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...
Four arrested in gruesome murder of elderly Corentyne woman
Four persons have been detained for questioning in relation to the gruesome murder of an 82-year-old woman at Tain, Corentyne...
BREAKING: Elderly woman found dead with hands and feet tied
Police are probing the death of an 82-year-old woman whose body was discovered in her Sixth Street Tain, Corentyne Berbice,...
Accused drug mule ‘Dive and Shoot’ begs for bail
Farook Baksh, a 44-year-old boat captain, known as ‘Dive and Shoot’ appeared before Magistrate Rochelle Liverpool on Monday charged with...
ERC investigating racist remarks by ‘Guyanese Critic’
The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) says it is reviewing a video in “which well-known social media personality ‘Guyanese Critic ‘...
Cops shoot mentally ill man who attacked them with cutlass
A mentally ill man known as ‘Phalai King’ was shot in the left leg by ranks of a Police patrol...
Corentyne man killed after crashed into by Cop who was part of speeding biker’s crew
A Corentyne man lost his life on Sunday after a Policeman crashed into him on the Number 68 Public Road;...
CANU destroys ganja farm at St Cuthbert’s Mission
Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Saturday arrested one person at St Cuthbert’s Mission (Pakuri) Linden Soesdyke Highway,...
‘Dive and Shoot’ caught by cops for 2018 drugs bust at Mon Repos
After almost two years of being on the run, ranks of the Guyana Police Force on Friday apprehended 44-year-old Farook...
2017 Lusignan prison escapee among 3 Guyanese arrested in Suriname
After managing to evade law enforcement for more than three years, a 2017 prison escapee was apprehended by police in...
Labourer accused of raping woman at knifepoint granted $100,000 bail
A 27-year-old old labourer of Kildonan Village, East Berbice Corentyne appeared at the Whim Magistrate’s Court on Thursday charged with...
Fire leaves Port Mourant family with over $22M in damage
A fire of unknown origin ripped through a five-bedroom wooden and concrete structure that housed a grocery shop leaving in...
Enmore family beaten by Police for allegedly playing loud music
The Guyana Police Force is once again being accused of brutality – this time for beating an Enmore, East Coast...
UPDATE: Lusignan fire leaves businessman counting heavy losses
What started as a normal working day turned tragic by 08:20h on Thursday when the auto body workshop operated by...
BREAKING: Fire destroys bodywork shop in Lusignan
Firefighters are battling a fire in Dentist Street Lusignan, East Coast Demerara which has completely destroyed the Shivo Bodywork shop....
Bandit shot dead during robbery in Linden
A bandit was shot dead at One Mile, Wismar, Linden Wednesday afternoon during a robbery. He has been identified as...
Dispute over mining land forces family into the jungle after home met with gunfire
A Region Eight family was forced to flee into the forest with nothing to eat after gunmen, reportedly hired by...
Cop crashes car in Triumph Village
A Police Lance Corporal received minor injuries Tuesday afternoon after he lost control of the car he was driving and...
15-y-old charged for stabbing Linden schoolgirl
A 15-year-old Linden schoolgirl was on Monday charged for stabbing her classmate in January this year. The entire incident was...
