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Crime

February 12, 2026
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Smithfield woman granted $500,000 bail after caught with ganja

A 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 upgraded

Georgetown’s iconic markets, historic buildings and community spaces are set for a major facelift this year, as government moves ahead...

February 12, 2026
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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...

January 18, 2022
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La Penitence man remanded for possession of four ounces of ganja

A 46-year-old man was on Monday remanded into prison as he awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to trafficking over four...

January 17, 2022
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Speeding motorcyclist in stable condition after Canje accident

A 26-year-old motorcyclist is in stable condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital following an accident with a car on the...

January 17, 2022
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Linden man shot, family robbed at gunpoint

Police in Regional Division #10 are currently on the hunt for three males who allegedly robbed a family of four...

January 17, 2022
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Berbice driver stabbed during fight with sister, another man

A 25-year-old hire car driver of Scottsburg, Corriverton, Berbice is in serious condition after he was stabbed during a fight...

January 17, 2022
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APNU+AFC’s Sherod Duncan on $200K bail for cybercrime offence

Opposition Member of Parliament Sherod Duncan was on Monday released on $200,000 bail for a cybercrime offence committed against Guyana...

January 16, 2022
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Cops hunting litter bugs who dumped garbage at Durey Lane hours after massive clean-up

The Guyana Police Force is on the hunt for person (s) who dumped a quantity of garbage along Durey Lane,...

January 16, 2022
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Fire destroys vendor’s house in Berbice

The house of a vendor and wife was burnt to the ground following a fire that reportedly started in the...

January 15, 2022
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Cyclist dies in Parika accident, charges coming for truck driver

A 45-year-old cyclist who was struck down on Thursday last by a truck at Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) succumbed...

January 15, 2022
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Four nabbed as CANU, GRA seize contraband items, ganja during Berbice operation

A joint operation between the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Friday at #59 Village,...

January 14, 2022
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Judge rules Magistrate  was erroneous, irrational by granting bail to Brazilians in massive cocaine bust

A High Court Judge has ruled that Senior Magistrate Alex Moore acted erroneously and irrationally in his July 22, 2021...

January 14, 2022
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861 prisoners graduate after completing training in various fields

A total of 861 inmates from the Mazaruni, New Amsterdam, Camp Street and Timehri Prisons have graduated after completing training...

January 14, 2022
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Essequibo man, 23, found dead in house

Police officers in Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam) are investigating the death of a 23-year-old unemployed man who was found dead...

January 14, 2022
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Bail set at $1M for SWAT Constable who shot Orin Boston

A 32 -year-old police constable and member of the SWAT Unit was Friday released on $1 million bail on a...

January 14, 2022
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Five remanded for severely beating Black Bush labourer

Five persons were on Thursday charged for severely beating a Black Bush Polder man identified as Gregory Bhola of Johanna...

January 14, 2022
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Man killed after falling on steel rods from culvert construction

A 43-year-old man was Thursday killed after he reportedly fell from a bicycle onto steel rods protruding from a culvert...

January 14, 2022
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Rank who shot Orin Boston to be charged for manslaughter

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended that charges be laid against a member of the SWAT Unit who...

January 13, 2022
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MP Sherod Duncan to appear in court on Monday

Opposition Member of Parliament Sherod Duncan was on Thursday released on $100,000 bail and is slated to appear at the...

January 13, 2022
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Wanted bulletin issued for suspect in Essequibo murder

A 27-year-old man identified as Shemroy Hackett also known as ‘Dankey’ is wanted by the police in connection to the...

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