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...
Cotton Tree resident arrested over brutal murders of teen boys
Police have arrested a 57-year-old man in connection with the brutal murders of two teenage boys whose battered bodies were...
Protest erupts in WCB following gruesome murders of youths
Residents of Number Three, Four and Five Villages on the West Coast of Berbice have blocked the roads and set...
Teen boys who went into Berbice backdam for coconuts hacked to death
Two young men were discovered dead in the Cotton Tree backdam, West Coast Berbice on Sunday afternoon. They have been...
Belle West man hospitalised after drinking ‘bitters’
Police are on the hunt for a woman who reportedly gave her 59-year-old boyfriend ‘bitters’ to drink and which has...
Father of one stabbed to death, throat slit; friend slashed to face
The Police are investigating the murder of 27-year-old Orlando Michael Jonas known as ‘Lano’ of Number One Road, East Berbice-Corentyne...
Berbice woman sets house alight and calmly walks away
A two-storey wooden and concrete house was completely destroyed, while another was severely damaged after the owner reportedly set the...
GGMC officers come under fire from suspected Syndicato gang
For the second time in two days, two officers attached to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) came under...
GECOM security guard murdered
Police are investigating the murder of 75-year-old Earl Peters, a security guard attached to the Port Kaituma, North West District...
21-year-old arrested for 128g of cannabis
A 21-year-old miner of Uitvlugt West Coast Demerara (WCD) was on Wednesday arrested in Region Two after he was found...
Speeding Tacoma that was overtaking vehicles kills pedal cyclist
Navindra Doray, a 40-year-old resident of Block ‘F’ Sophia, Georgetown who was riding his bicycle on the Bel Air Public...
‘Top Cat’ remanded for shooting at cop, having illegal gun & ammo
Twenty-seven-year-old Wayne ‘Top cat’ Castello was on Thursday remanded to prison on two firearm related charges along with discharging a...
South Ruimveldt businessman shot during argument
Police are investigating the attempted murder of a 70-year-old South Ruimveldt, Georgetown man who was shot on Wednesday in front...
Berbice woman arrested for possession of cocaine
Police have arrested a woman of Princetown, Corentyne Berbice in connection with the discovery of 21 grams of cocaine on...
Couple in major Ponzi scheme now facing 52 charges
Cuban national Garcia Dominguez and his wife Ateeka Ishmael, who are currently before the court for several charges in relation to...
La Grange mason killed in hit and run
Police are on the hunt for a driver who escaped after hitting down a 24-year-old mason on the La Grange...
Lowenfield’s Personal Assistant arrested for ‘criminal conduct’ in March 02 polls
Duarte Hetsberger, the Personal Assistant to Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield, has been arrested as the Police continue their probe...
90-Y-0 ECD man beaten to death
Police are investigating the murder of 90-year-old Sukhnanan Dugi known as Henry whose body was found in a pool of...
Four busted with fake currency in Corriverton
Police have arrested three males and a female in connection with the discovery of $320,000 suspected forged Guyana currency noted...
