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...
ACME manager died from high blood pressureA post mortem examination conducted on the body of 54-year-old Sandra Dee-Barker, who was found dead last Wednesday morning in...
Haitians who left Guyana illegally arrested in BrazilThe Brazilian Federal Police have arrested 27 immigrants who entered Bom Fim illegally. A release from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit...
Youth accused of burning pensioner to death charged with murderA 22-year-old labourer was on Friday remanded to prison for the murder of a 72-year-old man, who was burnt alive...
Four-year-old girl dies after injured during cricket gameA four-year-old girl died while in her sleep Thursday morning on the Essequibo Coast after she was hit in the...
Decomposed body of Wakenaam woman found inside housePolice are investigating the death of 78-year-old Sahodra Stephens, whose decomposed body was discovered in her Lot 15 Dumburg, Wakeanaam...
4 years jail for drug mule found with drugs wrapped in condomsThe 23-year-old woman, who swallowed 73 cocaine-filled pellets and who also had cocaine wrapped in condoms and inserted in her...
Girl, 10, allegedly raped, left unconscious by relativeA 10-year-old-child is reported to have been raped by a close family member in the North West District – Region...
Nigerian national remanded for allegedly swindling over $6.1M from womenNigerian national, Uche Raymond Okoye, known as ‘Uche Parker’, who is accused of running a criminal scheme in Guyana, was...
Police called in; Speaker threatens to search everyone as MP’s laptop goes missingSpeaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir had cause on Wednesday to call in the police to conduct an investigation...
Goed Fortuin midday blaze leaves four homelessA fire, suspected to be electrical in origin, has left four persons homeless after their two-storey house at 14 A...
Inmates lodged 437 complaints of mistreatment in prison over the last 6 monthsThe Guyana Prison Service has provided data, which revealed that some 437 complaints were received from inmates across the prisons...
CANU arrested 35, convicted 4 on drug trafficking charges between Aug- Dec 2020The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) arrested a total of 35 persons for trafficking illegal drugs during the months of August...
40-Y-0 wanted by police for drug traffickingThe Guyana Police Force on Wednesday issued a wanted bulletin for 40-year-old Shabeki Chase in connection with the offence of...
Manager of ACME found dead inside storeThe body of 54-year-old Sandra Dee-Barker was found motionless Wednesday morning in her office on the third floor of the...
Wanted bulletin issued for suspect in murder of Tiger Bay manA wanted bulletin was issued on Wednesday for 42-year-old Osafo Sereste Grundall of Freeman Street, East La, Penitence, Georgetown. The...
Four in custody for rape of 98-Y-O womanFour persons are now in police custody for the alleged rape and brutal beating of a 98-year-old woman of Rose...
500 attended party until 6am when Tiger Bay man was shot and killedSome 500 persons were attending a party at Hill Street, Lodge, Georgetown, in clear breach of the COVID-19 10:30pm curfew,...
Arson suspected after three buildings destroyed by fire at La GrangeBy Dinica Paul An early morning fire which started in a house at Lot 36 La Grange, West Bank Demerara,...
