Crime
Smithfield woman granted $500,000 bail after caught with ganja
A 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 upgraded
Georgetown’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...
Cuban national arrested for murder of partner, young daughter
Police have arrested 27-year-old Joel Rodriguez, known as Yoel Rodriguez Barientos, for the murder of his partner Tara Krishnaran and...
Man killed after argument over price for tyre repair
Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of 29-year-old David Barclay of Triumph, East Coast Demerara (ECD)...
61-year-old man burnt to death in house
The charred remains of a 61-year-old man Roy Rajbanse, was on Sunday found in the rubble of his Jackson Creek,...
28-year-old man shot and killed at Guyhoc park
Shawn Robinson, 28 years old, succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital this morning, moments after he was shot at Guyhoc...
Man used hammer, knife to kill reputed wife and her young daughter
Police are hunting for a man who murdered his 34-year-old spouse, Tara Krishnaran, and her 11-year-old daughter at Princess Street,...
Cop struck down man with ATV
A 45-year-old man of Back Street Den-Amstel West Coast Demerara (WCD) is nursing injuries to his leg after he was...
Cop shot by ‘Team Diamond crew’ during robbery
A 21-year-old Police Constable of Buxton, East Coast Demerara (E.C.D.) is currently nursing a single gunshot wound to his upper...
34-year-old critical following Berbice accident
A 34-year-old Welder of Mc Rae Street Rosignol Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB) is in a critical state at the...
Two men injured, left unconscious in interior accidents
Two men, one 44-years-old and the other 53-years-old, were transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital after they were rendered unconscious...
51-year-old Uitvlugt man found dead
Police are investigating the death of a 51-year-old man of De-Groot, Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara (WCD) who was discovered motionless...
628 GDF ranks promoted
See full statement from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF): Chief-of-Staff Brigadier Godfrey Bess has announced that, in accordance with Part...
Man gets four years for beating boy, 6, with hammer
Twenty-five-year-old Kevin Fraser of Adelphi Village, East Canje, Berbice was on Thursday sentenced to 50 months imprisonment for beating a...
Prisons search unearths ganja plant, tattoo machines among other items
Searches by ranks of the Prisons Service and Police Force at the New Amsterdam Prison and Lusignan Prison have unearthed...
Teen girl, maid held at gunpoint, robbed of millions in items
A 17-year-old girl, a maid and her daughter were reportedly held at gunpoint and had their hands tied together by...
Lusignan prison escapee recaptured
Within 24hours of escaping from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara on Wednesday 25-year-old Ishaka John was recaptured. Director of...
Unauthorized vehicle uplifted $181.5M in fuel for GDF in 2019 – Audit report
Guyana Police Force (GPF) detectives along with the members of the Intelligence Department of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have...
Sophia youth charged with murder escapes Lusignan Prison
The Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Prisons Service are on the hunt for a prisoner identified as Ishaka John,...
‘Hot Skull’ sentenced to 43.5 years for murder of Albouystown footballer
Alvin Jones, known as “Hot Skull,” was on Tuesday sentenced to 43.5 years for the murder of Albouystown footballer Paul...
