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...
Guyanese man jailed for raping teenage girls in Turks and CaicosDerrick Miller, a Salvation Army pastor, was sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to raping two teenage...
Duo change not guilty plea and confess to 2016 murder of Professor MarsOne week after pleading not guilty to the 2016 murder of 75-year-old retired professor Pairaudeau ‘Perry’ Mars, two men on...
Decomposed body of man who murdered wife found a month laterThe badly decomposed body of Vijaimal Raj, 56, of Foulis, East Coast Demerara, was discovered on Monday in Enmore backlands....
Driver, 62, injured after truck topples in North PakaraimaA 62-year-old driver is hospitalised at the Georgetown Public Hospital after the truck he was in toppled downhill in North...
Man suffers fractured leg after refusing to buy alcohol for co-workerA 30-year-old man of Pearl, East Bank Demerara suffered a fractured right leg after he reportedly refused to purchase alcohol...
Body of Corentyne man recovered from Canje CreekTwo days after 30-year-old Kevin France reportedly fell overboard during a mishap in the Canje Creek, his body was recovered...
Police training in ‘basic firefighting’ helped to avert disaster at CID headquartersFire Chief (ag) Gregory Wickham on Monday morning commended ranks of the Guyana Police Force who put into action training...
Alcohol was ‘planted’ in cops’ vehicle in Reg. 5 – CommanderThe Guyana Police Force has debunked claims that three patrol ranks in Regional Division Five were drinking on the job...
One feared dead after boat mishap in Canje CreekA boat accident in the Canje Creek (New Forest area) sometime around 10:30 hrs on Saturday resulted in one man...
Bar owners cannot sell alcohol to drivers, drunk people – proposed new lawsBy Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Proposed amendments to the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Act, Cap. 82:21, once passed in the National Assembly,...
Manslaughter charge, more jail time & increased fines proposed for drunk drivers By Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.stagingsites.cc In an effort to reduce road fatalities and accidents caused by drunk driving, the government has...
Update: Mason shot to abdomen dies at GPHCKevin Phillips, a 44-year-old mason of Melanie, East Coast Demerara, who was shot to his abdomen on Friday, has succumbed...
Timehri man arrested following shootout with security officersThree security officers attached to Blackwater Tactical Security Firm managed to apprehend a 30-year-old man who was discharging rounds from...
Mason shot to abdomen, cops looking for suspectPolice are on the hunt for a man who reportedly shot 44-year-old Kevin Phillips, a mason of Melanie, East Coast...
Teen, uncle arrested after ganja found at businessman’s housePolice on the East Coast of Demerara have arrested a 17-year-old schoolboy and his uncle after a small quantity of...
Driver, conductor arrested for encouraging schoolgirls to consume alcoholA driver and a conductor are currently in police custody assisting with investigations after they reportedly encouraged seven schoolgirls to...
Four schoolgirls hospitalised after consuming illegal drugsFour schoolgirls of the Patentia Secondary School in Region Three are currently hospitalised after they allegedly consumed an illegal drug....
Driver involved in Land of Plenty accident in custodyDanesh Narine, 34, the driver involved in the Land of Plenty, Region Two accident on Friday morning is in police...
