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...
Medical doctor found dead in Roxanne Burnham Gardens home
The Guyana Police Force is investigating the death of 60-year-old Wesley Torrington, a Medical Doctor and Lecturer, who was discovered...
Murder of Mahaicony businesswoman: Jury frees teen boy
An 18-year-old boy was on Friday found not guilty of the gruesome murder of 56-year-old Mahaicony businesswoman, Bibi Nesha Shairoon. The...
Female suspect in murder of businesswoman escapes custody after handed over by Surinamese
A team from the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is in Region Six investigating the circumstances surrounding the escape of...
Dispute over what time teen boy was shot and taken to GPHC
By Isanella Patoir The family of 15-year-old Rockey Sawh is left with more questions than answers about his death following...
65 non-violent prisoners granted early release
The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) has released 65 non-violent offenders in keeping with efforts to reduce overcrowding in all prisons....
Teen boy shot dead by friend who was playing with father’s gun
Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy of Sandy Babb Street, Kitty, Georgetown after he reportedly accidentally shot his friend in...
Pensioner robbed, student employee questioned
The police are investigating the burglary committed on the house of 72-year-old Abdool Nazim, a pensioner of La Jalousie Public...
Berbice man who murdered wife remanded
A 32-year-old cane harvester who stabbed his young wife to death in their bed on Friday last, appeared at the...
27-Y-0 admits to shooting man to death during Herstelling home invasion
Twenty-seven-year-old Davon Chacon was on Tuesday released on time served in prison after he confessed to killing 43-year-old Abdool Ameer...
Boy with disability found dead in Cane Grove canal
Police are investigating the circumstances under which a nine-year-old boy with a disability from Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara was...
Reg. 3 junior ranks, neighbourhood Police complete elementary prosecutors’ course
Fourteen junior ranks and two neighbourhood Police on Monday graduated after completed an elementary prosecutors’ course. The course began on...
Police investigates: Baramita woman, 22, drops dead on the way to buy grocery with family
Police say they are investigating the circumstances under which a Baramita woman dropped dead while on her way to do...
Lusignan Prison Officer in marijuana find granted $150,000 bail
Quincy Jemmott, 34, one of the Lusignan Prison Officers who were found with 894.5 grams in their living quarters at...
Ministry threatens prosecution over illegal mining at Micobie
Reports of illegal mining activity at Micobie in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) has seized the attention of the Ministry of Natural...
Baramita teen found murdered after drinking spree with mother
A 16-year-old girl of Baramita Village in Region One was found murdered in a gold mine in the North West...
Essequibo youth fearful for life after gunman opened fire on him
A 20-year-old Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast man is now living in fear that a gunman who opened fire on him in...
Berbice teen murders: APNU+AFC files Parliamentary motion for Police to expedite probe
The opposition APNU+AFC on Monday filed a Parliamentary motion calling for the Police to “expedite the investigations and bring to...
Unidentified man killed by garbage truck
Police are investigating the death of a so far unidentified man who was struck down by a garbage truck owned...
