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...
Annandale family repeatedly robbed, threatened with violenceAn Annandale, East Coast Demerara (ECD) family of three has been robbed twice this month and is fearful for their...
Prison Service going after ‘corrupt’ officers, relatives who smuggle contrabandIn a bid to end the continued flow of contraband being smuggled into the prisons, Director of Prisons, Nicklon Elliot...
In major marijuana bust, Crabwood Creek man arrested for second time in five monthsA joint services operation between the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) led to the...
‘Rastaman’ arrested with marijuana at BagotvilleNaasson Henry, 23, of Vauxhal Canal #1 Polder, West Bank Demerara was arrested Friday night with a quantity of marijuana...
‘Tip off’ leads police to confiscate almost 50lbs of marijuana, suspect runs awayPolice ranks on Saturday intercepted a Toyota Axio motor car with almost 50 pounds of marijuana at Providence, East Bank...
Diamond man, 29, charged for two EBD robberies, remandedKevin Batson called ‘Kero’, a 29-year-old unemployed man of School Street Diamond, East Bank Demerara, was on Friday charged with...
Skeletal remains suspected to be 60-Y-0 man found 3 months ago, family now informedPolice are investigating the discovery of human remains suspected to be that of 60-year-old Ray Bryan Roache, a resident of...
Warhead in child’s throat: Mother says there was no shooting at her houseTerriann Caesar, a single mother of four, was shocked to discover a warhead lodged in her five-year-old daughter’s throat on...
Teen freed after accused of stealing cash & cellphone from motherKwami Browne, 18, was charged after he stole cash and a cellphone from his mother, Shaundel Browne earlier this week....
Suspected bandit arrested, another on the run after shootout at Grove Housing SchemePolice are searching for one of two bandits who allegedly stole a music set and a cellphone amounting to $170,000...
Small ‘fire-fighting vehicles’ for communities across Guyana – PresidentPresident Dr. Irfaan Ali Thursday night disclosed that the government wants to purchase several small fire-fighting vehicles to be placed...
Warhead successfully removed from child’s throat, suspect arrestedDoctors at the Linden Hospital Complex have successfully removed a warhead from the throat of a five-year-old girl and handed...
Accused in Kaieteur News grenade attack shot deadLeroy Williams called ‘Buxton’, one of the three suspects in the 2016 grenade attack on the Kaieteur News, died on...
Girl, 5, to undergo surgery to remove warhead from throatA five-year-old girl of Wismar, Linden, Region Ten, is currently at the Linden Hospital where she is slated to undergo...
Single mother, four children homeless following fireSome 16 years after Ovena Braithwaite was gifted a wooden house by public spirited persons at Lot 6 Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke/Linden...
More than $3.2 billion in cannabis destroyed by Joint Services at Berbice River Ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard have destroyed over $3.2 billion...
GRA/CANU seize alcohol, foreign chicken & cigarettes at No. 66 VillageLaw Enforcement and Investigation Division (LEID) Officers of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), in a joint operation with the Customs...
Couple arrested with over 2lbs marijuana gets $200k bailMark Gentle called ‘Brother’, a 31-year-old miner and his reputed wife Alisa Johnson, a 28-year-old unemployed woman, both of whom...
