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...
Brazilian national robbed of $3,000; 15-Y-O suspect arrestedTwenty-eight-year-old Brazilian national, Francesco Alves De Arujo Junior, was robbed by four knife-wielding bandits on two motorcycles on Thursday of...
Woman, 65, dies after falling into path of garbage truckA 65-year-old woman of ‘B’ Field, Sophia, Georgetown died after she reportedly fell into the path of a Puran Brothers...
Cops seeking promotion will have to complete studies, sit exams – HickenBy Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.stagingsites.cc The administration of the Guyana Police Force is seeking to change the way in which its...
Oil and gas, aviation among new units for Guyana Police ForceThe Guyana Police Force plans to establish several specialised policing units, including an Oil and Gas Unit, to improve the...
Gunmen shoot at patrol ranks, abandon car at IndustryPatrol ranks of Regional Division 4 ‘C’ came under fire in the wee hours of Thursday after they reportedly attempted...
Boy, 5, critical after found with rope tied to neckA five-year-old boy of Akawini, Pomeroon River, Region Two, is in a critical condition at the Intensive Care Unit of...
Teen girl granted $40K bail for one ounce of ganjaShaniya Godette, 19, who was arrested with 1.2 ounces of marijuana on Wednesday, was granted $40,000 bail when she appeared...
Medical student beaten, robbed of car at gunpointPolice are on the hunt for three bandits who beat and robbed a 47-year-old medical student of his silver-grey Allion...
Georgetown woman busted with 3 pounds of ganjaPolice have arrested a 54-year-old woman of West La Penitence, Georgetown after she was reportedly caught with 1, 416 grammes...
Girl, 19, arrested with one ounce of ganjaA party of policemen on Wednesday arrested a 19-year-old girl for having in her possession 1.2 ounces of marijuana. A...
After 5 years on remand, man admits to killing vagrantMarlon Garrett, who has spent the last five years on remand, on Wednesday finally confessed to the fatal stabbing of...
Security Guard remanded for shooting patron at Eclipse BarKadeem Andrews, a 25-year-old security guard of Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara, was on Wednesday remanded to prison after...
Corentyne man found guilty of killing 25-Y-0Samuel Stewart called ‘Sammy’ was on Tuesday found guilty of the 2017 fatal stabbing of Limlair Village, East Berbice Corentyne...
Kristy Griffith reveals how she maintained her business from prisonBy Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.stagingsites.cc When Kristy Griffith was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison for a $1.1...
Children, 1 and 4, among six injured in Yarrowkabra accidentTwo children, ages one and four, are among six persons who were injured in an accident Tuesday morning at Yarrowkabra...
Parent of child drugged in school wants thorough investigation A concerned parent of a 13-year-old schoolgirl who was reportedly drugged while at school on Friday last is calling for...
Three stabbed during fight over parking spot in KittyAn argument over a parking spot at D’Andrade Street, Kitty, Georgetown, on Monday morning has left three people nursing stab...
Hadfield Street woman stabbed by ex-boyfriendA 39-year-old woman is in a stable condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was stabbed in the neck...
