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...
Second construction worker dies in Banks DIH building collapse
One week after a Banks DIH Building collapsed on him at Ruimveldt Industrial Site, Anthony Lowe, a construction worker succumbed...
31-Y-O Bartica gold miner found dead
Police are investigating the death of a 31-year-old gold miner of Bartica, Region Seven who was found dead on Tuesday...
Ramjattan requests more Police patrols following acts of arson
Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan has requested for more security personnel to be dedicated to frequent patrols in every Police...
Teen knifed to death during argument
An old feud between two friends turned deadly on Tuesday when 19-year-old Barneth McKenzie was stabbed in his abdomen during...
Gold miner stabbed to death
Police are investigating the murder of 30-year-old Teo ‘Max’ James, a gold miner of 37 West La Penitence Housing Scheme,...
Attempts made to burn down CID building in Essequibo
Several items in the Criminal Investigation Department office at the Anna Regina Police Station, Essequibo Coast, were on Tuesday morning...
Fire guts unoccupied army base in Essequibo
Police are investigating the cause of a fire which partly destroyed the unoccupied Army Base located at Maria’s Lodge, Essequibo...
Fire destroys GECOM’s Wismar office, arson suspected
A fire in the wee hours of Tuesday destroyed the office of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) at First Alley,...
Over 300 prisoners released due to COVID-19, reduction in jail time
In recent months the Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels has been releasing prisoners in order to reduce the prison’s population...
Rose Hall man claims Police assaulted, arrested him after he refused to pay bribe
A Rose Hall, Berbice man Monday denied that he neither organised nor attended a horse racing event and accused the...
Assault of inmate by Prison Officers, seizure of drugs linked to unrest/fire at Lusignan Prison
By Isanella Patoir The beating of an inmate at the hands of four prison officers along with the seizure of...
NA resident released on bail for allegedly killing man during fight over Guinness
A 29-year-old Security Guard on Monday appeared before Magistrate’s Peter Hugh via Zoom at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court charged...
Ministry reports theft of 37 LED street lights
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure’s Electrical Engineering Department has reported the theft of 37 Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Street Lights in...
Fire destroys house of Essequibo security guard
A fire of unknown origin completely destroyed the wooden flat house of 27-year-old security guard, Kumar Mohamed at Riverstown, Essequibo...
Some 15 inmates injured in Lusignan prison fire
Approximately 15 inmates of the Lusignan Prison have suffered injuries following a fire which completely gutted a section of the...
Army deployed to Lusignan prison
Ranks of the Guyana Defence Force have been deployed to assist members of the Police Force, Fire and Prison Services...
BREAKING: Fire at Lusignan prison facility
A huge fire has engulfed the Lusignan prison facility on the East Coast of Demerara. Residents in the area told...
Police probe attempt to torch Umana Yana
The Guyana Police Force is investigating an attempt to torch a national landmark, the Umana Yana, Kingston Georgetown early Sunday....
