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...
Couple in alleged Ponzi scheme slapped with 10 additional charges
Days after Garcia Dominguez and his wife Ateeka Ishmael were slapped with several charges in relation to allegedly swindling millions...
Chief Prison Officer killed, others injured in early morning accident
An accident between a car and an X-Trail on Homestretch Avenue in the vicinity of the CANU Headquarters early Monday...
‘Flash Drive’ Livan accused of doctoring figures in March polls
Information Technology Officer Enrique Livan, who was involved in a flash drive scandal on March 5 at the Ashmin’s Building...
GECOM employee charged with fraud, released on bail
Sheffern February, an employee of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), on Monday, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan the Georgetown...
Embattled Clairmont Mingo granted $600K bail
The embattled Returning Officer of Region Four Clairmont Mingo was Monday granted $150,000 bail each for four charges of misconduct...
Protestor shot, Cop injured as protest to ‘free Mingo’ escalates in Belladrum
Residents of Belladrum, West Coast Berbice have entered their third day of protest calling for the release of the embattled...
Craig resident chopped to death after asking man to move cart blocking roadway
Police have arrested a 36-year-old man in connection with the murder of 29-year-old Kishan ‘Rocky’ Persaud who was chopped to...
GECOM’s staff in elections flash drive scandal charged with fraud
Information Technology Officer Enrique Livan, who was involved in a flash drive scandal on March 5 at the Ashmin’s Building...
Police Force says Belladrum protest illegal, threat to public safety
See below full statement issued by the Guyana Police Force on Sunday’s protest in Belladrum: The Guyana Police Force (GPF)...
Mingo’s assistant hospitalised under Police guard at GPHC
Michelle Miller, one of the four GECOM employees arrested with the embattled Returning Officer of Region Four Clairmont Mingo is...
Harmon throws support behind Mingo, says charges trumped up
Incoming Opposition Leader of the APNU+AFC Joseph Harmon has thrown his support behind the embattled Returning Officer for Region Four...
Pillion rider, motorcyclist hospitalised following accident
Two persons are admitted in the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital after a car crashed into...
Mingo to appear in Court Monday; Judge dismisses case for release from Police custody
Chief Justice (ag) Justice Rishi Persaud on Saturday afternoon dismissed an application by Attorney Darren Wade for his client Clairmont...
Mingo charged, remains in Police custody
Embattled District Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo was on Saturday charged with several offences relating to electoral fraud and remains...
Man granted bail for stealing $1M in fuel from employer
A former employee of Caricom Rice Mills Ltd. at Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast was granted bail for stealing a quantity...
Thieves cart off clothing, TV, bicycle from Councillor’s house
Police are on the hunt for the thieves who broke into the house of 72-year-old Phillip France in the wee...
Toddler dies after motorcyclist crashes into teenager
Police are investigating a fatal accident which claimed the life of one-year-old Nesiha Alexander at Kariako Village, Barama River, North...
Businessman held at gunpoint; robbed of cash, phones
The owner of Andy’s Variety Store at Linden Drive, Melanie, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was on Friday night robbed of...
