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...
Berbice man accused of hacking man to death remandedMark Anthony Henry was on Tuesday remanded to prison for the brutal murder of his 68-year-old neighbour, Sooroojdeo Deochand, known...
UG student died from drowning – PME revealsA Post Mortem Examination (PME) conducted on the decomposed body of 19-year-old University of Guyana student, Joel Skeete, 19, revealed...
‘Paper Shorts’ Murder: Rondel ‘Killa’ Bacchus surrendersHours after a wanted bulletin was issued for him, Rondell Bacchus aka “Killa” turned himself over to the police at...
‘Paper Shorts’ murder: Police issue wanted bulletin for ‘Killa’Forty-year-old Rondell Bacchus also known as “Killa”, who was recently released from prison, is now wanted by the police for...
Boy, 16, dies in accident; intoxicated GDF Corporal in custodyA 16-year-old boy died at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after he was struck down by a car driven by...
Sailor caught in fishing net at sea feared deadA search is ongoing for 45-year-old Vickram Hardowar, a sailor of Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara, who fell overboard after his...
Grove man stabbed to death at ‘gambling shop’ during argument over moneyA 49-year-old shopkeeper of Nazarene Street, Grove Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was stabbed to death during an argument...
‘Dog Man’ beaten with wood after attacking man with rum bottleA 34-year-old logger of Kwakwani Park, Berbice River (Upper Demerara-Berbice) is nursing injuries at the Kwakwani Hospital Complex after he...
Elderly man dies in Providence accidentPolice are investigating the death of 86-year-old Neville Williams, who was killed in an accident on the Providence Public Road,...
Decomposed body identified as UG studentThe badly decomposed body of a man discovered on Monday on the western bank of the Demerara River at Belle...
Decomposed body of man found in Belle VueThe badly decomposed body of a man was found on Monday between rocks on the western bank of the Demerara...
Swan resident stabbed to deathPolice are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 23-year-old man of Swan Village, located on the Soesdyke Linden...
Tuschen man robbed by taxi driver and passenger, thrown out of vehiclePolice are investigating a robbery committed on Ali Mohamed, a resident of Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo, who was...
Mon Repos residents robbed of jewellery, cash by gunmenPolice are on the hunt for three bandits who robbed two men of their valuables at Mon Repos School Road,...
Scores arrested at bars after breaching COVID-19 curfewScores of persons were arrested at several bars on Saturday night and Sunday morning for breaching the national curfew and...
Men robbed of millions while dining at Pouderoyen restaurantPolice are on the hunt for two armed suspects, who robbed a Speed Boat Captain and a Sales Representative at...
Army rank, GWI employee arrested after ganja found in housePolice on Saturday arrested a 38-year-old rank of the Guyana Defence Force and a 32-year-old employee of the Guyana Water...
Driver in custody after crashing into Special ConstableA 21-year-old car driver is now in police custody after crashing into a Special Constable who is now hospitalised in...
