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...
Bartica miner remanded to prison for murder of ‘Chiney’Travis Brewster, called “Turpin,” a 34-year-old gold miner of Victory Valley, Wismar, Linden, has been charged in connection with the...
Three juveniles, 18-y-o charged for Windsor Forest assaultThree juveniles and an 18-year-old have been charged for assaulting a young man at the Windsor Forest Park, West Coast...
Cane harvester caught with narcotics on $100,000 bail Travis Fraser, a 53-year-old cane harvester of Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara, who was nabbed with cannabis and cocaine, has pleaded...
No arrests made days after Rupununi tour guide found burnt, dead inside vehicleDays after popular Rupununi tour guide Leon Baird was found dead, the Guyana Police Force said no arrests have been...
Fatal bridge accident: Unlicensed driver remanded to prison; truck owner gets $50,000 bailJomel Kenny, 23, was remanded to prison on Friday after he was charged with driving without a license, breach of...
28-y-o man fatally shot in AlbouystownKevon Ridley, a 28-year-old labourer of Albouystown, Georgetown, was fatally shot on Thursday evening by a man who has not...
Gov’t to launch e-procurement website this year to boost transparencyAnnouncing the launch of a procurement website later this year, the Minister of Public Service, Government Efficiency and Implementation, Zulfikar...
Fatal bridge accident: 23-y-o truck driver & owner arrested The Guyana Police Force has reported that the 23-year-old truck driver involved in the fatal multi-vehicular accident on the Bharrat...
Cane harvester caught with cocaine, ganja Travis Fraser, a 53-year-old cane harvester of Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara, was arrested after CANU ranks found cannabis and cocaine...
New York man nabbed with ganja at Cheddi Jagan airport Bradley Hibbert, a 36-year-old security officer of Brooklyn, New York, was caught with 15.758 kilogrammes (or about 34.74 pounds) of...
Truck in bridge accident was not overweight – Public Works MinistryThe truck involved in the Bharrat Jagdeo Demerara River Bridge accident on Thursday morning was not overweight. This is according...
Grove youth identified as victim in Demerara River Bridge accidentScott Dorwart has been identified as the person who lost his life in a major accident on the Bharrat Jagdeo...
UPDATE: One person confirmed dead in accident on Demerara Bridge One person has been confirmed dead, and several others are injured in the Thursday morning accident on the Bharrat Jagdeo...
Several injured in major truck accident on Demerara River Bridge A truck driver has said that a mechanical failure on the vehicle caused the major Thursday morning accident on the...
Several injured in major truck accident on Demerara River Bridge A truck driver has said that a mechanical failure on the vehicle caused the major Thursday morning accident on the...
With $4.4 million settlement, fatal accident case discontinuedThe Court case that had been ongoing following the tragic death of 65-year-old Donna Punch, a resident of Alness Village,...
One arrested as CANU uncovers narcotics, stolen motorcycles, illegal goods & cash in Lethem An intelligence-led operation by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) in Tabatinga, Lethem, on Tuesday resulted in the seizure of narcotics,...
GRA manager & other employees terminated after unlawful transfer of Azruddin’s vehiclesSee below the press release issued by the Guyana Revenue Authority: The Revenue Authority, in collaboration with the Guyana Police...
