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...
Two passengers arrested after 17lbs of ganja found in minibusA 28-year-old taxi driver of Charlotte Street, Georgetown and a 36-year-old labourer of Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), who were...
19-Y-0 dies one week after Plaisance accidentOne week after he was involved in a serious accident along the Plaisance public road, East Coast Demerara (ECD), 19-year-old...
Pork knocker charged with murder of Lethem cookKeron Hope, 25, a pork knocker of Buxton, East Coast Demerara, was charged with the murder of Miriam Edwards and...
‘Hotskull’ admits to brutal killing of pensionerSherwin Clarke known as ‘Hot Skull’ on Tuesday confessed to the 2016 murder of 76-year-old David Ramkissoon. Clarke, formerly of...
Gold miner, 64, dies in mining pit accidentPolice are investigating the death of 64-year-old Donald Gouveia, a gold miner, who succumbed to injuries after a mining pit...
Haslington youth was shot multiple times – PMEA Post Mortem Examination (PME) conducted on the body of 23-year-old Quindon Bacchus found that he died from multiple gunshot...
Two years after he walked free, man busted with ecstasy pillsChristopher Dexter Garraway, 49, has been re-arrested by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) after he was found with...
Three GRA employees, Police Constable charged with drivers’ license fraudThree persons employed at the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and a Police Constable have been charged with computer related forgery...
Three charged with theft of $5.4 million in braids and weavesThree persons were Monday charged with break and enter and larceny in relation to the theft of $5.4 million in...
Men posing as passengers rob women in minibusTwo men posing as passengers robbed four women in a route 31 minibus on Sunday while on Lombard Street, Georgetown....
Berbice labourer, 28, found dead in hammockAlan Padmore, a 28-year-old labourer also called ‘jockey boy’ was found dead on Monday in a hammock at his Armadale...
Three persons robbed by gunmen while buying food at Leopold StreetTwo business owners and a bus driver were reportedly robbed by seven men at gunpoint of their smartphones, jewelry and...
‘I was framed’ – man squeals after found guilty of killing friend in 2019 Phillip Jhagroo, called ‘Tanky’, was on Monday found guilty of murdering his friend during a drinking spree in 2019 at...
CRIME DOWN! Region Six police ready to intercept criminals fleeing to SurinameRegional Police Division Six (East Berbice – Corentyne) has recorded a 40 per cent decrease in serious crimes, Regional Commander...
Top Cop asks Complaints Authority to ‘expedite’ probe into Haslington fatal shootingCommissioner of Police (ag) Clifton Hicken on Monday visited relatives of 23-year-old Quindon Bacchus, who was shot dead by a...
Police Complaints Authority to conduct ‘thorough probe’ into Haslington shooting deathThe Guyana Police Force on Sunday said it intends to send a file to the Police Complaints Authority on Monday,...
Marijuana found inside abandoned supermarket at Bagotsville, one arrestedPolice on Saturday conducted an intelligence-led operation at an abandoned Chinese supermarket located at Bagotville junction, West Bank Demerara where...
G/Town man arrested by plain-clothes cop at Den Amstel with ganjaA 28-year-old man from East La Penitence, Georgetown was arrested Sunday morning at an unfinished house at Den Amstel, West...
