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...
Harmful chemical found at abandoned Berbice sawmillThree bottles of mercury, a harmful substance, were found at an abandoned sawmill at Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Region Six on...
Duo remanded for robbery spree around G/Town, ECD and shooting at policeTwo men were on Monday remanded to prison for the series of armed robberies committed around Georgetown and the East...
‘Paper Shorts’ murder probe: Statement by the Guyana Police ForceSEE BELOW STATEMENT BY THE GUYANA POLICE FORCE (GPF) The GPF notes the press conference held on Friday by Mr....
Man, 32, dies after colliding with truck removing car involved in separate accidentA 32-year-old man was killed after he crashed into the back of a truck (GAC 1297) that was removing a...
Neesa Gopaul murder: CCJ frees stepdad; mother gets reduced sentence Due to the lack of sufficient evidence, Jarvis ‘Barry’ Small was on Friday freed by the Caribbean Court of Justice...
Surveys costing $46.9M to help reduce, prevent crimeThe findings of three surveys conducted within the last year and focused on crime trends and the operations of criminal...
Mother of six freed on drug trafficking charge, sentence overturned A mother of six was Friday freed of a drug trafficking charge and had her three-year sentence overturned by the...
Bandits who traded bullets with police were on a robbery spreeFive bandits, four of whom were eventually nabbed by police officers, were on a robbery spree early Thursday morning. They...
Man, 20, shot on lip during argument over femaleShamar Adrian, 20, of Byderabo Road, Bartica was shot in the wee hours of Thursday while engaged in an argument...
Bandits trade bullets with police after kidnapping taxi driver, hijacking carFour bandits were arrested in the wee hours of Thursday and a taxi driver was rescued from the trunk of...
Top Cop, Crime Chief insist Bascom’s claims ‘malicious’; disciplinary action pendingCommissioner of Police (ag.) Clifton Hicken and Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum both insisted on Thursday that the damning allegations made...
Quindon Bacchus case: Cop accused of tampering with probe released on $250,000 bailFormer Police Sergeant Dameion Mclennon, who is one of the two policemen accused of tampering with the investigation into the...
August Crimes: 11 murders in 15 daysBy Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.stagingsites.cc On August 01, 2022, the Guyana Police Force reported two murders; a 33-year-old mason of Broad...
Allegations by Bascom: Police body completes probe, submits report to DPPThe Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) of the Guyana Police Force has completed its investigation into the damning allegations made...
UG student remanded for killing goldsmithA 21-year-old University of Guyana student was on Tuesday remanded to prison for the fatal stabbing of goldsmith, Kareem Kayum...
Boy, 18, killed during street brawl at ParikaEighteen-year-old Donald Gibson of Hyde Park, Parika, East Bank Essequibo died on Monday after being stabbed during a brawl by...
Motorcyclist detained at city hospital after fleeing accident scene, left injured for deadA motorcyclist identified as 31-year-old Leon Lewis of Annandale, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was detained by the police at a...
Children survive Linden highway accident after mother loses control of speeding carThirty-five-year-old Natoya Narine, a mother of two, died on Sunday in an accident on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway but two children,...
