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...
Yuri, wife slapped with 38 fraud chargesCuban national, Yuri Garcia Dominguez and his wife Ateeka Ishmael were on Monday slapped with another 38 charges of conspiracy...
Benn remains confident in cocaine testing equipment despite Fernleaf mix-upMinister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn says he remains confident in the testing capabilities of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU)...
$6.6M in ganja confiscated by cops in LindenPolice in Linden are on the hunt for two men in connection with the discovery of 44 pounds of marijuana...
Two injured in chopping incident following argument over a pigTyrese George, 16, and Marvin Ross, 56, are both nursing injuries to the head after they were involved in a...
Taxi stolen at gunpoint, driver pushed out of carPolice are investigating a robbery which was committed on a 28-year-old taxi driver at Kaikan Street, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown on...
Speeding driver crashes into truck on Linden highwayA 31-year-old minibus driver Michael Daniels was injured after he crashed into a truck at the Madewini Public Road along...
Cop beaten, robbed at gunpoint by motorcycle banditsPolice are on the hunt for four men on two motorcycles who allegedly beat and robbed a police sergeant on...
Three children among those injured in Essequibo accidentThree children were injured after a motorcyclist collided with a minibus before crashing into them along the Danielston Public Road...
Man in custody for alleged sexual assault of womanPolice have a arrested a man from Region Six who allegedly verbally abused and sexually assaulted a 44-year-old woman between...
$1.4M in jewellery stolen from stall in Stabroek MarketPolice have captured one of three suspects who reportedly stole $1.4 million in jewellery, $300,000 in local currency and belts...
Couple arrested after ganja found in Martyr’s Ville yardA 37-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were arrested on Friday after 1, 012 grams of suspected marijuana were found...
Two motorcyclists injured in Essequibo accidentTwo motorcyclists – Japhith Moore, 21, and Glensroy Stephen, 24 – were seriously injured after Moore allegedly drove into Stephen...
Drugs in barrels: Couple remanded to prisonA couple was on Friday remanded to prison on a drug trafficking charge in relation to the discovery of 152...
Medical responder slapped with several charges after overtaking double lane, driving away from copAn emergency medical responder was slapped with a number of traffic charges on Friday when he appeared in the Georgetown...
GRA Enforcement Officers shot by smuggler during operationTwo officers attached to the Law Enforcement and Investigation Division (LEID) of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) were shot to...
Six remanded for brutal murder of Hindu PriestSix men were on Friday remanded to prison for the brutal murder of Crabwood Creek Hindu Priest Rish Bharrat known...
‘Bajan’ remanded on drug chargeMinibus driver and disc jockey, Dexter Morris called “Bajan” was on Friday remanded to prison for allegedly trafficking over 200...
Man found dead in mining pit with gasoline burns about his bodyPolice are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 50-year-old Dexter Carmichael, a miner, who was found dead in a...
