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...
DNA test confirms decomposed remains belong to Reonol WilliamsA DNA test has confirmed that the decomposed body that was found in a trench in the vicinity of Coldingen...
Motorcyclist, pillion rider die in Upper Corentyne accidentTwo persons are now dead following an accident on the Number 79 Public Road, Corriverton, Berbice, on Tuesday night. The...
Woman accused of killing husband released on $500k bail after murder charge reduced to manslaughterA 31-year-old woman, who had spent the last few months on remand for the murder of her reputed husband, was...
Berbice taxi driver freed of rape chargesA 31-year-old taxi driver was on Tuesday freed after a 12-member jury found him not guilty of five counts of...
Mahaicony man arrested with 5lbs of ‘ganja’Peter Gordon, 31, of Fellowship, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara was arrested on Monday by ranks of the Customs Anti Narcotic...
Abandoned baby boy in good healthThe Police are probing the discovery of a newborn baby boy who was found abandoned in a gift bag at...
Police Force to ‘step up’ traffic enforcementTo tackle the alarming rise in road accidents, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) will be increasing enforcement and according to...
Man nabbed during sting operation trying to sell house lotA 30-year-old man is now in police custody after he reportedly collected $100,000 in marked bills, under the pretext that...
Ex-media worker jailed, fined $14M on cocaine trafficking chargeAfter months of changing her plea in a cocaine trafficking charge, former media worker Zanneel Williams was Monday sentenced to four years...
Cops search fisherman’s home for drugs, wanted personsA fisherman of Good Hope Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara was arrested in the wee hours of Monday after police...
Norton Street property destroyed by fireA building situated at Lot 6971 Norton Street, Georgetown was destroyed by fire in the wee hours of Monday. The...
Four years imprisonment, $3.5M fine for man nabbed with cocaineA 44-year-old Lusignan, East Coast Demerara (ECD) resident was on Monday sentenced to four years in jail and fined $3.5...
Brazilian pilot, miner found at illegal mining sites remanded to prisonThe two Brazilian nationals, who were allegedly found at illegal mining sites at the Aishalton, South Rupununi, Region Nine, last...
Porter dies after truck topples while descending hill An accident on the Toroparo Trail in Cuyuni-Mazaruni in the wee hours of Sunday resulted in the death of Troy...
Receptionists robbed at gunpoint at Tuschen hotelPolice are on the hunt for two gunmen who reportedly robbed two receptionists on Saturday night at the Double Day...
Louisa Row fire caused by children playing with matchesA Friday afternoon fire at Louisa Row, Wortmanville, Georgetown, was caused by unattended children playing with matches and a family...
Brazilians found at illegal mining sites to be chargedTwo Brazilian men, Alexander Felix and Luan Ricardo Braga Silva, who were found at illegal mining sites at the New...
Man who was caught with ganja now found with $2.3M worth of cocaineEduardo Alexander Moore, a 44-year-old man of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was arrested on Friday after he was nabbed...
