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...
INTERPOL issues ‘Red Notice’ for Brazilian wanted for murder in GuyanaThe International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) has issued a Red Notice for Brazilian national, Fernando Teles Pereira, following a request...
OPR completes probe into alleged $4M theft by police ranks; file to be sent to DPP for adviceThe Guyana Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) has wrapped up its investigation into allegations that an Inspector and...
Majority of illegal drugs enter Guyana from Venezuela, transshipped to Europe and West Africa – CANU HeadHead of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), James Singh, has revealed that the majority of narcotics entering Guyana originate from...
Body of miner found in Puruni RiverPolice in Regional Division #7 have launched an investigation following the discovery of a body in the Puruni River early...
Hicken warns ranks ahead of elections: ‘Professionalism and neutrality will define the force’With just weeks to go before Guyanese head to the polls, Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken has moved to tighten...
10 dead in six road accidents over four daysA total of 10 people have died after being involved in road accidents within the last four days. The victims...
Woman dies weeks after collision with speeding Russian Embassy vehicleAva Braithwaite, 64, died on Saturday after being involved in an accident earlier this month at Ogle, East Coast Demerara....
Woman, 72, dies in East Coast accidentA 72-year-old woman from Corentyne, Berbice, died after she was involved in an accident along the Dutch Four Public Road,...
Truck driver in fatal Linden Highway accident had no licenceThe truck driver involved in the horrific accident along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway on Saturday morning, which resulted in the deaths...
Speeding motorcyclist, wife, and 2-year-old daughter die after being struck by minibusA 23-year-old motorcyclist, his wife, and their two-year-old daughter lost their lives in an accident along the Pirara Trail, Central...
Two Enmore farmers remanded on attempted murder chargeTwo farmers from Grassfield, Enmore, East Coast Demerara, have been remanded to prison after being charged with attempted murder. Shamsundar...
Unidentified pedestrian dies in Montrose accidentA pedestrian, who is yet to be identified, died early Monday morning following an accident on the Montrose Public Road,...
Imbaimadai, Kamarang get new police stationsLaw enforcement and safety are being further strengthened with the commissioning of two new police stations in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni)....
7-Y-O among three killed in Linden-Soesdyke Highway accidentAn accident on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway in the early hours of Saturday has claimed the lives of three persons, including...
Marijuana found at unattended ‘chicken farm’ in ParikaAnti-crime patrol ranks yesterday found 684.8 grams of suspected marijuana at an unattended chicken farm in Parika Facade, East Bank...
Two men arrested, another three wanted for attempted murder of father & sonTwo men were arrested, and another three are wanted by Police concerning the attempted murder of Raagendra Sooragpaul and his...
Cocaine charges: 5 years jail, $8.1M fine; two others remandedThree people, including a woman, appeared before Magistrate George on Wednesday at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court on cocaine trafficking charges....
Man arrested at Itaballi checkpoint with cannabisTwenty-six-year-old Jaheem Bonus was arrested on Thursday after he was allegedly found in possession of 143.6 grams of cannabis at...
