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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...

November 21, 2021
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Unidentified man stabbed to death, suspect on the run

Police are on the hunt for a man who reportedly murdered a so far unidentified male on Saturday night at...

November 21, 2021
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Ranks at Eve Leary being questioned about massive fire

Investigation into the massive fire that destroyed the Police Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is underway with officers from Eve...

November 20, 2021
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Benn on Eve Leary fire: ‘We will stand firm’

The Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn believes that the recent fires targeting the Police Force are politically motivated but he...

November 20, 2021
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Massive fire at Eve Leary contained by firefighters

Firefighters have been able to contain the massive fire that started next to the office of the Director of Public...

November 20, 2021
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Fire started in area where ranks reside – Police Commissioner

Police Commissioner (ag) Nigel Hoppie says that the massive fire at Eve Leary, Georgetown appeared to have been started in...

November 20, 2021
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Rush to save police files as fire ravages Eve Leary

There is a rush to save volumes of police files at the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)...

November 20, 2021
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BREAKING: Fire rages at Eve Leary near Police Headquarters

  A massive fire is raging at Eve Leary near the Police Headquarters in Kingston, Georgetown. The fire has already...

November 20, 2021
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Large quantity of ammo found at Bourda property, six arrested

Police on Saturday reported that five men and a woman have been arrested following the discovery of an air pistol...

November 20, 2021
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10 years jail for Nigerian who defrauded Guyanese woman

A Nigerian national, Uche Raymond Okoye will spend 10 years behind bars after being found guilty on ten counts of...

November 19, 2021
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Two years jail, $1M fine for foreigners on suspicious aircraft

Two foreigners, who landed at the Mahdia Airstrip in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) in an unmarked aircraft, were on Friday sentenced...

November 19, 2021
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‘My mother came home dead’ – Essequibo family in shock following murder

Reshma Lall, the daughter of 52-year-old Indira Lall, who was reportedly strangled to death by a taxi driver on Monday...

November 19, 2021
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Canter slams head-on into car killing Linden couple

Fifty-year-old Carl Craig, the driver of a canter truck was arrested after he slammed head-on into motorcar PXX 8815, killing...

November 18, 2021
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Woman who died in EBD accident was pregnant

The woman who died in a horrific accident on the Caledonia Public Road on the East Bank of Demerara was...

November 18, 2021
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Essequibo woman strangled to death, taxi driver arrested

A 52-year-old security guard of Affiance Village, Essequibo Coast in Region Two was reportedly strangled to death on Monday afternoon...

November 18, 2021
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Husband, wife die in East Bank accident

An accident on the Caledonia Public Road, East Bank Demerara on Thursday afternoon claimed the lives of a married couple....

November 18, 2021
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Kwakwani man charged with rape, granted $100,000 bail 

A 33-year-old Kwakwani, Region Ten resident was charged with the offence of rape on Thursday. Kataka Kellman appeared before Magistrate...

November 18, 2021
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Five youth charged with murder of Berbice man

Five men between the ages of 18 and 27 have been charged with the brutal murder of 61-year-old Bheim Evans,...

November 18, 2021
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Over $2 billion in ‘ganja’ found & destroyed; suspects escape from cops

Two men managed to escape from police in an engine boat after they were found on a massive marijuana farm...

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