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...
Siblings in custody after fight with drunken brotherAn 18-year-old boy and his 21-year-old sister are in police custody after they reportedly stabbed their brother, Kemo Archer, 26,...
US citizen reportedly fakes kidnapping, found in GT hotelA 29-year-old United States citizen was found in a Hadfield Street hotel in Georgetown five days after he left his...
Linden teen suffers fractured skull after attacked by classmate, gangJaheim Straker, a 16-year-old Fourth Form Student of the Silvercity Secondary School in Linden, is currently a patient at the...
Driver in deadly Berbice hit-and-run arrested in GeorgetownThe driver involved in the deadly hit-and-run accident on the No.70 Village, public road which claimed the lives of two...
Corentyne house goes up in flames, arson suspectedA two-storey-wooden house was destroyed on Friday night by a fire suspected to be the work of arsonists. The owner...
Businessman arrested after discharging firearm in a public placeA businessman, who the police identified as Imran Khan, was arrested on Friday for allegedly discharging his firearm in a...
Fishermen robbed by bandits at Goed FortuinPolice on Saturday reported that five fishermen were robbed of their valuables by two known perpetrators armed with a gun...
Boy, 12, drowns at Black Bush PolderA day of fun and frolic ended tragically for a single mother of four in Black Bush Polder, East Berbice-...
Two die in Upper Corentyne accidentTwo persons are now dead following an accident on the Number 70 Public Road on Friday night. Dead is Tony...
Police shoot Ann’s Grove man, omit details in official releaseOn Monday last, the Police Force released a statement claiming that they arrested a 37-year-old machine operator and resident of...
Man found not guilty of raping girl, 12A 24-year-old man was on Thursday freed after a 12-member jury found him not guilty of raping and engaging in...
Main suspect caught, accomplice remanded for murder of Berbice masonA 22-year-old man was on Thursday remanded to prison for the murder of 24-year old Alex Williams, a mason of...
Ex-cop calls for ‘special training’ for ranks driving police vehicles Chairman of the National Road Safety Council Earl Lambert, who is a former policeman, is advocating for special training for...
Cyclist dies in Mandela accident; driver in custodyLyndon Austin, 57, of Go Slow, Tucville, Georgetown died after he was struck down by motorcar (PAC 1350) on the...
12 years jail for killing mall owner; victim’s daughter says she lost sense of security, living in constant fearLennox ‘Soldier Man’ Roberts was on Thursday sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for the 2015 fatal shooting of 48-year-old businessman...
Customs Officer on $200k bail for shooting horse cart operatorsA 49-year-old Customs Officer attached to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) was granted $200,000 bail when he appeared at the...
City businessman busted with millions in local & foreign currency; drugs, contraband liquorA 30-year-old businessman in Georgetown, his wife, mother-in-law and the wife’s 18-year-old cousin are all in police custody following the...
Labourer charged with murder of overseas-based GuyaneseA 26-year-old labourer appeared at the No. 51 Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday charged with the murder of overseas-based Guyanese Lakhan...
