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...
Ex-GDF rank remanded after found at massive ‘ganja’ camp by CANUA 23-year-old former member of the Guyana Defence Force was remanded to prison Monday on two charges after he was...
Man shot by police while being arrested; OPR investigating incidentOfficers of the Guyana Police Force (GPF)’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) are investigating an incident that occurred in South...
Police nab two at Weldaad with $12.5M in cannabisTwo men were arrested on Sunday after being busted with $12.5 million worth of cannabis at Weldaad Public Road, West...
Several arrested after police find stolen items, gunsSeveral men and one boy were arrested after police found several stolen items and guns in a house located at...
Homeless man found beaten, dead at Parfaite HarmonieVisham Dial, a 61-year-old homeless man, was on Saturday found dead in the house of a fruit vendor at the...
Man, 23, arrested as CANU destroys 3,000 ganja plantsShafeer Sanichar, a 23-year-old man, was arrested on Friday after the Customs Anti- Narcotic Unit (CANU) found him at a...
DDL ‘convinced’ its rum shipment was not contaminated with cocaine when it left GuyanaDemerara Distillers Limited (DDL), the producers of El Dorado rum, says it is convinced that the more than 1,100 pounds...
Guyanese fisherman missing after falling overboard in Suriname during fightThe mother of a 33-year-old Guyanese fisherman is at her wits end after she was informed on Friday that her...
Over $37M in ganja destroyed by policeRanks of the Guyana Police Force on Friday destroyed $37.6 million worth of marijuana at Fort Nassau Village, Berbice River....
Burke’s warrant likely relates to ‘until somebody get run off the road’ utterings on Facebook showThe Guyana Police Force (GPF) issued a wanted bulletin for United States- based Guyanese Rickford Burke for questioning in relation...
Wanted bulletin issued for Rickford BurkeThe Guyana Police Force late Friday night issued a wanted bulletin for United States-based Guyanese Rickford Burke in connection with...
Leopold St. youth on $1.9M bail for arson of several buildingsA 19-year-old construction worker was on Friday granted $1.9M bail on three counts of arson in relation to setting fire...
Diamond youth granted bail for alleged theft of carA 19-year-old mechanic was on Friday released on $550,000 bail for allegedly stealing a man’s 212 motorcar. Justin DeSantos of...
No cocaine detected when rum shipment left Guyana for NetherlandsA container of rum from Guyana was intercepted in the Netherlands with more than 1,100 pounds of cocaine recently but...
Man on $20k bail for armed robbery of housewife Yelbies Alaxis Carrero Valesques, 26, a labourer of Industry, East Bank Demerara was granted $20,000 bail when he appeared at...
Vigilance vendor on $450k bail for shooting at three peopleA 20-year-old vendor of Vigilance, East Coast Demerara was charged on Wednesday when he appeared at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court...
Four charged with fraud and attempting to bribe copFour persons were on Wednesday charged with attempting to bribe a police officer and obtaining money by false pretence. Vishal...
Boys, 15 and 17, remanded for robbing cell phone storeTwo teenage boys, ages 15 and 17, were remanded to the Juvenile Holding Centre on Wednesday for reportedly robbing a...
