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...
West Bank family beaten, robbed by gunmenA Recht Door Zee, West Bank Demerara family remains in a traumatised state after five bandits – armed with handguns...
Detective refuses to take breathalyzer test after accident that killed pedestrianThirty-six-year old Ashook Lachmipersaud – a detective police constable stationed at the Fort Wellington Police Station in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice)...
Venezuelan man stabbed to death at Ruby BackdamPolice are on the hunt for a man who reportedly stabbed 24-year-old Venezuelan national Tony Birza to death just after...
New secure prison complex at Lusignan will prevent escapes – BennThe new prison complex currently under construction at the Lusignan Prison on the East Coast of Demerara is being built...
Campbellville pawnshop owner, other man charged with trafficking cocaine57-year-old Andre Gomes known as “Zipper” and 33-year-old Eon Joseph on Friday appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for cocaine...
Double-murder accused nabbed in minibus at OnderneemingKapildeo Gangadin, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) on Thursday morning, was recaptured...
BREAKING: Murder accused reportedly recapturedKapildeo Gangadin, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) on Thursday morning, was recaptured...
Berbice man remanded for attempted murder of copTwenty-two-year old Ralph Rodrigues was on Thursday remanded to prison for the attempted murder of his brother, Raul Rodrigues, 29,...
Man dies in pit cave-in at White Hole BackdamForty-nine-year-old Bertie John Williams died after a mining pit he was working in reportedly caved in on him and other...
Murder accused tampered with quarantine housing unit to escape from Lusignan prisonOne week after he was remanded to prison on two counts of murder, Kapildeo Gangadin, 24, escaped from the Lusignan...
Boy, 16, confesses to robbery; taxi driver arrestedA 16-year-old boy has reportedly confessed to the armed robbery on a 53-year-old overseas-based Guyanese woman and her son –...
Three arrested in Canje Creek after drugs, firearm foundThree men were arrested after 9.9 pounds of cannabis and two shotguns with 12 cartridges were found in their possession....
Arson suspected at Charlestown Post OfficeThe Guyana Fire Service on Tuesday night managed to contain a fire and saved the Charlestown Post Office at High...
CANU nets $2M worth of cocaine in CampbellvilleAn operation by ranks of the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Tuesday night resulted in the arrest of two...
Cops implicated in fraud case freed due to lack of evidenceTwo officers of the Guyana Police Force, Special Corporal Jenneka Carmichael and Constable Tatayana Smith walked out of the Georgetown...
Two plead not guilty to 2017 murder of businessmanTwo men on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to the 2017 murder of 58-year-old businessman Fazal Shaheed, who was shot during...
Man remanded for alleged rape of childRay Williams was on Tuesday remanded to prison for the alleged rape of a child under age 16. Police Headquarters...
Mahaica man dies in accident with speeding minibusA 61-year-old driver of Novar, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD) has been arrested in connection with the death of pedal...
