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...
Man severely chopped, beaten by girlfriend’s exA man is now hospitalised in a critical condition and is awaiting surgery after receiving a severe beating from his...
Officers ignorant of the Constitution, use flimsy excuses to carry out searches, arrests – Complaints AuthorityThe Police Complaints Authority in its latest report has once again cautioned police ranks against persistent violations to the Constitution,...
Teen arrested after crashing with hijacked carA 19-year-old suspect has been placed into police custody after he attempted to hijack a motorcar in the wee hours...
Man arrested for allegedly kidnapping girlfriend after she refused to delete Facebook accountPolice have arrested a 21-year-old West Canje, Berbice man for allegedly kidnapping his girlfriend after they got into a fight...
Man, 23, stabbed to death during birthday bash in KittyA birthday celebration in Sandy Babb Street, Kitty, Georgetown ended deadly on Saturday after a fight broke out among some...
Bicycle bandit snatches loaded firearm from security guardA 29-year-old security guard who was standing on the Plaisance road, East Coast Demerara, had his loaded .38 Taurus pistol...
Woman, boat captain missing after boat capsizes in Takutu RiverAuthorities in Lethem in Region Nine are searching for a woman and a boat captain who went missing after the...
15-Y-0 beaten, robbed in Good HopePolice have arrested two of four men who beat and robbed a 15-year-old boy in Phase Two Area ‘A’ Good...
‘We will rebuild’ – Manickchand says as fire guts section of North Ruimveldt schoolA mysterious fire on Saturday completely gutted the main section of the North Ruimveldt Multilateral school and also destroyed the...
CANU arrests woman in minibus with ganja in shopping bagRanks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Thursday intercepted a minibus at Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara and arrested...
Police Finance Officer granted bail on charges she falsified $5.1M in food bills Police Finance Officer, Woman Senior Superintendent (ag) Marcelene Washington, of Lamaha Springs, Georgetown, Friday appeared at Georgetown Magistrates’ Court where...
CANU hunts three men after seizing ganja boat in MahaiconyOfficers of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Thursday seized a boat it says was used to transport narcotics on...
Pregnant teen loses baby after brutally raped by men who filmed the attackPolice have arrested one of two men who allegedly brutally raped a pregnant 17-year-old girl in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) and...
Woman who just arrived in Guyana for mother’s funeral dies in accident, son injuredA 56-year-old overseas-based Guyanese woman died in an accident on Thursday night moments after arriving in the country for her...
Man who threatened to kill wife found dead at No. 51 police stationThe police are conducting investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of 45-year-old Sewdial Persaud, of No. 57 Village, Corentyne,...
10 Haitian children found at Skeldon hotel, suspected to have been traffickedSEE BELOW FULL STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF GUYANA Today at approximately 10:30 hrs, based upon information received, members of...
Sophia youth sentenced to life imprisonment for rape of child; still in hidingAlex Garraway, also known as “Uncle Alex”, who absconded from the authorities, was, on Thursday, sentenced to life imprisonment with...
Man wanted for murder at Cuyuni MazaruniThe Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for Begong Fakaud for questioning in relation to the murder of...
