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 stabs woman to neck, kills self afterA 35-year-old man committed suicide after he stabbed a 27-year-old woman he was in a relationship with on Tuesday afternoon...
Joint Services ranks found breaching COVID-19 restrictionsThe Guyana Police Force says it has noticed “a concerning trend” of Joint Services ranks breaching several COVID-19 regulations. A...
CANU seizes ganja, arrests man during raid at CorrivertonA raid conducted by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Monday led to the arrest of a man...
Bandits shoot, rob man at Carifesta Ave. traffic lightA 38-year-old resident of Providence, East Bank Demerara, is in a stable condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)...
Man killed by girlfriend’s cousinA La Penitence Street, Georgetown man was Saturday night killed by his girlfriend’s cousin. Dead is Devon Xavier, 20. Police...
Appeal Court overturns conviction, sentence of Deeds Registrar Azeena BakshThe Appeal Court on Monday overturned the conviction and sentence of Registrar of the Deeds Registry, Azeena Baksh, who was...
Teto Browne wanted for Trafficking in PersonPolice on Monday issued a wanted bulletin for Teto Browne, also known as Tommy, for the offence of trafficking in...
42 arrested in Berbice at several bars for breaching COVID guidelinesForty-two persons were arrested in Berbice at several bars on Sunday night for breaching the national curfew and for being...
Teen pedal cyclist hospitalized after hit and runA 14-year-old pedal cyclist is now hospitalized in a serious condition after being struck by a motor car on the...
Hammer and cutlass brawl leaves 64-year-old man deadA Canal No.2 Polder, West Bank Demerara man was on Sunday afternoon chopped to death with a cutlass after he...
Venezuelan soldier had intercepted boat with ganja before being shotWhile investigations continue into the shooting of a Venezuelan soldier by two Venezuelan nationals on Saturday, police reported that the...
Knife-wielding bandits rob driver at Ogle sea wallPolice are on the hunt for two male suspects who reportedly relieved a minibus driver of his cellphone and cash...
Police nab third suspect for Priest’s murderTwenty-year-old Orlando Richards, the third suspect wanted in connection to the murder of Priest George Chuck-A-Sang, has been apprehended, police...
Gold miner dies in mining pit accidentPolice on Sunday said investigations are ongoing into a mining pit accident at Kurubang Backdam, Region Eight which claimed the...
Venezuela nationals shoot Venezuelan soldier near borderThe Guyana Police Force (GPF) is currently investigating the shooting of a Venezuelan soldier, allegedly by two Venezuelan nationals in...
Police find .32 pistol in man’s crotch during raid in CharlestownA 29-year-old male of North East La Penitence, Georgetown was arrested on Friday and will now face charges related to...
Gladwin Samuels no longer Director of Prisons, reassigned Assistant Coordinator on People SmugglingSent on 132 days of vacation leave back in December 2020, Director of Prisons ,Gladwin Samuels is slated to return...
12 months jail for minibus driver who attacked cop with cutlassThe Sophia minibus driver, who was caught on camera assaulting a traffic officer and resisting arrest, was on Friday sentenced...
