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...
Sophia man, 36, wanted for rapeA 36-year-old man of ‘A’ Field, Sophia, Georgetown is wanted by Police for questioning in relation to the rape of...
Land surveyors feared drowned in Mazaruni River mishapTwo land surveyors, identified as Terrence Thomas, 29, of Meadow Brook Gardens, Georgetown and Germaine La Rose, 34, of Canvas...
GPF engages nursery children on Road SafetyIn observance of Road Safety Month 2022 under the theme “Safe Driving Saves Lives”, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on...
Craig man charged, remanded over stealing car from bodywork shopChristopher Persaud, 22, called “Mohan” and “Yankee” of Craig, East Bank Demerara was Thursday remanded to prison after being charged...
$20,000 bail for pressure washer thiefA 20-year-old labourer of Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara, was on Thursday charged and released on $20,000 bail for allegedly stealing...
‘Lil man’ wanted over Blackwater Landing murderAlex Benjamin called “Lil Man” is wanted by Police in relation a case of murder which was committed at the...
Corentyne man who chopped wife to death mutters ‘home sweet home’ while being remandedMahendra Paltoo, called “Ajay”, 35, of Bloomfield, Corentyne, Berbice was remanded to prison on Thursday for the fatal chopping of...
Enterprise man arrested over possession of unlicensed firearm, cocaineA 22-year-old man from Enterprise, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was on Thursday arrested by Police during an intelligence-led Police exercise....
Man arrested for allegedly stealing car from mechanic shopA 22-year-old man was Wednesday arrested by the police after he was found in possession of a car that was...
Corentyne man, 21, dies days after accidentA 21-year-old man died on Monday, two days after being involved in an accident on the No.75 Public Road, Corentyne,...
Judge rejects request for removal from oil fund trialHigh Court Judge, Justice Navindra Singh Wednesday rejected a preliminary application by APNU attorney Selwyn Pieters for Singh to recuse...
15 years imprisonment for elderly man convicted of sodomising 15-Y-O boySixty-one-year-old Laldeo Jagdeo called ‘Basha’ was on Wednesday sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for repeatedly sodomising a 15-year-old boy in...
Pedestrians account for 60% of road deaths this year – Traffic Chief There is a slight increase in fatal accidents this year, Traffic Chief Superintendent Dennis Stephens has said. Thus far, 87...
Man pleads guilty to 2014 robbery/murder of Cuyuni businesswomanNathan Anthony Stoute has pleaded guilty to the murder of 34-year-old mother of two, Sheniza Khan Bhola, who was fatally...
Local miner denies land given to Canadian company, initiates legal actionAlerio Gold Corp. is a mineral exploration and development company in the business of acquiring, exploring, and developing natural resource...
Lawyer follows through with lawsuit against SOCUAttorney Tamieka Clarke has commenced legal proceedings against the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) seeking damages and several declarations following...
No charges yet for teen who abducted 12-year-old girlMore than a month following the abduction of a 12-year-old girl from Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara (WBD), Police are...
Motorcycle bandits terrorise Le Ressouvenir residentsBandits on motorcycles have been terrorising residents of Le Ressouvenir, East Coast Demerara with five reported robberies in recent weeks....
