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...
Security guard robbed of electric bike, phones, cashA 54-year-old security guard of Church Street, Enterprise, East Coast Demerara was robbed by two bandits of his electric bike...
60,000 ganja plants, 600lbs dried cannabis destroyed by copsRanks of the Guyana Police Force on Wednesday destroyed 60,000 cannabis plants and 600 pounds of dried cannabis which were...
Commander Griffith demands justice for murdered Orin Boston, warns residents not ‘fully calm’Two months after the shooting death of Essequibo businessman Orin Boston by a member of the SWAT unit, Regional Commander,...
‘I was drunk when I killed him’ – 18 years jail for Pike St. manBevon Griffith called ‘Spooney’ was on Wednesday sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for the Christmas Day 2017 fatal stabbing of...
Man, 25, remanded for armed robbery of fish vendorA 25-year-old labourer was on Wednesday remanded to prison for the armed robbery of a fish vendor at the Meadow...
2016 Bush Lot double murder: Life imprisonment for ‘Shazim’Nazamadeen Rafeek called ‘Shazim’ was on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after serving a minimum...
CANU destroys $70M worth of ‘ganja’ at Victoria backlandsA team from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Tuesday destroyed a marijuana camp located on a one-acre land at...
Police seeking help in identifying man who died in accident with lorryThe Guyana Police Force is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who died on Friday after he was...
Canter driver charged with death of Linden couple; placed on $1M bailCarl Craig, a 50-year-old canter driver, was charged for causing death by dangerous driving following the fatal accident involving Linden...
Man, 28, electrocuted while helping accident victimA 28-year-old man of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, was electrocuted at the scene of an accident at Zeelugt Public Road....
Mahaicony man, 51, dies after struck down by carA 51-year-old Fairfield, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, man has died one day after being struck down by a motorcar on...
‘Speeding’ motorcyclist, 19, killed in Rupununi accidentNineteen-year-old Alex Ferreira was killed after he collided with a hire car at Tabatinga Bridge, Central Rupununi, Region Nine. The...
High Court trial for teen who chopped father to deathRashane Joseph, 19, called ‘John Crow’, was on Monday committed to stand trial at the Berbice High Court for fatally...
Bail for man accused of assaulting ex-girlfriend, police rankA 40-year-old man was on Monday released on $60,000 bail by City Magistrate Dylon Bess for a series of charges,...
Some cases to continue; others on pause until office is restored, says DPPSome of the cases being handled by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) will continue, however, others will have to...
Taxi driver remanded to prison for murder of Essequibo security guardSixty-two-year-old Kirk Beaton of Reliance, Essequibo Coast, was on Monday remanded to prison for the murder of Indira Lall, 52,...
Respected Aviator Chan-a-Sue dies weeks after accidentWeeks after he was seriously injured in an accident along with his wife, veteran Aviator Malcolm Chan-A-Sue, 82, has died....
Woman, teen son & nephew arrested for breaking into Courts NA branchPolice in Berbice have arrested a 42-year-old woman, her 15-year-old son and her 18-year-old nephew in connection with breaking and...
