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...
‘Most prisoners will be moved from Georgetown Prison’ – JagdeoThe Georgetown Prison, one of the oldest penitentiaries in Guyana, could be shut down totally, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo...
Skeletal remains found in Region One believed to be Berbice womanThe skeletal remains which were found along an access road at Kamwatta in Region One, are believed to be that...
Known character took car after cop was murdered, warhead recoveredInvestigators probing the murder of Police Constable, Quincy Lewis are currently pursuing a known character who allegedly took possession of...
Fisherman charged with murdering Lusignan carpenterKaramchan Mukunauth, a 39-year-old fisherman of Latchman Singh Housing Scheme at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was on Thursday charged...
Gold miner wanted for 2018 murder nabbed by PoliceGordon Henry, a 33-year-old gold miner wanted for the May 2018 murder of Clinton Henry, was arrested by Police Officers...
Businessman, 59, charged for wounding manHarry Baptiste, a 59-year-old businessman of Laluni Street, Queenstown, Georgetown, was charged on Thursday for wounding with intent. According to...
Man dies after beaten by other patients at National Psychiatric HospitalA patient who suffered a fractured skull after he was beaten by other patients at the National Psychiatric Hospital earlier...
$11.5 million in ‘creepy’ seized by CANURanks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Wednesday seized 63 pounds of imported narcotics known as “creepy”, which carries...
Man, 63, dies after driver crashes into parked truckAn accident on the Good Hope Public Road, East Coast Demerara on Thursday morning resulted in the death of 63-year-old...
Murder of cop: Wanted bulletin issued for Ogle coupleThe Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Thursday issued wanted bulletins for Thakurdial Samaroo and Naqeeba Zahid Zafarali, known as Naqeeba...
Kwakwani pensioner dies in Bee Hive accidentAn accident on the Bee Hive Public Road, East Coast Demerara on Wednesday night claimed the life of Byron Lewis,...
‘Missing cop’ was bound, gaggedBy Sharda Bacchus shardabacchus@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Police Constable, Quincy Lewis, whose bones were discovered on Wednesday, close to three years after he...
Police Force to seek extradition of husband, wife in murder of copCrime Chief, Wendell Blanhum, on Wednesday, revealed that the Guyana Police Force will use “all legal avenues available” to ensure...
Skeletal remains, believed to be that of Policeman Quincy Lewis, found in shallow graveBy Sharda Bacchus shardabacchus@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Skeletal remains believed to be that of missing Police Constable Quincy Lewis were on Wednesday afternoon...
Security guard remanded for allegedly shooting at boy, 10A 23-year-old security guard of Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara, was on Wednesday remanded to prison on the charge...
Two arrested after caught with ‘ganja’Police in Region One (Barima-Waini) on Wednesday arrested two men who were reportedly caught with 1,114 grams (2.4 lbs) of...
BREAKING: Two arrested for cop’s disappearance; tell detectives he was shot & killed over affair with married womanBy Sharda Bacchus shardabacchus@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Police Constable, Quincy Lewis who disappeared without a trace close to three years ago, was shot...
Driver in hit & run for court next week, victim remains criticalBudhram Heeralall, the driver who is allegedly responsible for the hit-and-run accident which has left 52-year-old Allan Downes critically injured,...
