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...
Teen dies in East Coast accident; two others injuredSudesh Mahadeo, 18, of Bee Hive, East Coast Demerara died after he was involved in an accident at Le Ressouvenir,...
Boat captain missing after reportedly pushed overboard by passengersA 55-year-old boat captain is missing after he was allegedly pushed overboard by two passengers who the police say “both...
Freed taxi driver in Kescia Branche murder files $50.3M lawsuit against the StateMatthew Munroe, the 52-year-old taxi driver who was charged with the 2017 murder of schoolteacher Kescia Branche, has filed a...
Body found under bridge: police suspect no foul playOne day after a body was found under a bridge on Brickdam, Georgetown, investigators say no foul play is suspected....
Mahaicony family distraught after kero stove sets house on fireA family of five is now homeless after a fire that evidently started from a lit kerosene stove destroyed their...
Fire at century-old church in Canje was deliberate – Divisional Fire OfficerA fire that completely destroyed the century-old St. Patrick’s Church on Thursday morning in East Canje Berbice was deliberately set....
Five arrested as over 1000kg in ganja seized by CANUThe Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) arrested five persons on Tuesday and seized a total of 1, 992 kg of marijuana...
Suspect in fatal Sand Hill backdam stabbing arrestedThe 27-year-old suspect in the murder of Ravindra Alfred was arrested on Tuesday, one day after the crime was committed....
Cutlass wielding man who invaded primary school arrestedPolice have arrested the man accused of barging into the compound of the Bohemia Primary School on the Corentyne Coast...
Police Force still grappling with DNA testingOne of the major challenges plaguing the Guyana Police Force is a lack of capacity to conduct deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)...
Unidentified body found under bridge at BrickdamPolice ranks are currently on the scene at Brickdam, Georgetown where the body of an unidentified man was found under...
Coal miner jailed for 15 years over rape of young girlRay Williams was on Wednesday sentenced to 15 years and three months imprisonment for repeatedly raping a 12-year-old girl. Williams,...
Kwakwani youth jailed for 11 years over rape of girl, 12Mark Fontanelle, 22, was Wednesday sentenced to serve 11 years in jail after he confessed to raping a 12-year-old girl...
Mazaruni river accident: one body recovered, search continues for other land surveyorThe body of Terrence Thomas, one of two land surveyors who went missing after the boat they were in sank...
Berbice teacher who collapsed at school died of a heart attackDays after 26-year-old Dharmini Prasad, a teacher of No. 72 Village, Corentyne, Berbice collapsed and died while on duty, an...
Overloaded minibus with child ‘slinging’ behind hauled inA route 40 minibus driver was hauled in by police ranks and the vehicle impounded at the Traffic Headquarters, Eve...
Body of unidentified man found floating at Anna Catherina seawall The partially decomposed body of an unidentified man was found floating next to the Anna Catherina seawall, West Coast Demerara...
Miner chopped to death at Sand Hill BackdamA 37-year-old miner of Kaneville Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara was chopped to death sometime between 09:00hrs on Sunday and...
