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...
City businessman shot dead during Boxing night robberyA city businessman was murdered late Monday night during a robbery of his beverages depot located at Durban and Chapel...
Two passengers injured in Essequibo accidentTwo passengers were injured on Monday after a car and a bus collided on the Devonshire Castle public road in...
Guyanese men arrested as Suriname probes murder of Chinese shopkeeperSeveral Guyanese allegedly involved in robberies and the murder of a Surinamese shopkeeper have been arrested by officers from the...
Nearly 400 pounds of ganja, worth $20M, found in canter on Christmas DayOfficers of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Sunday discovered some 179.8 kilogrammes (or 394.6 pounds) of cannabis in a...
Police identify getaway car used in murder of gold heist suspectInvestigators have identified the getaway car used by the perpetrator who fatally stabbed Sabutaro Singh, the suspect in the $400...
Prisoner found dead in Timehri jail cellMartinez Rajas, a 24-year-old prisoner who was incarcerated at the Timehri prison on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) since...
Baby dies in Canje accident after drunk firewoman loses control of carA two-year-old child died on Friday after a speeding car collided with the motorcycle she was being transported on along...
Deadly Moruca boat accident: Captain was on the way to pick up sonThe boat captain who died on Friday afternoon while traveling along the Moruca River, in Region One, has been identified...
Captain dies in Moruca boat accidentA boat captain died on Friday after the boat he was sailing along the Moruca River, in Region One, collided...
2017 Lusignan prison escapee back on Guyana’s soilPaul Goriah, a 35-year-old prisoner who escaped from the Lusignan Prison in July 2017 and was later captured in Suriname...
‘Don’t be corrupt’ – Region 6 Best Cop tells colleaguesSecuring the Best Cop award for Regional Police Division Six is 27-year-old Kortberaadt, East Bank Berbice-bred Constable Courtney Sampson. Sampson,...
Girl found dead under hammock died from suffocation – PMEA post mortem examination conducted on Thursday on the body of 11-year-old Tinesha Johnson of No.50 Village, Corentyne, Berbice revealed...
Relatives of murdered vendor fear they’ve been marked for deathRelatives of 23-year-old Sabutaro Singh called ‘Mark’ and ‘Papi’ believe that he was put on a ‘hit list’ two months...
Suspect in $400M gold heist stabbed to death on Regent StreetPolice are investigating the murder of 23-year-old Sabutaro Singh, also known as Mark, a carpenter and part-time vendor on Regent...
Court sets aside death sentence of three ex-GDF ranks but upholds murder convictionThe Guyana Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of three former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guards for the...
Region Two cops awarded for ‘exceptional work’Several policemen and women in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) were on Wednesday awarded trophies, incentives and other gifts for their exceptional...
Court of Appeal orders retrial for 2014 ‘Skull City’ murderThe Court of Appeal on Wednesday set aside the conviction of Vishawantie Ragnauth, who is currently 40 years behind bars...
From 40 to 25 years: Court reduces jail time for Pastor convicted of rapeBerbice Pastor, Andrew Hannibal, who is currently serving a 40-year jail sentence for raping an underage girl, had his jail...
