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...
Unidentified man found dead at Meten-meer-ZorgAn unidentified man was found dead along the Meten-meer-Zorg Public Road on the West Coast of Demerara on Wednesday last....
Police seeking help to ID Reg. 1 murder victim The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is seeking the public’s help in ascertaining the identity of a man who was found...
$2.6M in cocaine seized by CANU, one arrestedA total of 2.330kg of cocaine with a street value of $2.6 million was seized during an operation by the...
Gunmen invade Canje Chinese supermarketPolice have arrested one suspect in connection with the brazen robbery of a Chinese supermarket at Cumberland, East Canje Berbice...
Man who murdered wife in 2003 jailed for 14 years after attacking another womanNeil Archer, a man who has a history of abusing, beating and killing women, was on Thursday sentenced to 14...
Life imprisonment for wife-killerAlex Douglas known as ‘Smiley’ was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 20 years...
Porter dies after wood laden truck topples Lyton Hendricks, a 58-year-old porter, from the Pomeroon River died on Wednesday after being pinned under a tractor laden with...
Deadly Mahaica Accident: Families want cop to be charged with murderBy Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Relatives of the late Christopher Bhagwandat, 20, and Shereeda Persaud, 16, are not happy with the...
$1.5M bail for cop involved in deadly Mahaica accidentTwenty-seven-year old Police Corporal Lawrence Carmichael of Seafield Village, West Coast Berbice, was granted $1.5 million bail on Thursday following...
CANU seizes $1.2M in cocaine, two arrestedTwo men were arrested on Wednesday after they were found with over 100 cocaine pellets worth $1.2 million and which...
$16M in ganja found in car at No. 63 VillageThree persons are now in custody after the vehicle they were in was intercepted with marijuana that carries a street...
U.S. men accused of sex crimes extraditedSee below full statement issued by the United States Embassy in Georgetown: Two fugitives were located, tracked, and arrested, thanks...
Wanted bulletin issued for fraud accusedThe Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for Amrita Bahadur who is accused of obtaining money by false...
Man armed with gun, cutlass, axe attempts to break into woman’s housePolice have arrested an armed man who attempted to break into the house of a 46-year-old woman at Buxton on...
Missing boat captain had fake license – EdghillAs local authorities now shift their focus towards searching for the bodies of the three fishermen who have been missing...
After six years on remand for murder, man released from prisonAfter spending over the last six years on remand for the 2015 fatal shooting of 48-year-old businessman Ganesh Ramlall called...
Youth killed in accident was hardworking, caring– motherNionel Berkley was hardworking; he was loving and caring, his mother related on Tuesday. The 24-year-old of East Ruimveldt, Georgetown,...
Duo to stand trial for murder of Henry boysThe two men accused of brutally murdering Isaiah and Joel Henry in September 2020, were committed to stand trial at...
