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...
Boy, 17, burned while at Vigilance Police Station; probe launchedA 17-year-old boy on Sunday sustained burns to his left side abdomen and left arm while incarcerated at the Vigilance...
Car set on fire in Eccles, owner refused to cooperate with investigators – Fire ServiceA car is suspected to have maliciously been set on fire at Hibiscus Avenue, AA Eccles, East Bank Demerara on...
29 police ranks graduate from internationally recognised prosecutors’ courseProsecutors of the Guyana Police Force are now better equipped to uphold the rule of law after successfully completing six...
Valuables belonging to Surinamese businessman stolen from car outside Umana YanaA Surinamese businessman who came to Guyana on a business trip lost cash and other valuables he left in a...
Mechanic, 19, attacked and stabbed by masked menA 19-year-old mechanic of Stevedore Housing Scheme, North Ruimveldt was stabbed by two masked men in the wee hours of...
21-Y-O man shot by cop among four who robbed security guard of motorcycleTwenty-year-old Kwame Boyce Jnr., was among four youths who reportedly robbed a 60-year-old security guard minutes before he was shot...
Female soldier stabbed multiple times; boyfriend on the run from policeTwenty-Four-year-old Zenida April, a soldier, and her mother, Nevorne April, 48, were on Tuesday night, attacked by her boyfriend, James...
Bush Lot farmer stabbed to death by neighbourThe quiet community of Bush Lot, Corentyne, Berbice was rattled Friday afternoon by the news that a resident was stabbed...
‘Hotskull’ gets life imprisonment for ‘cruel, brutal and callous’ murder of Better Hope pensionerSherwin Clarke, known as “Hot Skull”, was on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the 2016 killing...
No arrest for rioters who beat, rob Mon Repos market vendorsOne week after vendors were beaten, robbed and had their vehicles and stalls destroyed at the Mon Repos market by...
Witness says ‘police was just doing their job’ when 21-Y-O man was shotKwame Boyce Jnr., who was shot by a police rank last Thursday following an alleged armed robbery, attempted to escape...
SWAT Constable who shot Orin Boston committed to stand trialPolice Constable Sherwin Peters was on Thursday committed to stand trial before the High Court for the fatal shooting of...
Mother demands answers after teen son disappears during Region Seven tripThree weeks after 16-year-old Akeem Bissoon of ‘A’ Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown disappeared at an abandoned airstrip in Region Seven...
Shinzo Abe, former Japanese prime minister, dies after being shot during election campaignNARA, Japan, July 8 (Reuters) – Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader, died on Friday after being shot...
Gold miner jailed for one year, fined $603k for 402 grams ganja findA 37-year-old gold miner of Nottinghamshire, Linden (Region 10) was jailed for one year and fined $603, 600 for trafficking...
Medical student robbed at knife-point in AlberttownA medical student who resides at East Street, Georgetown was held at knifepoint and robbed of cash and his cell...
Man charged, remanded for murder of Mon Repos pensionerNeman ‘Boyee’ Persaud, a 26-year-old labourer of Mon Repos North, East Coast Demerara was Thursday charged and subsequently remanded to...
21-Y-O man shot by cop during alleged robbery, suffers damaged lungsRelatives of a 21-year-old man who was reportedly shot by a member of the Guyana Police Force last Thursday during...
