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...
DPP asks Police Commissioner to launch campaign against noise nuisanceThe Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has written to the Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken, requesting that he launches a...
Woman charged, remanded for attempted murder of male roommateA 34-year-housewife was on Friday released on $150,000 bail by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for attempting to murder her male...
Family who migrated 40 years ago searching for lost relative hereThe family of Terrence Persaud, called “Terry”, is pleading with the public to help find him. It is unclear how...
Woman busted at CJIA with cocaine in biscuit wrappers remandedUnique Sunshine London, who was nabbed while attempting to smuggle cocaine through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, was on Friday...
E’bo man caught in bird smuggling attempt, arrested at CJIAAn Essequibo man was on Wednesday caught trying to smuggle six finches which he had concealed in hair rollers, the...
Essequibo vendor dies in hit-and-run; driver arrestedA 63-year-old vendor died after he was struck down by a speeding car along the Adventure Public Road on the...
Woman, 59, busted with cocaine in biscuit wrappersThe Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Wednesday busted a female outgoing passenger at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport with a...
Two charged for armed robbery at UitvlugtKendal Cozier, 25, a labourer of Onderneeming, West Bank Demerara and 31-year-old Shawn Henry of Independence Boulevard, Albouystown were remanded...
DPP discontinues charge against Crime Chief BlanhumThe private criminal charge which was filed against Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum by attorney-at-law, Nigel Hughes under the Cybercrime Act...
Elderly man who ‘accidentally’ killed wife, buried her in bathroom sentenced to 4 more yearsSeventy-five-year-old Gordon Durant was on Thursday sentenced to serve four years in prison for the gruesome killing of his wife...
Carpenter, 28, remanded for possession of illegal firearmA 28-year-old carpenter of Nigg Settlement, Corentyne Berbice was remanded to prison on Thursday for possession of firearm without license....
Two charged with possession of an illegal firearmTwo men – Winston Moriah, 21, of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam and 21-year-old Keion Clarke of Budhan Housing Scheme, West...
Mandela fatal accident: Truck driver breached traffic lightThe sand truck driver, a 44-year-old man of Supply, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara who was involved in the horrific Mandela...
No bail for miner charged with possession of narcoticsA miner of Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara was on Wednesday charged and remanded to prison on a charge...
Man, 24, nabbed with nearly three pounds of ganjaA 24-year-old employed man of Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) was nabbed on Wednesday with 2.8 pounds...
New prosecutors to be inducted into Police ForceGraduands of the Certificate in Advocacy and Evidence for Summary Courts and Prosecutor’s Course will be trained by the Guyana...
Father of four killed in horrific early morning accidentA father of four is dead following a horrific accident at the junction of Mandela Avenue and Cemetery Road in...
Berbice man arrested with $13M worth of ganjaA Golden Fleece, West Coast Berbice man was on Tuesday arrested after 206 pounds of marijuana worth $13 million was...
