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...
Neighbour remanded for Bush Lot farmer’s murderBhola Jaipersaud, 42, was remanded to prison on Monday for the brutal murder of 47-year-old Rameshwar Sydney of Bush Lot,...
Driver escapes from police after throwing ganja out windowA driver managed to evade police ranks in Linden, Region 10 after he threw two pounds of marijuana out the...
Facebook boyfriend scam: Grove man charged with defrauding woman of $502kJaffon Hinds, of Downer Street, Grove, East Bank Demerara was charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit a felony...
Linden house destroyed by fire; wife claims ‘forgetful’ husband left incense burningA house located at Moraballi Street, MacKenzie, Linden was destroyed by fire on Monday. While the Guyana Fire Service is...
Driver in Linden Highway accident lost control of vehicle after driving into pool of waterTwo children, ages one and six, are among five persons who are hospitalised after two cars collided along the Kuru...
Police unearth 10 pounds of ganja, two unlicensed motorcycles during raid in Reg. 3A party of police ranks conducted an intelligence-led operation that spanned several areas in Regional Police Division No. 3 on...
‘Sadistic monster’ gets two life sentences for raping, robbing womanRonald Armstrong known as “Sargie” was on Monday handed two life sentences for raping and robbing a 20-year-old woman in...
Three months later, family still waiting on DNA results to bury fisherman A Rosignol, West Coast Berbice family has been waiting in agony for three months to confirm if the badly decomposed...
North Ruimveldt man arrested with illegal 9mm pistol, ammunitionA 29-year-old man of Osamo Street, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown was arrested just after midnight on Sunday with an illegal firearm...
Two men found with gun arrestedPolice arrested two men who were found with a 9mm pistol and seven matching rounds on Sunday. The men aged,...
Carpenter, 41, found dead in house at CullenA 41-year-old carpenter was discovered dead on Sunday night at his house in Cullen, Region Two (Pomeroon – Supenaam), hours...
Goldminer robbed of jewellery worth $1.1M at SophiaA thirty-year-old goldminer of Section ‘B’ Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown was robbed of jewellery amounting to $1.1 million while at...
Child among several injured in Linden Highway accidentA child is among several persons who were injured in a two-vehicle smash-up on the Soesdyke Linden Highway early on...
Cocaine, ganja found on foreign plane worth over $400MA total of $484.5 million worth of cocaine and marijuana was found on a foreign aircraft that landed illegally at...
Large parcels of cocaine removed from foreign plane at MahdiaPolice investigators removed large parcels of cocaine from a foreign aircraft that landed illegally at Mahdia, Region Eight ((Potaro-Siparuni) on...
‘We do not want reckless endangerment’ – Benn tells police officersSince 2016, no member of the Guyana Police Force died in the line of duty. On Sunday, however, senior officers...
Teen told cops he was ‘playing with lighter’ when burnt in lockupsThe Guyana Police Force on Sunday said the 17-year-old boy who was burned while in the lockups at the Vigilance...
Foreign plane illegally lands at Mahdia, two arrestedTwo persons were arrested on Sunday at Mahdia, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) as police investigators probe the illegal landing of a...
