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...
Carol Joseph on $140k bail for 14 fraud offencesCarol Joseph, a member of the People’s National Congress (PNC), was on Wednesday, charged with 14 fraud offences by the...
Man goes berserk in Berbice; fatally stabs teen boy, injures anotherA man went berserk on Wednesday morning, stabbing a 15-year-old boy to death while pinning him down in a trench...
BREAKING: One-month bonus, free housing materials for soldiersPresident Dr. Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced that soldiers will get a one-month bonus as his government pursues other initiatives...
More police at airports, shopping areas for Christmas seasonThere will be an increase in Police presence at the Cheddi Jagan and the Eugene Correia International airports during the...
Driver in fatal Zeeburg accident remanded to prisonDevon Daziel, a 35-year-old minibus driver of Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo, was on Tuesday charged with the indictable offence of...
One dead, another hospitalised in stabbing incidentAn incident at Angoys Avenue, New Amsterdam on Tuesday night has left one person dead and another hospitalised. Regional Commander...
Family devastated after girl, 11, found dead under hammockA tragic and bizarre incident has rocked the No. 50 Village in Corentyne Berbice and thrown the family of 11-year-old...
Crime down: CID records 122 murders, 78 illegal guns seized for 2022The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Guyana Police Force has recorded 122 murders so far this year, the third...
Court reduces 13 -year jail time for man convicted for attempted murderHansel Andre Lewis, called “Smiley”, who was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for attempted murder, had his sentence reduced to...
State House attacker regains consciousness, to be interviewedFive days after he was shot during an attack at State House, Bethel Ikena Chenezie has regained consciousness and will...
Girl, 11, found dead under hammockA mother of four was plunged into mourning after she found her 11-year-old daughter dead under a hammock in their...
Bodies of children, aged 1 and 5, recovered after boat capsizes in Pomeroon RiverThe bodies of two children, aged 1 and 5, were on Tuesday morning recovered from the Pomeroon River after the...
Children, aged 1 and 5, feared dead after boat capsizes in Pomeroon RiverTragedy struck Monday night when a boat capsized in the Pomeroon River, Region Two leaving two children missing. Their names...
Police investigation launched for ‘alleged murder’ of Ricky AmbroseThe Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Monday said an investigation has been launched into the alleged murder of Ricky Ambrose,...
Man jailed for 14 years for raping woman while she sleptRudolph Williams called “Stewart” was, on Monday sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for breaking into a woman’s house and raping...
‘Devil’ gets life sentence for raping girl with a disabilityRondell Chappel, called “Devil”, was on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after serving 20 years...
Court upholds sentence, conviction of child rapistThe Court of Appeal on Monday upheld the conviction and sentencing of former trade unionist Micah William who is currently...
Rum shop argument over spitting leads to cutlass attack on Letter Kenny familyA young man was left with a severed hand and his father is nursing injuries after they were attacked by...
