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...
With new lawsuits for wrongful detention, Police Force urged to respect citizens’ human rights and freedomsThe Guyana Police Force and by extension, the State have been slapped with two lawsuits related to wrongful detention since...
Pres. Ali highlights ‘mess’ of a declining economy left by former APNU+AFC gov’tDefending his government’s trillion-dollar 2024 National Budget and the underlying policy that informed the fiscal plan, President Irfaan Ali Friday...
BREAKING: Killer boyfriend ‘Izwe’ confesses to murder; claims it was an accidentBy Sharda Bacchus Shardabacchus@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Investigators on Friday made a breakthrough in the almost three-year-old murder of 20-year-old Shonnette Dover, after...
Utility operator shot, robbed at Cemetery RoadA 36-year-old utility operator is now nursing two gunshot wounds to his feet after he was shot and robbed of...
Coconut vendor shot next to ‘known drugs block’A 32-year-old coconut vendor was shot twice on Thursday night by two men on a black XR motorcycle. Injured is...
Labourer fined $75K for cannabis possessionDavid McDonald, the labourer who was arrested at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport for possession of 84 grams of...
9 months jail, $153k fine for trafficking ecstasyJoshua Josiah Mentore, the Pattensen, Georgetown resident who pleaded guilty to trafficking a quantity of ecstasy pills last month, was...
4 years jail, $49.6 million fine for Sister’s Village man busted with ganjaDays after he was arrested, 39-year-old Latchman Sankar was on Thursday sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined $49.6 million...
No gun amnesty: Gov’t focused on enforcement & technology in crime-fightingVice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo says the government is not considering any amnesty for persons who have illegal guns in...
Owner of pit bulls that mauled man to death arrestedPolice have arrested the owner of the pit bulls that attacked and killed 64-year-old Latchminen Permaul in Corentyne, Berbice on...
Couple arrested following discovery of ecstasy, cocaine & ganjaPolice have arrested a husband and wife in connection with the discovery of ecstasy, cocaine and marijuana at Crabwood Creek,...
DNA lab ‘almost’ fully operational – BennThe Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL) is ‘almost’ fully capable of conducting DNA testing without the need for assistance from...
Killer boyfriend ‘Izwe’ nabbed in SurinameAfter managing to elude law enforcement officials for close to three years, Shaquawn Alleyne also known as ‘Izwe Boss’, who...
CANU seized $461 million in drugs last yearFor the year 2023, the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) seized approximately 1,363 kilograms of narcotics amounting to $461 million during...
CANU seizes illegal shotgun, ammo at East RuimvedltRanks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Tuesday found an unlicensed 12-guage shotgun and five matching rounds of ammunition...
Labourer busted with cannabis at Ogle AirportA 23-year-old outgoing passenger was arrested at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport at Ogle, East Coast Demerara after he...
More body cams being acquired for Police ranksTo improve accountability, transparency and public trust, Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn is encouraging the use body cameras by...
Ganja plants worth $255M destroyed near Upper Berbice RiverIn a joint operation on Wednesday, ranks from the Guyana Police Force and Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard destroyed 55,000...
