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...
‘I love my wife so much’ – taxi driver says after admitting to hacking her to deathGavin Gill on Wednesday pleaded guilty to the 2019 murder of his 20-year-old wife Omwattie Wazir-Gill known as ‘Anjalie’ whom...
Two years, six months jail for carpenter who beat womanBhola Bhagwandin known as ‘Buddy’ was, on Wednesday, sentenced to two years, six months imprisonment for the brutal assault of...
Suspect slapped with two murder charges; remanded to prisonTwenty-four-year-old Kapildeo Gangadin appeared at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Wednesday and was remanded...
Boys, 13, 17 arrested for alleged armed robbery of security guardPolice in Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice) have arrested two teenagers – 13 and 17 – for allegedly robbing a...
Fire contained aboard ‘Sydney Marie’ vesselA fire caused by an overheating generator was contained aboard the Sydney Marie ship at the Gafoors Complex at Land...
Man, 49, injured in Anna Catherina hit and run accidentTrevor Albert, a 49-year-old pedestrian, was injured in a hit and run incident at the Anna Catherina Public Road on...
Boy, 13, shot by man during dispute over cowsA 13-year-old boy of Corentyne Berbice is nursing injuries to his right foot after he was shot by a man...
Rupununi mechanic busted with stolen vehicleA 39-year-old mechanic of Culvert City Central Rupununi, Region Nine is in police custody after he was caught driving a...
‘It was fun through learning’– COPSQUAD2000 graduates say about training on GBVParticipants of the second and third batches of COPSQUAD2000 on Saturday expressed how useful they have found the training and...
Another bee attack leaves one dead, another hospitalisedThe fourth recorded bee attack in Guyana in recent weeks has left a man identified, only as ‘Sunny’, dead and...
Man accused of stealing from employer granted $450,000 bailA 23-year-old man accused of swindling over $580,000 from his employer, Safeway Security, was on Monday hauled before City Magistrate...
Linden nurses on $400,000 bail for forging vaccination cardsTwo registered nurses attached to the One Mile Health Centre in Wismar, Linden, appeared at the Linden Magistrate’s Court on...
Two robbery accused charged, remanded to prisonMarlon Vossey, 20, and Shaquille McDonald, 21, made their appearance at the Charity Magistrate’s Court on Monday to answer to...
Wrongfully incarcerated Colin Bailey details horrors of prison; to sue the state Colin Bailey, 57, spent five and half years incarcerated for the capital offence of murder, even though there was no...
Amerindian Affairs PS file with Police Legal AdvisorThe Guyana Police Force has wrapped up its investigation into the allegations of bribery taken by the Ministry of Amerindian...
Two dead in Mahaicony accidentAn accident on the the Mahaicony Branch road on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) at around 22:30hrs on Saturday...
Man, 54, dies after complaining of body painsA 54-year-old man, who has only been identified as Dell, was found dead in a mining camp at the White...
Speeding motorcyclist dies after crashing into concrete drainEon Howard, a 48-year-old resident of ‘B’ Field Sophia, Georgetown died just after midnight Saturday after he crashed into a...
