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...
Fiery death for duo in Mahaicony accidentTwo men died tragically Friday night after the car they were travelling in, was involved in an accident and later...
Police Detective Inspector comes under fire while responding to robbery attemptA Police Detective Inspector came under fire Friday evening while responding to an attempted robbery on Hadfield Street, Georgetown. A...
Linden man leads police on high-speed chase; nabbed with 3lbs ganja, ammunitionAnti-crime patrol ranks arrested a Linden, Region Ten man on Friday with almost three pounds of marijuana and ammunition. A...
Pedal cyclist, 33, dies in Broad St. accidentMichael McKenzie, 33, of Meadow Bank, Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara died Thursday evening after being involved in an accident...
Fmr. Gov’t Minister granted $50K bail after charged for exposing genitalsFormer Minister of Public Infrastructure and Member of Parliament David Patterson was on Friday charged for indecent exposure of his...
Driver fatally stabbed by woman at Linden bus parkA 37-year-old bus driver succumbed on Thursday, hours after he was allegedly stabbed by a female in the vicinity of...
Court of Appeal orders retrial for convicted child rapistThe Court of Appeal on Thursday set aside the conviction of Collin Cummings, who was sentenced to 30 years behind...
Jury finds North West businessman not guilty of raping girl, 12A 30-year-old North West District businessman walked out of the Demerara High Court a free man after a jury acquitted...
CCJ denies Ex-GDF Coast Guards special leave to appeal murder sentenceThe Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has dismissed an application for leave to appeal, filed by two former Guyana Defence...
15-year-old arrested with marijuana at Mon ReposA 15-year-old male was Wednesday arrested with a quantity of marijuana in his Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara community. A...
Six men freed of murder after 14 years in Trinidad jail(Trinidad Guardian) After spending 14 years in prison, six men have been freed of murdering a man from East Dry...
Man’s partly decomposed body found in pool of blood at Berbice houseThe partly decomposed body of a man identified as 39-year-old Ameer Ally Hoosein called ‘Mudda’, a labourer of Lot 80...
Man charged, remanded for setting fire in Brickdam lockupsAlready on remand for a robbery under arms charge, Stephon Howard, the 23-year-old vendor of East La Penitence, Georgetown who...
Former Gov’t Minister on $200k bail as Police probe indecent exposure complaintFormer Minister of Public Infrastructure and Member of Parliament, David Patterson is likely to face charges related to indecent exposure...
Six months later, man who posed as customer to rob supermarket remanded to prison Shaquille Goodluck, 24, who is accused of posing as a customer and robbing the owner of the Al Madina Supermarket...
Grove man who wounded neighbour gets life sentence reduced to nine yearsAndy Boodram called ‘Boy’, who is currently serving a life sentence for wounding his neighbour, had his sentence reduced to...
Miner nabbed with cocaine, marijuana at Vreed-en-Hoop stellingThe Guyana Police Force (GPF) ranks arrested a miner for possession of cocaine and marijuana at the Vreed-en-Hoop stelling, West...
Body of ‘known alcoholic’ found floating in Hope canalThe body of Yashpaul Thomas, called ‘Ashkay’, a 26-year-old Labourer of Hope Lowlands, East Coast Demerara, was found afloat in...
