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...
Medical Council to make official police report on ‘fake doctor’ next weekThe matter regarding a man who pretended to be a doctor is currently engaging the Medical Council of Guyana and...
Taxi driver gets 16 years for rape of school girl, 12A 36-year-old taxi driver was on Friday sentenced to serve 16 years imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old school girl in...
Facebook romance fraud: Berbice man chargedA 56-year-old man from Berbice was today charged by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) with Conspiracy to Defraud. John...
Robbery victim bemoans absence of street lightsJerome King, 65, of Princes Street, Georgetown believes if streets light were working when he was robbed of his motorcycle...
Suspect arrested hours after fatal stabbing of construction workerA 23-year-old man who is accused of murdering a 19-year-old construction worker, Chrisgaichan Narine, called ‘Boyo’, was arrested on Thursday...
Albouystown man charged for discharging a loaded firearmAndrew Ridley, 29, of Sussex Street Albouystown, Georgetown was on Thursday charged for discharging a loaded firearm with intent. The...
Ex-soldier remanded for attempting to murder girlfriendA 26-year-old former member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), who reportedly stabbed his girlfriend, was on Thursday remanded to...
Two years later, skeletal remains suspected to be of missing Answar Stoll foundSkeletal remains suspected to be those of Answar Stoll were found at the Kuru Kuru Backdam on the Soesdyke, Linden...
Cops who solved Reonol Williams, Garfield Newton cases among several awardedSeveral ranks of the Guyana Police Force, mostly from the Major Crimes Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department, were recognised...
Serious crimes still on the decline; Top Cop promises more patrols, faster responseUp to June 2022, the Guyana Police Force says its crime stats confirm a 15% decrease in serious crimes compared...
Foreigners fined millions, jailed for trafficking drugs, aviation violationsTwo men, a Brazilian and Colombian, were fined a total of $493.5 million each and jailed for several years after...
Construction worker, 19, stabbed to death in Parfaite HarmonieA 19-year-old construction worker was brutally stabbed to death on Wednesday with a pair of scissors by a man who...
Cop to face disciplinary charge for trailing NortonSuperintendent of Police Alistair Roberts will be charged with the offence of acting in a manner likely to bring discredit...
Charges for three cops after teen burnt while in lockupsCharges were recommended for three members of the Guyana Police Force in the incident where a 17-year-old prisoner was burnt...
‘Fake Doctor’ could face criminal charges as Chief Magistrate, university confirm his CV is a lieMikhail McLennan, of whom little is known except for the fact that he pretended to be a medical doctor and...
Man found guilty of repeatedly raping girl,13Collin Venture, 31, was, on Wednesday, found guilty of three counts of rape committed on a 13-year-old girl in 2020....
Chinese national electrocuted at Vreed-en-HoopA Chinese national received electric shock and burns about his hands and body while working at the Chicken n’ Burger...
‘Charges are coming, don’t worry’ – Nandlall assures Mon Repos vendors who were attacked, robbedTwo weeks after vendors were beaten, robbed and had their vehicles and stalls destroyed at the Mon Repos market by...
