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...
Drunk driver kills unidentified pedestrian at ProvidenceAn unidentified pedestrian was struck down on Sunday evening on the Providence Public Road, East Bank of Demerara (EBD), by...
Man killed by his own knife during scuffle with mother of his children Police are investigating a fatal stabbing incident involving a 28-year-old woman and the father of her three children at Providence,...
71-Y-O man injured in hit and run accidentGriffith Franklin, 71, of Station Street, Kitty, Georgetown, is now suffering from a broken right leg after he was injured...
UG student loses control of car, crashes into yard killing manA University of Guyana student, 21-year-old Tyree Li-A-Ping of Hague, West Coast Demerara (WCD), is now in police custody after...
Tuschen man found dead with wound to headPolice are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 31-year-old Laurel Samaroo of Tuschen New Scheme, East Bank Essequibo (EBE),...
Vigilance man with fake gun arrestedPolice have arrested a 32-year-old man of Vigilance, East Coast Demerara (ECD) who was carrying a fake black plastic handgun....
Female clerk beaten, robbed of $2MA 39-year-old female clerk was beaten and robbed of $2 million on Friday afternoon at Caneview Avenue in South Ruimveldt,...
After 4 years on remand ex-cop freed of murdering ‘Saga’After four years on remand, former police constable Jemison Williams on Friday walked out of the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court a...
Duo busted with ganja remanded to prisonTwo men, who were recently busted with 73 pounds of cannabis in a car along the Lusignan Prison Road, East...
Teen in horrific Diamond accident on life supportWhile family members finalise preparations for the burial of one brother who perished in the horrific accident at Diamond, East...
One injured as Mazaruni apartment goes up in flamesA Venezuelan national is nursing first and second-degree burns about his body after an apartment building located in the Mazaruni...
Child, 6, sets house on fire while playing with matchesA Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara family is now homeless after a six-year-old child who was playing with a box of...
Girl, 16, raped in store, suspect in custodyPolice have arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with the rape of a 16-year-old girl, which occurred in April in...
Boy, 19, arrested after robbing man of $10,000A 19-year-old boy is in police custody after he was caught by residents during the robbery of a 21-year-old man...
Reg. 9 REO ‘accidentally’ shot woman – Police ForceThe Guyana Police Force says that the Regional Executive Officer of Region Nine, Karl Singh has been released on bail...
18 years jail for man who sodomized boy, 12A 48-year-old farmer was on Thursday sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for sodomizing a 12-year-old schoolboy on August 8, 2018....
Reg. 9 teacher died from stomach bleeding, liver failure – PMEA post mortem examination conducted on the body of 31-year-old Peter Christian, a teacher, revealed that he died from “multiple...
Off-duty cop claiming to be taxi driver, passenger busted with ganjaA 26-year-old off-duty policeman and a 28-year-old male are now in police custody after they were found with 231 grams...
