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...
Father attempts to kill self, baby girlA man has told Police that the burden of caring for his children after his wife committed suicide forced him...
Businesswoman admits she fabricated story about getting robbed – PoliceA 51-year-old businesswoman who told police that she was robbed Sunday night of cash amounting to $500,000 by a bandit,...
Wismar man wanted for manslaughterThe Guyana Police Force (GPF) has issued a wanted bulletin for Kevin Adams, in connection with the manslaughter committed on...
Linden man wanted for rapePolice have issued a wanted bulletin for 29-year-old Nicolai Cameron for questioning in relation to a rape allegation. Cameron’s last...
Motorcyclist, 20, dies in accident; another hospitalisedAn accident on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, on Sunday between two motorcyclists resulted in the death of a man and another...
‘My heart is gone’ – mother of boy crushed to death by garbage truckBy Shikema Dey The family of nine-year-old Enam Holder, who was crushed to death by a garbage truck in C’...
Businesswoman robbed $500k by armed bandits who spoke foreign languageA 51-year-old businesswoman was Sunday night robbed of cash amounting to $500,000 by a bandit who she said spoke to...
Boy, 9, crushed to death by garbage truckA nine-year-old boy, who hailed from Sophia, Georgetown, was crushed by a garbage truck on Sunday midday after he lost...
Kitty man shot dead by police after arrestA 45-year-old man of Dowding Street, Kitty, Peter Headley, was shot dead by a police officer after he and another...
Suspected bandit shot by cop during attempted robberyPolice nabbed two male suspects who allegedly attempted to rob a family at the Number 11 Village on the West...
Fisherman stabbed with scissors during fightSewdat Hannoman, a 27-year-old fisherman, was wounded with a pair of scissors during an altercation with a 22-year-old man in...
Parfaite Harmonie man stabbed during argumentOn Friday afternoon, a 31-year-old man, Vishal Ramdiaol was beaten and stabbed by a 25-year-old man in a drunken state,...
$13.75 M worth of ganja destroyed by copsMembers of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), on Friday morning, seized a large quantity of marijuana and destroyed about 1,000...
Ex Land Commissioner Trevor Benn faces third ‘misconduct’ chargeFormer Commissioner of the Guyana Lands and Survey Commission (GL&SC), Trevor Benn, was on Friday released on $100,000 bail after...
Man, 33, found guilty of raping girl, 13Thirty-three-year-old Damon Assanah was on Thursday convicted by a 12-member jury for the rape of a 13-year-old girl in 2015....
Millions in forged GRA cheques sparks police investigation, several arrestedThe Guyana Police Force is currently investigating a case where cheques worth millions of dollars were fraudulently made out in...
Herstelling couple tied up, beaten, robbed by banditsA Herstelling, East Bank Demerara couple is in a traumatised state after they were tied up, beaten and robbed by...
Man smashes windshields, ransacks house as elderly woman gives shelter to scared wifeA 26-year-old man, who police did not name, is in custody and will likely face a charge of damage to...
