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...
Int’l jurists, investigators to probe murder of Berbice boys, Reg. 5 unrest
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall has announced that international jurists and investigators will be hired to...
Vendor killed in hit and run accident after celebrating 23rd birthday
Police are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of 23-year-old Devanand Bansie, a vendor of Mon Repos Railway Embankment, East Coast...
Man arrested for sexual assault of woman
Police have arrested a 44-year-old man for the alleged sexual assault of a 37-year-old woman who reside on the West...
Water delivery man robbed, 15-Y-0 arrested
A 35-year-old water delivery man employed with Demerara Crystal Water was stabbed and robbed on Thursday by three men of...
Foreign nationals who crash landed at Issano remanded to prison
Two of three foreign nationals who crash landed on a red and white Cessna aircraft at the 9 Miles Airstrip...
Four charged with murder of Berbice taxi driver
Four persons were remanded to prison on Friday for the murder of 47-year-old Mohamed Haniff known as ‘Raymond’ who was...
75 Police ranks, Pathologist comb backlands for crime scene of Henry boys but found nothing
Detectives of the Major Crimes Unit continue to come up empty-handed as they try to figure out where 16-year-old Isaiah...
‘5 Minutes’ charged with murder of inmate
Twenty-two-year-old Shawn Jordan known as ‘5 minutes’ who is incarcerated at Lusignan Prison ‘B’ Holding Bay, East Coast Demerara was...
Lusignan prison escapees charged months after re-arrest
Three men who escaped from the Lusignan Holding Bay on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) were on Thursday charged...
Bank account was opened for Ponzi scheme accusers to refund Guyanese but they refused – Police
The Guyana Police Force in a statement on Wednesday said that the authorities had facilitated the opening of a bank...
Teen among six charged for murder of Bath Settlement man
A 16-year-old labourer of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice is among six persons who were charged with the murder of...
Body found on crashed aircraft with cocaine identified
The body found on the wrecked blue and white Beechcraft aircraft which was discovered with a quantity of cocaine at...
GRA seizes over 800 boxes of smuggled chicken and alcohol
Enforcement Officers attached to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) early Tuesday morning busted over 800 boxes of smuggled chicken and...
Lawyers ask High Court to review charges against accused in major Ponzi scheme
Accused Ponzi scheme operators Yuri Garcia Dominguez and his wife Ateeka Ishmael have now filed an action in the High...
Jealousy over female leads to fatal stabbing in Berbice
Jealousy over a female has led to the fatal stabbing of an East Berbice-Corentyne fisherman on Monday night. Dead is...
Jealous ex charged with murder of 24-Y-0 woman
A 42-year-old truck driver of Golden Fleece, Essequibo Coast was on Tuesday charged with the offence of murder committed against...
Miner crushed to death by tree
Police are investigating the death of 27-year-old Marques Cornelius, a miner of Charity Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast who was crushed...
Man who allegedly killed GECOM security guard, stabbed taxi driver caught after stabbing Cop
Police have arrested 27-year-old Samuel Allen known as ‘Sammy’ who is the prime suspect in the murder of Earl Peters...
