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...
Roxanne Myers in Police lockup for ‘obstructing the course of justice’- Attorney Hughes
Deputy Chief Elections Officer Roxanne Myers was arrested on Tuesday after she reportedly refused to cooperate with the Guyana Police...
Albouystown man on the run after chopping wife to death
The Police are on the hunt for a man who chopped his reputed wife to death on Tuesday morning. Dead...
Cop shot to buttocks while on duty, suspect arrested
A Police Constable was on Monday evening shot to his buttocks while on duty at Guyhoc Park, Georgetown. The incident...
Is your WhatsApp at risk from this dangerous hack?
Unless your profession is high-risk or you campaign against an authoritarian regime, you can ignore stories about WhatsApp spyware. You...
City Constable who shot and killed vendor in 2018 to stand trial
A 52-year-old Lance Corporal attached to the City Constabulary was on Monday committed to stand trial in the High Court...
20-year-old Essequibo man dies one week after shot in face
A 20-year-old labourer of Pomona Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast died on Monday morning at the Suddie Public Hospital, one week...
Battered, half naked body of Venezuelan woman found in Reg. 7
Police are investigating the murder of a San Felix, Venezuelan woman who was found floating half naked in a mining...
Police statement on fiery protest in Berbice for Henry boys
See below full statement issued by the Guyana Police Force: At about 10:30hrs on 2020-10-04 persons claiming to be the...
Prisoners will no longer be transported to Court houses; retrofitted containers to be established
See below full statement issued by the Office of the Attorney General: The Government of Guyana, the Judiciary, the Guyana...
Bandits beat Parika man with metal pipes during robbery
A 43-year-old dispatcher of Butcher Shop Street, Parika, East Bank Essequibo was beaten and robbed of a 39 inch flat...
No. 5 residents burn tyres for Henry boys
Even as the Police Force is vigorously pursuing international help to probe the gruesome murders of 16-year-old Isaiah Henry, his...
Accused Ponzi scheme operator to repay investors from Oct. 12; ceases all operations
Beginning October 12, 17,000 Guyanese who invested millions of dollars with Accelerated Capital Firm Inc will be repaid their capital...
Autopsy inconclusive on toddler who was given milk laced with drug
A Post Mortem Examination conducted on two-year-old Ronaldo Dave Favourite, who reportedly died after being given milk lacked with drugs,...
Young motorcyclist dies after crashing into Cop
A 21-year-old motorcyclist died hours after he crashed into a female Police Officer on the Friendship Railway Embankment, East Coast...
Bakewell driver dies six days after horrific accident with speeding Banks DIH truck
A driver attached to Bakewell Ltd died almost one week after he was involved in a horrific accident with a...
Man stabbed to scrotum by woman he allegedly raped; gets bail after appearing in court
Christopher Howes, a 54-year-old resident of Region Four, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan charged with the rape of a...
Leading forensic investigators from Argentina to probe murder of Berbice boys
See below full statement issued by the Guyana Police Force: Talks are underway to secure the services of one of...
22-Y-0 truck driver granted bail in fatal Saffon St. accident
Twenty-two-year old Eric Kennedy on Wednesday appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with causing...
