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...
US orders more ships to southern Caribbean with eye on drug cartels, sources sayWASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) – The United States has ordered additional ships to the southern Caribbean as part of President...
Bartica boat captain among two allegedly abducted by Venezuelan gangPolice in Region Seven are investigating the alleged abduction of a Guyanese boat captain and another man in the Cuyuni...
Prison Service gets new headquarters at LusignanThe Guyana Prison Service on Monday commissioned its new headquarters at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara. This means that the Prison...
Sophia man arrested with unlicensed firearmPolice on Monday arrested 25-year-old Kyle Small, a resident of ‘C’ Field, Sophia, after he was allegedly found in possession...
Motorcyclist, 60, dies in Mocha hit-and-run accidentA 60-year-old motorcyclist lost his life on Sunday morning after he was involved in an accident on the Mocha Access...
Bryan Max, Guyanese Critic charged, granted bailBryan Mackintosh, also known as ‘Bryan Max,’ a candidate for the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party and social media...
GWI worker stabbed to death allegedly by VenezuelanToralpher Simon Harry, a 30-year-old porter employed by Guyana Water Inc., was fatally stabbed early Sunday morning during an argument...
WIN candidate Bryan Max in altercation with ‘Critic’ after sent by Azruddin to collect monies– both men charged and on bail We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) candidate Bryan Max and social media personality Mikhail...
Fire destroys Kwakwani Secondary SchoolA massive early-morning fire completely destroyed the Kwakwani Secondary School in Pathville, Upper Berbice River. The cause of the fire...
Fuel tanker erupts in flames on Mabura Road; driver and porter escape unharmedA potentially catastrophic disaster was averted early Saturday morning after a fuel tanker truck, laden with thousands of litres...
Region Ten gets $33.9M Command Operations CentreSafety and security are on the rise in Region Ten following the commissioning of a whopping $33.9 million Command Operations...
LBI accident: 3 ballot boxes secured – Police Force confirmsThe Guyana Police Force has confirmed that three ballot boxes being transported from Berbice were safely delivered to the Guyana...
Guyana offers support to crackdown on narco-terrorism and criminal cartelsSee below the full statement issued by the Government of Guyana: The Government of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana views...
Fatal Highway accident: Truck driver released on station bailInvestigations are still ongoing into the horrific accident at Loo Creek, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, which resulted in the deaths of three...
Ecstasy, foreign marijuana flooding Guyana as traffickers step up tactics – CANUThe Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) has warned that Guyana is increasingly being targeted by international drug cartels, with foreign strains...
Truck driver in fatal Supply accident remanded to prisonDavid Ragnauth, the 30-year-old truck driver who allegedly fatally struck down 23-year-old Alex Persaud along the Supply, East Bank Demerara...
Security guard stabbed to death after allegedly abusing female colleague, slapping teen guardPolice are probing the stabbing death of 63-year-old security guard, Paul Devonish, who was killed Monday evening following an altercation...
Joint Services ‘committed to national security, professional service’ See below the full statement issued by the Joint Services of Guyana: The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and its partners...
