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...
98-Y-0 woman allegedly raped, beatenResidents of Rose Hall Town, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) have expressed outrage over the alleged rape and beating of an...
Delivery man robbed of motorcycle at gunpointA delivery man attached to a popular delivery service was robbed at gunpoint on Monday night of his black XR...
Man shot dead during party at Mandela AvenueA Tiger Bay, Georgetown man was shot and killed while at a party on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown Tuesday morning. Dead...
Bartica man charged for helping fugitive son, other dangerous escapeesA 60-year-old boat operator was on Monday remanded to prison for harbouring his fugitive son along with three other inmates...
Cop charged for shooting wife to the neck A sergeant of the Guyana Police Force was charged with attempted murder on Monday when he appeared at the Blairmont...
Man found burnt to death at Enmore supermarket had altercation with ‘identifiable male’While Police are still to ascertain the identity of the man burnt to death at the newly-built Huaxin Supermarket at...
Woman busted at Ogle with cocaine excretes 25 of 73 pelletsThe 23-year-old woman who was intercepted with cocaine, which was wrapped in a condom and placed in her vagina, at...
Man killed by cousin at birthday celebrationThe Police are seeking a man who slashed his cousin’s throat after a birthday celebration descended into a family brawl....
Man found burnt to death at Enmore Chinese SupermarketA man was on Monday morning found burnt to death in the compound of a supermarket under construction at Enmore,...
Gold miner stabbed to deathPolice are investigating the murder of 29-year-old Randolph Semple, a gold miner of Third Avenue, Bartica, Essequibo River, which occurred...
Woman busted at airport with drugs wrapped in condoms; admits to swallowing cocaine pelletsThe Guyana Police Force on Saturday arrested a 23-year-old woman at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, Ogle, East Coast...
Businessman shot, robbed at Eccles traffic lightA 36-year-old businessman was shot to the thigh during a robbery on Thursday while driving out of Eccles, East Bank...
Third suspect being sought in murder of retired priestPolice have issued a wanted bulletin for a third suspect in relation to the murder of retired priest, George Chuck-A-Sang,...
Police, Army looking to repair, improve image in Reg. OneMembers of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) in a joint operation on Thursday visited...
Guyana suspends search for boat with decomposed bodiesThe Ministry of Public Works on Thursday confirmed that Guyanese authorities have suspended efforts to locate a boat that was...
Escapees last spotted in Bartica; father admits giving them change of clothingThe last reported sighting of the four inmates who escaped from the Mazaruni Prison was around 01:00h on Wednesday at...
Wife stabs husband after he threatened to kill her at knifepoint A heated argument over her whereabouts for an entire day led a 29-year-old car driver of Wismar, Linden to place...
4 years jail, $1.7M fine for man who shipped cocaine in fudge; wife freedA 36-year-old labourer was on Thursday sentenced to four years imprisonment and slapped with a $1.7M fine for smuggling cocaine...
