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...
3 years jail for setting house on fireFifty-seven-year-old Sherman Joseph of Koberimo Hill, North West District, appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Mabaruma Magistrate’s Court where...
Man stabbed to death by drinking buddyA 32-year-old man is now dead after he was stabbed to death during a fight with his drinking buddy on...
Man arrested for rape of girl, 5Police have arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with the rape of a five-year-old girl. Police Headquarters in a brief...
Serial robber remanded to prison for robbing police officerA 20-year-old man, who has faced a string of robbery charges in local courts, appeared at the Georgetown’s Magistrate’s Court...
Albouystown man pleads not guilty to 2013 murderMuammar Jabbar, known as Christopher Haynes, on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to the 2013 murder of Tolasicy Marshall at James...
Man gets four years, $2M fine for ‘ganja’ in backpackA 27-year-old Zeelugt Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo man was on Tuesday sentenced to serve four years in jail together...
Inmate escapes Lusignan PrisonLaw enforcement officials have launched a search for convicted prisoner Ronaldo Parris, 23, who scaled the fence and escaped from...
Pedal cyclist dies in Hydronie accidentA 45-year-old pedal cyclist succumbed at the Leonora Cottage Hospital on Tuesday, hours after he was struck down on the...
Three remanded for drug trafficking, break and enterThree men were on Monday charged and remanded to prison for drug trafficking and break and enter and larceny when...
Local Government Minister placed on $1M station bailHours after he was arrested by the Police in relation to a rape allegation, Minister of Local Government and Regional...
Local Government Minister arrested for alleged rapeThe Guyana Police Force on Monday night confirmed the arrest of Nigel Dharamlall, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development...
Laing Avenue teenager had old feud with his killerDequan Pyle, the labourer who was fatally struck with a piece of wood on Saturday morning in front his Laing...
West Berbice cutlass bandits jailed for 35 monthsTwo men were sentenced to 35 months in jail on Monday after they admitted to carrying out an armed robbery...
Second man remanded over Coast Guard officer’s murderRandy Claymond Wright, one of the men who was accused of robbing and murdering Coast Guard Lieutenant Rondel Douglas, was...
Venezuelan man allegedly stabbed to death by son in argument over foodA Venezuelan national is now dead after he was allegedly stabbed to death by his son during an argument over...
Smugglers of ‘song birds’ penalised for Wildlife TraffickingSeveral persons have been penalised in accordance with the provisions of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act (2016) after they...
18-Y-0 arrested with illegal gunPolice have arrested an 18-year-old man who was reportedly found to be in possession of an illegal firearm. Police Headquarters...
Motorcyclist dies in Vigilance accident, drunk driver arrestedPolice have arrested a 22-year-old car driver who crashed into a motorcyclist, killing him at Vigilance, Railway Embankment on the...
