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...
20 years jail for farmer found guilty of raping girl, 16A 41-year-old farmer was on Tuesday sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for the rape of a 16-year-old girl in 2009....
GGMC prosecutor accused of taking bribe granted bailThe Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) prosecutor, Sherwin Crandon, who is accused of collecting $300,000 from a gold miner...
‘Loud Up’ remanded for allegedly snatching gold chainA 22-year-old vendor was on Tuesday remanded to prison for allegedly snatching a woman’s gold chain. Darrell Glasgow, also known...
Girl, 11, allegedly raped repeatedly by relative; mother scolded her for complainingPolice in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) are investigating the alleged rape of an 11-year-old girl and have so far arrested an...
Female security guard, 26, robbed on the way home in AlbouystownA 26-year-old security guard who was making her way home just after midnight was robbed by two armed bandits at...
EBD businessmen, security guard tied up & beaten by banditsPolice are on the hunt for three bandits who beat, tied up and robbed two businessmen and a security guard...
GR taxi driver robbed by female, male bandits in AgricolaPolice have arrested a 19-year-old male suspect in connection with the armed robbery of a 31-year-old taxi driver, attached to...
Deadly highway crash: Family denies police report that driver was not intoxicatedThe driver behind the wheel of the car that plowed into five members sitting on the Kairuni Public Road, Soesdyke/Linden...
40-year-old woman killed in highway accident was pregnant Family members have confirmed that Melina Emmanuels, the 40-year-old woman who was among the group of family members killed by...
Corentyne businessman tied up by masked men with guns; robbed cash, jewelryA 57-year-old businessman and 23-year-old female, both of Friendship, Corentyne, Berbice, were on Sunday held at gunpoint and robbed by...
Driver in highway accident was a fireman, in custody as investigations continueThe driver of the motor vehicle that plowed into five family members who were sitting on the curb of the...
8-y-o girl, grandmothers killed in Kairuni accidentAn 8-year-old girl, Akezie Jerome, died on the spot Sunday night after a motorcar lost control and slammed into her...
Mechanic beaten, robbed by bandits on BMX bicycleA 27-year-old mechanic of Lodge, Georgetown, was on Saturday beaten and robbed of his gold chain by two bandits, who...
Two friends die, another critical after car slams into electrical polesAn accident on the Timehri Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD), on Saturday night has left two friends dead and...
Better Hope residents robbed by lone gunman in tinted Axio carPolice are on the hunt for a lone gunman who held four residents of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara at...
Alleged drunk driver crashes into motorcycle, two injuredA 27-year-old driver of a car was taken into police custody on Saturday after he reportedly slammed into two persons...
Boy, 2, dies after drinking gasolineA toddler of Isseneru, Village Middle, Mazaruni River, died on Friday after he reportedly drank gasoline stored at his mother’s...
Kuru Kuru man killed in hit and run accidentInvestigations are ongoing into a fatal hit and run accident that claimed the life of John Wickham 35-year-old man of...
