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...
Teenager injured after fight at St. John’s CollegeA teenager was injured and hospitalised on Friday after he was beaten by a group of boys following an altercation...
Cricket bat assault: Student, 16, suffers severe brain damage, loses movement to left side bodyA 16-year-old school boy has suffered severe brain damage after he was struck to the head with a cricket bat...
‘Short Boss’ admits to killing legal clerkTravis Evans called ‘Short Boss’ has confessed to the 2018 murder of 46-year-old Legal Clerk, Gregory ‘Wayne’ Frank. Evans, 28,...
Father of two dies in Tain accidentA father of two has died after he crashed into a car along the Tain, Corentyne public road while riding...
Man found guilty of rape after retrialIn a retrial for a 2014 rape case, Julius Brunker was once again found guilty by a 12-member jury on...
Student hospitalised after hit in head with cricket batA student of the Golden Grove Secondary School, East Coast Demerara, was injured in a fight outside the school compound...
Two-month-old baby girl found deadPolice are investigating the death of two-month-old Allison Ram, who was discovered dead on a chair at her Agatash Village,...
Neesa Gopaul’s mother re-arrested at ParikaFollowing a directive for her to be recalled to prison, officers on Thursday afternoon re-arrested Bibi Gopaul at Parika, East...
Full probe into Prison Authority’s early release of Neesa Gopaul’s motherThere will be a full investigation into the Prison Authority’s early release of Bibi Gopaul, the woman found guilty of...
Neesa Gopaul’s mother recalled to prison after released before timeBibi Gopaul, the woman who was found guilty of murdering her daughter Neesa Gopaul, was on Thursday recalled to prison...
Over $1 billion in ganja destroyed by Joint ServicesRanks of the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Defence Force (Coast Guard) on Wednesday destroyed 30 lbs of Cannabis...
Gun, large amount of ammo, drugs found in NAPolice on Wednesday conducted an intelligence-led operation in New Amsterdam, Berbice, which led to a major drug bust and the...
Man found not guilty of murdering Linden businessmanJohn Caesar, who is currently serving a life sentence for attempted murder, has been found not guilty of killing Linden...
Trio confesses to killing fishermen during 2016 piracy attackThree men on Wednesday confessed to the murders of four fishermen who were killed during a piracy attack in 2016....
‘Leather’ charged with murder of gold minerOne month after 40-year-old Sherman Phillips was brutally chopped during an argument, one of his alleged attackers was on Wednesday...
Barber charged, remanded for attempted murderA 24-year-old barber has been charged with the attempted murder of a man he allegedly burnt during a fight at...
Herstelling woman attacked, stabbed multiple times by ‘unknown’ manDetectives are probing the brutal stabbing of 26-year-old Jasoda Gocool of Herstelling Sea Dam, East Bank Demerara, who is now...
Motorcyclist, 32, dies in Triumph accidentAn accident on the railway embankment road at Triumph, East Coast Demerara in the wee hours of Wednesday resulted in...
