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...
Ogle Day Care owner on cash bail as police readies file for DPP’s adviceThe owner of the Ogle, East Coast Demerara Day Care where a child died last week was released from police...
Russell St. granny died from blunt trauma to head, grandson to face murder chargeYannick Gilpin, the 27-year-old man who confessed to wrapping the body of his 88-year-old grandmother in a bedsheet and disposing...
Attempted execution of Sophia businesswoman possibly linked to murder caseInvestigators are pursuing “all leads” in two shooting incidents that occurred at Sophia, which left three persons wounded within hours,...
Body at Leguan: Woman spent night at city hotel before she was killedRoma Dookeran, the overseas-based Guyanese woman, whose body was found at the Leguan foreshore one week ago, spent one night...
Vigilance man missing for more than three months, family suspects foul playA 31-year-old man of Vigilance South, East Coast Demerara, has been missing for more than three months now and his...
Body at Leguan: Woman took taxi to Pegasus after dropped off at airportRoma Dookeran, the overseas-based Guyanese woman, whose body was found at the Leguan foreshore one week ago after she was dropped off...
Body at Leguan foreshore: Woman died from blunt trauma to the head, compression to the neck – PMERoma Dookeran, the overseas-based Guyanese woman, whose body was found at the Leguan foreshore one week ago, died from brain...
Parent, teacher trade blame following altercation at Houston Secondary schoolThe parent and teacher involved in a fracas at the Houston Secondary School, East Bank Demerara on Thursday are blaming...
Sophia vendor shot after arson attempt on his houseA 39-year-old vendor was shot in the wee hours of Friday by a man, who allegedly tried to set his...
Brazilian man allegedly assaulted by cop at seawall, OPR investigatingThe Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) has launched an investigation into an incident at the Kingston seawall on Wednesday involving...
Sophia couple hospitalised with multiple gunshot injuriesA 34-year-old businesswoman and her husband are in the intensive care unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital nursing multiple gunshot...
CONFIRMED: Woman was dropped off at airport before found dead at Leguan foreshore The body of the woman who was found at the Leguan foreshore one week ago has been positively identified as...
Houston Secondary School teacher says she was attacked firstKimone Gentle, the teacher at the center of an altercation that occurred at the Houston Secondary school on Thursday said...
Serial conman arrestedRanks of the Guyana Police Force on Thursday arrested a 35-year-old man who was wanted for a series of alleged...
Teacher, parent detained as police investigate incident at Houston Secondary schoolA teacher and a parent are the subject of a police investigation into an alleged assault at the Houston Secondary...
14 months jail for Kitty businessman who brutalised daughterA Kitty businessman, who was last year caught on camera brutally assaulting his 25-year-old daughter, was on Thursday sentenced to...
Duo remanded for allegedly trafficking $5M worth in ganjaTwo men who were recently nabbed by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) were on Thursday remanded to prison after they were...
Police seeking public’s assistance to identify skeletal remainsOne week after the skeletal remains of a person was found at Kamwata, (a satellite community of Santa Rosa) Region...
