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...
Essequibo teen dies hours after crashing into truckSeventeen-year-old Nylon Gittens of Henrietta Village, Region Two, died at about 18:00 hrs on Sunday, mere hours after he was...
Motorcyclist dies in Berbice accident, friend injuredAn accident between a motorcycle and a car on the No.79 public road, Upper Corentyne, Berbice, on Saturday night resulted...
Homeowner burnt to death as fire destroys Windsor Forest buildingThe charred remains of a man identified only as ‘Slowie’ was removed from among debris Sunday afternoon after firefighters managed...
Residue from welding torch caused Parika market fire – investigators confirmThe fire that destroyed the Parika Market on the East Bank of Essequibo was caused by residue from a welding...
Driver arrested for one ounce ‘ganja’A 28-year-old driver of Dry Shore, Region Two (Pomeroon – Supenaam) is in Police custody after he was found transporting...
Bartica boy dies one month after accidentMere weeks after his eighth birthday and just over a month after being struck while exiting his school bus along...
Cumberland businessman shot, robbedA 40-year-old businessman is hospitalised at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital with a gunshot wound after he put up a...
19-Y-0 driver in horrific Hopetown accident on $100k bailThe young man who struck two persons along the Hopetown, West Coast Berbice public road on Sunday last has been...
Sparks from welding work possible cause of fire at Parika MarketMinister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn on Friday revealed that sparks from welding works could be the possible cause of...
DNA test confirms skeletal remains found at Kuru Kururu is missing manResults from DNA test have confirmed that the skeletal remains which were found at Kuru Kururu Backdam on the Soesdyke,...
‘Devastating’ – Parika Market Centre completely destroyedThe Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is still at the scene of the fire that completely destroyed the entire market centre...
Majority of Parika Market destroyed by fireA fire of unknown origin on Friday afternoon destroyed a large section of the Parika Market on the East Bank...
Ex-media worker pleads guilty to cocaine trafficking charge againMonths after denying a cocaine trafficking charge, former media worker Zanneel Williams on Friday changed her plea to guilty and...
Man accuses neighbour of arson as retaliation for noise nuisance complaintsA resident of Vlissengen Road, Georgetown is accusing his neighbour of attempting to set his house on fire after he...
Pensioner found dead in abandoned building on Croal StreetThe body of a 65-year-old man was found by a civilian at an abandoned building at the corners of Croal...
Son surrenders, slapped with more than 200 money laundering chargesA day after his parents were charged for allegedly laundering billions of dollars reportedly for local Chinese businesses, Damien Ramnaraine...
Croal hopeful police will go after persons who destroy public propertyMinister of Housing and Water Collin Croal says he is hopeful that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) will start prosecuting...
Guyanese family accused of laundering billions for Chinese businesses arrested at airportAfter close to three years of investigation, the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) on Wednesday laid 268 charges of money...
