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...
Charge dismissed against woman accused of stealing baby girlA 50-year-old woman of Nurney Village, East Berbice-Corentyne, who was charged for stealing a baby girl in July 2020, was...
Gary Best freed of drunk driving charge in ‘Jude Bentley accident’City Magistrate, Clive Nurse on Wednesday upheld a No-Case submission by defence attorney, Nigel Hughes, and dismissed the charge of...
Body of elderly woman recovered in ‘backtrack’ route tragedyThe body of 77-year-old Baboni Harihar known as ‘Doris’, of Percy Smith Street, Palmyra (East Berbice-Corentyne) was discovered on the...
Georgetown man accused of forging dead man’s signature on $50M sale agreementMarlus Hendricks, the head of the Guyana Re-migrants Mission (GRM) – a non-profit organisation – appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’...
Man attacks and attempts to sexually assault employee at GPHCPolice have arrested a man who attacked and attempted to sexually assault a female employee of the Georgetown Public Hospital...
One body found in ‘backtrack’ route tragedyThe body of Alwin Joseph – one of the three persons who went missing after being dropped off in “waist-deep”,...
Tragedy at backtrack route: ‘We will not stop searching’, say families of missing GuyaneseThe families of the three Guyanese who are missing and feared drowned are hoping they can find them safe and...
BREAKING: Three feared drowned while entering Guyana via backtrack route from SurinameThe Police in ‘B’ Division have activated a patrol between Springlands and Number 63 Village (East Berbice-Corentyne) as they comb...
Cop robbed of motorcycle in TuschenPolice are on the hunt for two bandits who robbed a policeman at knifepoint of a black CB 1 Honda...
Former Policeman to face new trial over rape of schoolgirl Ex-police officer Enfield Prince, who was indicted at the Sexual Offences Court for allegedly raping a 15-year-old schoolgirl in...
Miner, 25, accused of gunning down contractor, stealing bike, remanded to prisonA 25-year-old gold miner was on Monday remanded to prison for the murder of 60-year-old Peter Gonsalves, a building contractor,...
Police seeks identity of man killed in accidentThe Guyana Police Force is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a male pedestrian who was killed in an accident...
Belle West youth stabbed to death by brothers over 8-month-old football grievanceThree brothers are in police custody for allegedly stabbing to death 20-year-old Emanuel Solomon of Belle West, West Bank Demerara...
Gold miner severely injured in mining pit accidentA 28-year-old gold miner is in a serious condition at the Mabaruma Regional Hospital after the mining pit he was...
‘Alligator’ shot dead in AlbouystownAn argument between two men on Saturday ended with the death of a 54-year-old man who was accidentally shot in...
Kitty businesswoman shot during robberyA 51-year-old businesswoman of Kitty, Georgetown, is in a stable condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was shot...
Lusignan inmate clubbed to death with brickFour days after he was remanded to the Lusignan Prison on the East Coast of Demerara on a charge of...
Escapee ‘Fineman’ wantedThe Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for 22-year-old Akeem John, known as ‘Fineman.’ Police Headquarters in a...
