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...
Taxi driver shot multiple times, robbed of $8,000 cell phoneA 41-year-old taxi driver is in a stable condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) nursing three gunshot wounds...
Beharry supervisor dies during workplace accidentMark Gomes, 32, a supervisor with the Edward Beharry and Company Ltd died on Tuesday after he was struck off...
Taxi driver shot deadPolice are investigating the circumstances surrounding the murder of 29-year-old Osafo Pollard, a taxi driver, who was shot in the...
Electrician robbed of new model Allion car in SophiaPolice are on the hunt for a male and a female who stole a new model silver Toyota Allion car,...
Colwyn Harding’s ‘baton rape case’ dismissed after lawyer a no – showColwyn Harding, who had accused a police constable of raping him with a baton in 2013, had his case dismissed...
Diamond man freed of rape chargeAn accountant on Tuesday walked out of the Demerara High Court a free man after a jury acquitted him of...
Captain missing three days after boating accidentA Bartica family remains in distress as the body of boat captain, Claude Pollard, 55, is yet to be recovered...
Police still pushing for increase in fines for traffic offencesThe traffic department of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) continues to lobby for policy changes that would see not only...
30% increase in fatal accidents at start of 2021Traffic Chief, Senior Superintendent Ramesh Ashram on Monday revealed that is an increase in both fatal accidents and road deaths...
Ministry employee sent on leave for allegedly assaulting pensionerSee below full statement issued by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security: It has been brought to the...
Employee killed at Houston wharf development projectA senior worker with Gaico Construction was killed in an accident at the wharf development project at Houston, East Bank...
Man acquitted for murder of gang memberCareer Criminal Stafrei Alexander, who was on trial for the 2015 murder of his fellow gang member was on Monday...
Shaheed’s Girls’ Orphanage damaged by fireA fire of unknown origin broke out in the dressing room of the upper flat of Shaheed’s Girls Orphanage, Oleander...
‘Rims’ remanded for murder of sleeping vagrantCourt Regular Kareem Stewart was on Monday remanded to prison, this time for the murder of a vagrant, who was...
Berbice man stabs two to death then goes to eat and watch TVIn a bizzare incident, a Berbice man went into a fit of rage Sunday night and rushed into a crowd...
28-Y-0 motorcyclist dies after crashing into van, minibusPolice are investigating an accident on the Foulis, East Coast Demerara (ECD) public road which claimed the life of a...
Cocaine in snack box: wanted bulletin issued for South Ruimveldt residents The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Friday issued wanted bulletins for two persons in relation to the recent cocaine found...
Woman busted with cocaine remandedA 30-year-old woman, who was nabbed while attempting to smuggle cocaine through the Eugene F. Correia International Airport at Ogle,...
