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...
Man who abused woman for 18 years arrestedA Liverpool, Corentyne, Berbice man, accused of assaulting his ex-wife Karen Mickel, 45, over a period of 18 years, was...
Two money changers robbed, one shot by motorcycle banditsPolice are investigating the armed robbery of two money changers of an undisclosed sum of local and foreign currency, which...
Miner fatally chopped in Reg. 7 backdam, brother criticalA gold miner who has been identified as Raphael Cadogan was fatally chopped during an altercation with another miner while...
Murder of Aunty Betty: Neighbour confesses, says niece promised him payment to execute the murderAs the plot to murder Bushlot, West Coast Berbice pensioner Sumintra Sawh, called Aunty Betty, continues to unravel, the accomplice...
Miner who bought $100k of ganja to ‘hustle’ arrestedA 30-year-old Linden miner was nabbed with 3761.7 grammes of marijuana on Monday and reportedly told Police that he paid...
Fisherman arrested after found with firearm and ammunitionPolice ranks in Regional Division Three arrested a 30-year-old fisherman on Monday after he was found with a .38 revolver...
Man wanted in connection with ‘Aunty Betty’ murder arrestedThe 48-year-old labourer who the Police issued a wanted bulletin for in connection with the murder of Sumintra Sawh called...
Minibus passenger nabbed with firearm and ammunitionPolice arrested a 37-year-old male minibus passenger on Sunday who was found with a .38 revolver loaded with six live...
Female security guard caught with 293 grammes of ganjaA 56-year-old female security guard of Seventh Avenue, Bartica, Region Seven was busted with 293 grammes of marijuana after police...
Gas station pump attendant brutally chopped after refusing to sell ‘disorderly customer’A 27-year-old pump attendant who was chopped several times to his head and beaten after he was threatened by a...
$50M approved to improve DNA testing, crime-fightingA $50.5 million supplementary sum was approved by the Parliamentary Committee of Supply on Monday, paving the way for the...
Suspect in murder of Princes Street pensioner arrestedThe relative who was suspected of committing the murder of Audrey Harris-Hayde, 76, on Friday was arrested by public spirited...
Maternity nurse, husband found dead in Success alleyway; electrocution suspectedA maternity nurse and her husband, a taxi driver, were Monday morning found in a Success, East Coast Demerara alleyway...
Man, 29, dies after electrocuted while mounting Christmas treeDeepak Patel Ramdeen, a 29-year-old machinist, died after he and four others were electrocuted while mounting a Christmas tree at...
Two men busted with 40 grams of ganja in LethemA Guyanese and a Brazilian national were on Thursday busted with 40 grammes of marijuana stashed in a car that...
Cocaine, ganja found in Charlestown houseOfficers from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Friday found seven pounds of cocaine and more than three pounds of...
Judge rules Police Service Commission suspension case can go aheadAfter two years of numerous legal challenges, come January 16, 2023, Justice Gino Persaud will commence hearing the substantive case...
Princes Street woman found dead after altercation with relativeA resident of Princes Street, Georgetown, was on Friday murdered, allegedly by a relative who lived with her. Dead is...
