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...
Berbice pedal cyclist dies three days after accidentA 33-year-old pedal cyclist succumbed to injuries at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital early on...
Man released on $250,000 bail on drug trafficking chargeA 31-year-old man, who was recently busted with $1.8M worth in compressed cannabis in his motorcar, was on Tuesday released...
UPDATE: Essequibo boat operator robbed of $1.5M in cash, jewelleryPolice on the Essequibo Coast are currently searching for a man who reportedly shot Mohammed Gafoor at his Spring Garden...
Teen in custody for stealing $172,000; ID, Bank and COVID vaccine cardsA 19-year-old male is in police custody after he allegedly stole a backpack containing $172,000, a bank card, an ID...
Drug trafficker arrested three years after sentencingTwenty-five-year-old Ricardo Welch of Fort Ordinance, East Canje, Berbice, was sentenced to five years imprisonment and fined $12.5 million after...
Police patrol arrests man wanted for rape committed in 2016Policemen on patrol from the Golden Grove/Diamond Police Station, East Bank Demerara, have arrested a 34-year-old man who was wanted...
Cop in ICU after stabbed, beaten by brothersA 29-year-old Police Constable stationed at Central Police Station in New Amsterdam is in the intensive Care Unit (ICU) at...
28 years in prison: Murder convict still pleads innocence, presses for releaseBy Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Hafeez Hussein had spent 19 years on death row at the Camp Street Prison in Georgetown...
Essequibo boat operator shot during robberyA popular boat operator from Spring Garden, Essequibo Coast, was shot by a lone bandit early on Tuesday. Mohammed Gafoor,...
Man busted with ganja worth $4.7MDuvendra Sukhdeo, a 39-year-old driver from Republic Park on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD), was busted with some 15.6...
Police issues wanted bulletin for Charlestown murder suspectThe Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for Kevin Hendricks, the man who allegedly murdered Carl Cameron, a...
Conductor who hid ganja in crotch on $100k bail; lawyer says ‘wrong place, wrong time’A 33-year-old minibus conductor, who was allegedly arrested with over 44 grams of cannabis stashed in his crotch, was on...
Charlestown vendor stabbed to death over womanForty-eight-year-old Carl Cameron, a vendor of Charlestown, Georgetown, was stabbed to death by a 30-year-old man who accused him of...
Man pleads guilty to 2017 Christmas Day murder of Sophia residentBevon Griffith, called ‘Spooney’, on Monday pleaded guilty to the Christmas Day 2017 fatal stabbing of Sophia resident, Celwyn Allen. Griffith,...
Two men caught with more than 15 pounds of ganja in BerbiceTwo men were caught with a total of 7,028 grams of cannabis sativa (15 pounds) while driving along the Seafield...
Man who appealed 2015 conviction now confesses to 2013 Mash Day murderDevon Thomas on Monday admitted to the brutal killing of Enterprise businessman, Kumar Mohabir on Mashramani Day, February 23, 2013....
Rental car recovered in Corentyne robberyPolice in Region Six (Corentyne-Berbice) recovered a white Fielder wagon PTT 864 after it was stolen from a 31-year-old security...
Better Hope teen killed in hit and runA 17-year-old male of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was killed after a white motorcar struck him off his...
