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...
Cops probing shooting of journalist’s carPolice are on the hunt for a lone gunman on a motorcycle who reportedly opened fire on a vehicle belonging...
Sophia man admits ownership of high-powered weapon A 27-year-old father of one was on Monday remanded to prison to await sentencing after pleading guilty to the possession...
NA Prison Officer nabbed with narcotics in water bottle, carA female prison officer was arrested on Saturday after she was allegedly found in possession of a 289 grams of...
Two dead, several injured in Friendship accidentTwo persons are dead and eight others are injured following an accident on the Friendship, East Bank Demerara Public Road...
DNA test confirms charred remains belong to missing Bel Air womanResults from a DNA test have confirmed that the charred remains which were discovered in a torched car along the...
$30M worth of ganja found in boat near #52 Village kokerRanks of the Customs Narcotic Unit (CANU) and the Guyana Police Force on Friday discovered more than 200 lbs of...
Failure to stop at intersection resulted in three-vehicle fatal accident – driver claimsThe driver of the truck which was involved in the accident that claimed the life of former Guyana and West...
Man intercepted with $12M worth of cocaine in route #31 minibusA man who was identified as Khaled Alberto Perez, 33 years, of Mon Desir, Canal No.2, West Bank Demerara, was...
Fmr. Guyana & WI off-spinner Clyde Butts dies in accident at EcclesFormer Guyana and West Indies off-spinner Clyde Butts died on Friday, following a vehicular accident in the vicinity of Eccles,...
Surviving soldiers extracted from crash siteLieutenant Andio Crawford and Corporal Dwayne Jackson, the two soldiers who survived Wednesday’s helicopter accident, were extracted from the crash...
Five aircraft, 27 persons were involved in GDF rescue operations; Survivors alert and await extractionSee below the full statement issued by the Ministry of Public Works: On December 6, 2023, at 11:20LST, a Search...
Surviving soldiers still at crash site; ‘strenuous efforts’ being made to fly them to GeorgetownThe two surviving Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldiers from Wednesday’s crash involving an army helicopter are still at the crash...
GDF to commence extraction operation at crash siteSee below the full statement issued by the Guyana Defence Force: The Guyana Defence Force, earlier today, entered the second...
Five confirmed dead following crash of army helicopterFive of seven Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldiers who were on board the Bell 412 Army helicopter that crashed on...
Schoolboy attacked, stabbed to neck during card game at Westminster Secondary SchoolA 14-year-old schoolboy was stabbed in his neck on Wednesday during a card game at the Westminster Secondary School in...
U.S. Southern Command to conduct aerial exercise over Guyana todaySee below the full statement issued by the United States Embassy in Georgetown: In collaboration with the Guyana Defence...
‘We know exactly where they are’ – search resumes for missing army helicopter, crew A search and rescue operation to find a Bell 412 Army helicopter with seven Guyana Defense Force Officers on board...
Sophia man arrested with unlicensed semi-automatic firearmAkeem Bristol, a 27-year-old vendor who resides at North Sophia Squatting Area, Greater Georgetown was arrested in the wee hours...
