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...
3 years jail for man who had sex with dead COVID-19 patient
Fifty-year-old Leroy Chacon of Trainline Port Kaituma, North West District was sentenced to three years imprisonment on Wednesday for the...
Evidence in Berbice teen murders sent to St. Lucia for analysis
President Irfaan Ali has revealed that evidence gathered from the investigations into the murders of West Coast Berbice teenagers Isaiah...
Essequibo youths shot in face, arm after coming under fire
Two youths of Essequibo Coast are now patients at the Suddie Hospital after they came under fire from persons unknown...
TSU rank robbed at gunpoint of motorcycle
Police are on the hunt for two bandits who held a Police Constable at gunpoint and robbed him of his...
Police, ECD squatters in stand-off
Police ranks clashed with citizens Wednesday afternoon as they joined authorities from the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) to remove scores...
Drunken man breaks into ex-wife’s house and sets it on fire
Police have arrested a 29-year-old hire car driver who broke into his ex-wife’s Lot 35, Raghubir Street, Reliance Abandon, East...
Suspect in 2015 murder of taxi driver caught
Police on Monday caught the main suspect in the 2015 murder of a taxi driver whose body was found in...
Port Kaituma man pleads guilty to having sex with dead COVID-19 patient
Fifty-year-old Leroy Chacon of Trainline Port Kaituma, North West District was charged on Tuesday for trespassing with the intent to...
Robbery convict escapes from Lusignan prison while on kitchen duty
An investigation and manhunt has been launched following the escape of a prisoner from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara...
Canal No.1 businessman, son robbed of over $2.2M
A Canal No.1 West Bank Demerara businessman and his son were robbed of over $2.2 million on Monday by four...
Fire destroys house of West Demerara taxi driver
A fire of unknown origin completely destroyed the one-storey wooden house of Guy Scott, 41, a taxi driver of Onderneeming,...
Parika labourer remanded on armed robbery charges
A 27-year-old labourer of Parika, East Bank Essequibo was remanded to prison on Tuesday after he was charged with two...
Carol Joseph arrested as Police continue probe into electoral fraud
The flambouyant opposition activist Carol Joseph has been arrested and questioned in relation to electoral fraud surrounding the March 2...
Port Kaituma man arrested after caught having sex with dead woman who tested positive for COVID-19
A 50-year-old Port Kaituma, North West District man was arrested on Saturday last after he was caught having intercourse with...
Five-member Caribbean team arrives to assist with investigation into murder of Berbice teens
A five-member team of investigators from the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) arrived in Guyana on Monday to assist the...
Ann’s Grove man stabbed to death during argument over card game
A 34-year-old Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara man was stabbed to death after a game of cards on Saturday last...
Boy, 6, hospitalised after hit by car while trying to get across road
A six-year-old boy of Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara is now hospitalised after he was hit by a car as...
Non Pareil man nabbed with gun, ammunition
Police on Sunday arrested a 21-year-old man of Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara after he was found in possession of...
