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...
Youth charged with setting fire to CID building, old Army base in Essequibo
A 24-year-old excavator operator was charged on Wednesday with two counts of setting fire to two public buildings – the...
Pedal cyclist killed in ECD accident
A pedal cyclist was killed Tuesday after he reportedly swerved into the path of motorcar PMM 8751 on the Melanie,...
Wanted bulletin issued for suspect in gold miner’s murder
The Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for 24-year-old Keon ‘Tallman’ Smith in connection with the murder of gold...
Porter dies after jumping from toppling tractor
A 25-year-old porter died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Tuesday after he jumped from a tractor that was toppling down...
Accident at COVID-19 hospital: Worker nursing severe head injuries, colleague released
Alexander Rojas, a construction worker is hospitalised at the Georgetown Public Hospital with severe head injuries after a shed collapsed...
Police launch probe into rape allegations against Ruel Johnson
The Guyana Police Force has launched a probe into allegations of rape levelled against author Ruel Johnson, who has been...
Gold miner found floating in well at Puruni Landing
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Calvin Hamilton, a 29-year-old gold miner of Aranaputa Village, Annai Region...
APNU activist charged with threatening to kill GECOM Chair
Ryan Williams, an activist attached to A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), was on Monday charged with threatening to kill...
7 years jail for farmer who killed man for eating his wild meat & cassava bread
High Court Judge Brassington Reynolds on Monday sentenced a 43-year-old farmer to seven years imprisonment for the offence of manslaughter...
14 years jail for gold miner who admitted to killing co-worker
A 25-year-old gold miner was sentenced to serve 14 years imprisonment on Monday for fatally stabbing his fellow workmate during...
Reg. 9 teen stabbed to death by 16-Y-0 during fight over female
Police are investigating the murder of 18-year-old Shadrech Martin, a miner of Aishalton, South Rupununi, Region Nine who was stabbed...
Essequibo woman on the run after stabbing husband
Police on the Essequibo Coast are on the hunt for a 32-year-old mother of three after she stabbed her husband...
UG to train, provide forensic artists to help identify perpetrators
The University of Guyana will provide Forensic Artists to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), which will aid with their investigations,...
Marcus Bisram’s mother and relative jailed for offering detective bribe
The mother of flamboyant businessman Marcus Bisram and a female relative were on Friday sentenced to one-year imprisonment by City...
Cops charged with manslaughter, obstructing course of justice in death of man at Suddie Police Station
One year after the death of 39-year-old Lallbachan Bachan at the Suddie Police Station lockup, a female Lance Corporal was...
Lusignan contractor was owed millions; businessman arrested
An East Coast Demerara businessman was arrested Thursday night in connection with the execution-style killing of well-known contractor, Kissoondatt Premsukh....
Essequibo man freed after admitting to stabbing nephew to death during fight
A 56-year-old Essequibo Coast resident who spent the last 27 months on remand for killing his 30-year-old nephew, was released...
Lusignan contractor gunned down execution-style at construction site
Police are investigating the murder of 49-year-old Kissoondatt Premsukh, a well-known contractor of 183 Lusignan, East Coast Demerara who was...
