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...
Over $600,000 of illegally imported alcohol seized in Reg. 9Police in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) on Saturday seized a quantity of illegally imported alcoholic beverages totaling $624,000. Police...
$115.8 million in ganja destroyed by cops in Berbice RiverRanks of the Guyana Police Force on Friday executed an intelligence-led operation at Zion, Berbice River during which they destroyed...
Over $700k in alcohol seized by CANU, GRA, Brazilian authoritiesA joint operation by the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU), the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), and the Brazilian authorities have...
‘Birdman’ acquitted after five years on remand for murderAfter spending five years on remand, Sedley Liverpool called ‘Birdman’ was on Friday freed of the charge of murder Justice...
Man who stole phone at masjid jailed for nine monthsJoshua Viera, 20, was on Friday sentenced to nine months imprisonment by City Magistrate Leon Daly after he confessed to...
Two remanded for choking, robbing man on Croal Street Two young men were Friday remanded to prison for the brazen daylight robbery on a man which occurred recently at...
Ex-police constable granted $75,000 bail for shooting colleagueFormer police constable Corinth Corbin was on Friday released on $75,000 bail for allegedly shooting his ex-colleague in the leg...
18-Y-O motorcyclist dies after crashing into parked pickupEighteen-year-old Elijah Profitt of Craig Street, Campbellville, Georgetown died on Thursday after he crashed into a parked pickup. Profitt, who...
Businessman remanded for fraud, armed robberyA 25-year-old man of South East Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was remanded to prison on Thursday for several...
Black Bush murders: Another man handed three life sentences for ‘cold-blooded savagery’An unemotional 24-year-old Jairam Chaitram called ‘Ryan’ was on Thursday handed three life sentences for the 2016 Black Bush Polder...
Black Bush Triple Murder: ‘Guana’ handed three death sentencesTameshwar Jagmohan, known as “Guana” was on Thursday found guilty of the 2016 Black Bush Polder triple murder and was...
$10M to train police in cyber security; law enforcement academy on the cardsParliamentarians approved spending in the sum of $17.5 billion for the Guyana Police Force on Thursday of which some $120...
‘After action review’ ongoing into Lombard St. fires – HoppieWeeks after fires suspected to be arson were committed on two shipping corporations located on Lombard Street in Georgetown, Commissioner...
Probe still ongoing into deadly Mahaica accident – Top CopThe investigation into the deadly Mahaica four-vehicle accident is ongoing, Commissioner of Police (ag) Nigel Hoppie told the News Room...
Linden man busted with marijuana in ‘Pringles packages’ at Ogle AirportA 24-year-old man from the mining town of Linden, Region 10, is now in police custody after he was busted...
$30M worth in ganja destroyed in BerbicePolice in Regional Division Six (East Berbice/Corentyne) have destroyed $30 million worth of ganja found on two farms on Wednesday....
One killed, another injured in Region One accidentA 45-year-old man of Cummings Street, Georgetown, was killed after the ATV he was on collided with a truck in...
Update: Suspect in Hardina St. murder hospitalised under police guardThe 46-year-old suspect in the Hardina Street, Georgetown murder is currently hospitalised under police guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital....
