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...
Security guard, 57, fatally stabbed by colleague Shawn Lovell, a 57-year-old security guard, was stabbed multiple times and killed by his colleague, 38-year-old Junior Anthony Lindore, on...
Pedal cyclist dies in accident at Ogle roundaboutA pedal cyclist, who is yet to be identified, died on Friday afternoon following an accident at the Ogle Roundabout....
Miner killed in attack at Issano Landing; one suspect in custodyThirty-six-year-old Junior Williams, a miner of Pamela Road, Mahdia was fatally chopped during an attack early Saturday morning at 14...
Missing boat captain contacts associate, says he is in good health – PolicePolice sources have told the News Room that boat captain Frederick Pollard, who was reported missing after allegedly being abducted...
Bartica boat operator found dead after allegedly robbed by womanForty-year-old boat operator Ryan Fredericks was on Thursday night found dead in a room of the Safari Inn Hotel at...
Decomposed body discovered on Annandale BeachPolice in Regional Division Two have launched an investigation following the discovery of a badly decomposed body on Annandale Beach,...
Charlotte Street murder/suicide: Boy, 10, still hospitalisedA 10-year-old boy remains hospitalised after being shot in the chest by his father, who moments earlier fatally shot the...
Driver walks free after no case submission upheld in fatal accident caseThe case against 25-year-old Dion Adam Richards, charged with causing death by dangerous driving, was dismissed on Wednesday after Magistrate...
Driver dies after ignoring stop sign at Mocha/Heroes Highway intersectionPolice are probing a fatal road accident that claimed the life of a 64-year-old Georgetown man early Wednesday morning...
Any elections disorder will be dealt with ‘swiftly’- Top Cop Hicken assuresAs Guyana gears up for the September 1, 2025 general and regional elections, Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken has offered...
Guyanese woman held in Bangladesh with cocaineA Guyanese national was arrested at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Tuesday after customs officials seized...
Four days later, Bartica boat captain remains missing; Police still hunting alleged abductorsFour days after their abduction allegedly by members of the Venezuelan Syndicato gang, boat captain Fredrick Pollard, 66, of Bartica,...
Young boy injured in Charlotte Street tragedy has Guyana’s full support – PresidentPresident Dr. Irfaan Ali, on Tuesday night, said he spoke to the 10-year-old boy injured in the Charlotte Street shooting...
Three die in horrific Linden-Soesdyke Highway accident A devastating head-on collision between two motor lorries claimed the lives of three people on Tuesday afternoon along the Loo...
UPDATE: Husband chased wife to kill her, shot son in chest after – PoliceMoments after chasing down and riddling his estranged wife with bullets on Charlotte Street, Georgetown, on Tuesday, 36-year-old Alroy Solomon...
‘When families break, society bleeds’ – Pres. Ali grieves Solomon family tragedySee Message from the President below: I am deeply distressed and saddened by the tragic incident today in which a...
Couple dead, child injured in Charlotte Street shooting incident A woman and her partner tragically died in an alleged murder/suicide incident in Charlotte Street, Georgetown, on Tuesday at about...
GDF inks agreement with Colombia Defense Ministry for aerial surveillance, counter illicit activitiesThe Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Defense Ministry of the Republic...
