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...
Police, EPA to tackle noise nuisance during Christmas seasonThe Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Impact Base in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be working aggressively to...
Man eludes police but leaves loaded firearm behindA man managed to escape being arrested by the police in the wee hours of Sunday but left behind a...
Four arrested during raid at Turkeyen apartment building; police seize gun, ammo & ganjaFour persons were arrested on Saturday after a quantity of marijuana, a firearm and matching ammunition were found during an...
Good Intent man arrested with ganja, suspected stolen itemsA Good Intent, West Bank Demerara man was arrested on Saturday with less than one pound of marijuana and the...
Two years jail for driver who fatally struck vendor Ganesh Choonilall, 25, of Airy Hall, Region Two was Friday sentenced to two years imprisonment for causing the death of...
EBD men remanded to prison for break and enterTwo East Bank Demerara men were remanded to prison on Friday for the offence of break and enter. Joel Witter,...
SOCU finds Carol Joseph solely approved and used $6.1M rice mill moneyCarol Joseph, a leading figure in the opposition Peoples National Congress, faces 14 charges of fraud after the Special Organized...
Aunty Betty murder: Niece and neighbour face joint charge, remanded to prisonThe neighbour and niece of 85-year-old Sumintra Sawh called “Aunty Betty” were Thursday jointly charged for her murder. Mohammed Ramzan...
Robbers cut through zinc roof, cart off money, appliances from Best Buy Variety StoreAn undisclosed amount of money and appliances were stolen during a robbery at the Best Buy Variety Store located at...
Court reduces 70 -year jail time for convict who brutally stabbed man in 2003Rajesh Guyadeen, who was sentenced to 70 years imprisonment for the brutal murder of a farmer during a row over...
Trio freed of Crabwood Creek farmer murderA 12-member jury on Wednesday found three men not guilty of the murder of Grant Village Crabwood Creek farmer, Cheddie...
Man charged with murder of elderly auntA 50-year-old unemployed man, who Police initially said lived with a mental illness, was on Wednesday remanded to prison for...
Murder in Reg. 7 mines: Suspect in Police custodyThe man suspected murdering a miner and assaulting the man’s brother has been arrested. The Guyana Police Force said 32-year-old...
Bartica man sentenced, fined for possession of narcoticsA Bartica man was on Wednesday sentenced to three years in jail and fined, after he admitted to having 293...
Man jailed for 8 years for murder of Cuyuni businesswomanNathan Anthony Stoute, 24, of Helena, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for the murder of...
Carpenters wanted for attempted murder of Essequibo pump attendant Two carpenters are wanted by Police for the attempted murder of 27-year-old Kemraj Ramcharran, a gas station pump attendant of...
Welder charged over murder of reputed wifeThe reputed husband of Umadai Lall, the mother of one who was murdered last Friday, has been charged. Jason Kellman,...
Essequibo woman distraught after container to start food business stolen at seawallAn Essequibo woman is now distraught after the container she intended to use for a food business was reportedly stolen...
