony Ramsahoye, the 71-year-old driver of the motor car that fatally struck pedal-cyclist Garfield Brigdemohan along the Queenstown Public...
‘Chiney Boy’ charged for murdering his girlfriend’s ex-partnerWeeks after Ricardo John, a laborer of 42 La Belle Alliance, Essequibo Coast, Region Two was fatally wounded by his...
Man dies after struck down while cycling along Queenstown Public RoadA cyclist lost his life on the Queenstown Public Road, Region Two (Pomeroon – Supenaam) Friday night. Dead is Garfield...
