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...
Foreigner gets 54 months jail, two others remanded for $14M cannabis findA 56-year-old national from the Dominican Republic was on Friday sentenced to four years and six months imprisonment while his...
Missing for five days, Berbice boy found by policeThe mother of the 10-year-old boy who left his home in Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice on a rainy Sunday morning,...
Vendor remanded for allegedly stealing woman’s purseA 53-year-old vendor, who was allegedly caught on CCTV cameras stealing over US$3,000 from a woman’s purse was, on Friday,...
Berbice teen shot in face and buttocks; suspect in custodyPolice in Berbice have arrested 39-year old Ravello Tyndall of Corentyne, Berbice in connection with the shooting of a 17-year-old...
Mother desperate to find son missing five days nowAnita Gomes is desperate to find her 10-year-old son who has been missing for five days now. Andrew Gomes left...
Man wanted for series of carjackings, other offencesThe Guyana Police Force has issued a bulletin for Andrew Archibald Samaroo who is wanted by the Special Organised Crime...
MARAD distances itself from vessel found in Senegal with weaponsThe Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) of the Ministry of Public Works has distanced itself from a vessel, purportedly bearing Guyanese...
Laparkan fire was maliciously set – Fire Chief (ag)Four days after a massive fire destroyed two shipping storage bonds at the Guyana National Shipping Corporation (GNIC) wharf, Fire...
GRA warns of scammers requesting payment on their behalfThe Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) would like to caution the general public to be on alert for potential scam calls...
Guyanese woman dies days after hit by bus in SurinameA Guyanese family living in Suriname was plunged into mourning after their 75-year-old relative died days after she was hit...
Upper Pomeroon man, 23, killed in boat accidentA 23-year-old young man from Jacklow, Upper Pomeroon River tragically lost his life Tuesday night in a freak boat accident....
Cyclist, 71, crushed to death by lumber truckA 71-year-old man of Victoria Avenue, Eccles, East Bank Demerara was crushed to death on Wednesday by a container truck...
19 foreigners arrested after $14M worth in cannabis found onboard vessel at GNIC WharfRanks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Wednesday morning arrested 19 foreign nationals after 16.046 kg (36 lbs) of...
Police, army clear Dartmouth Road after protestsPolice on the Essequibo Coast, with assistance from the Guyana Defence Force and officers of the Guyana Fire Service, cleared...
Teen boys die in Reg. 9 accidentTwo teenagers – 18-year-old Lennon Wilson and 19-year-old Jobe Edwards – died on Monday after they collided with each other...
Corentyne boy, 10, missingThe mother of a 10-year-old boy has launched a desperate search for him after he failed to return to his...
$40K bail each for three men caught litteringThree men were on Tuesday released on $40,000 bail each for allegedly littering along Wellington Street, Georgetown. Popular tailor Satnarine...
Orin Boston killing: Residents protest for cop to be charged with murderDays after a member of the SWAT Unit was released on $1 million bail on a manslaughter charge for the...
