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...
Girl, 7, snatched from home, raped; cops refuse to take missing person’s report, assist family
By Bibi Khatoon A 7-year-old girl from Region Seven is hospitalised after she was snatched from her bedroom in the...
Jude Bentley’s family outraged at latest court ruling; plans to appeal
By Isanella Patoir The family of national cyclist, Jude Bentley, who was struck down and killed on February 08, is...
Three arrested with over 300 grams of weed on ‘Spliff Street’
Police on Thursday arrested three persons at Spliff Street, Church of God Road, Buxton East Coast Demerara (ECD), after they...
Belgian drug bust: GRA recovers thousands of deleted files
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has managed to recover pertinent images, which were deleted from its scanner, relating to a...
High Court dismisses Magistrate’s lawsuit against DPP
A defamation lawsuit by senior magistrate, Alex Moore against the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali – Hack for...
Woman critical after stabbed by husband during argument
A Letter Kenny Village, Corentyne, Berbice woman is in a critical condition at the New Amsterdam Hospital after she was...
Gary Best walks free; Magistrate says Prosecution failed to prove case
Former Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Rear Admiral (rtd), Gary Best walked out of the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court...
Bandits invade house of Pouderoyen family; cart off with $1.4M cash
By Isanella Patoir A Swan Street, Pouderoyen, West Coast Demerara family remains traumatised after three masked men, armed with a...
With too many corrupt prison officers, police to assist with management of prisons
Ranks from the Guyana Police Force will be sent to help manage the prisons in Guyana while the authorities work...
Linden teacher kicked off motorcycle, robbed
Fidel Alleyne, a 43-year-old teacher attached to the Christiansburg Secondary School, Wismar, Linden has been robbed of his motorcycle. Police...
Seized firearms among those listed as ‘missing’ from Police Force
A number of firearms which were seized by the Guyana Police Force recently has been discovered as those missing from...
30 years jail for ex-GDF rank who killed 8-month-old baby
A former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldier was on Wednesday sentenced to serve 30 years imprisonment, with the possibility of...
Two Venezuelans among three to be charged for brutal murder of gold miner
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended charges for three gold miners – two Venezuelans and a Guyanese –...
Appeal Court reduces 66 years jail sentence to 24 for murder convict
A man who was sentenced to 66 years for the murder of a woman in 2014, had his sentence reduced...
Boat captain stabs self to death over girl, 14
A 52-year-old boat captain of Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara stabbed himself to death after he could not have a...
26-Y-O sentenced to 15 years in jail for raping teen
A 26-year-old man was on Monday sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown High Court...
Man who killed vagrant jailed for 14 years
Twenty-year-old John McKenzie was on Monday sentenced to 14 years imprisonment after confessing to fatally stabbing a 45-year-old vagrant along...
Marcus Bisram says bandits carted off jewels, G$5M, US$14,000
Marcus Bisram, the wealthy philanthropist who made headlines when he was accused of murdering Berbice carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt but was...
