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...
Abused woman’s house burglarised while she was hospitalised
By Isanella Patoir Thirty-one-year-old Colleen Daly, a vendor and mother of four is thankful for life after she was brutally...
Trio arrested for illegal gun, ammo
Police have arrested three men, two of whom tried to escape, for the possession of an unlicensed pistol and two...
17-Y-O murder accused on the run, 11 juveniles recaptured
Within 24 hours, 11 of the 12 juveniles who escaped from the Sophia Holding Centre in Georgetown were recaptured. The...
Craig resident busted with ganja tells cops he bought it to make medicine
A 36-year-old resident of Craig, East Bank Demerara is in Police custody for the illegal possession of 1,700 grams of...
Woman recounts horrifying details when drunk soldiers crashed into her boat
By Isanella Patoir Twenty-six-year-old Chandanie Khayum remembers fighting for her life after a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) vessel crashed into...
Juveniles escape from Sophia Holding Centre
Twelve juvenile inmates broke out of the Sophia Holding Centre sometime after midnight. The News Room understands that five of...
Prison escapee recaptured in ECD house
Police on Tuesday night recaptured escaped prisoner Anthony ‘Kevin’ Padmore in a house at La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast...
Den Amstel man busted with ganja inside dried coconuts
Police have arrested a 37-year-old resident of Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara who was caught with 2,018 grams of Cannabis...
Woman beats Pork-knocker to death over missing gun
Police are on the hunt for a 23-year-old woman of 111 Miles, Mahdia Potaro-Siparuni who allegedly beat a 24-year-old pork-knocker...
Kitty man shot four times during argument
A 27-year-old man is in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was shot four times by...
Wanted bulletin issued for 18-Y-0 for murder of West Ruimveldt woman
The Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for 18-year-old Timothy Evans in relation to the murder of Florence...
Woman checking on commotion outside home killed after shot in the eye
A 56-year-old woman who ventured out of her house to investigate a dispute between two neighbours at Front Road West...
Mother of young soldier killed in explosion in state of shock
The mother of 23-year-old Lance Corporal Kevon Samuel Nicholson who perished in the explosion at the army Base Camp Stephenson,...
Senior cop among three injured in Essequibo accident
An accident between two cars on the Johanna Ceceila Public Road, Essequibo Coast Thursday afternoon resulted in the hospitalisation of...
Armed bandits attack delivery truck, beat driver and porters
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a delivery truck which occurred at about 09:00h on Thursday in Rasville, Georgetown....
Soldier’s father breaks down in tears after learning of his death
By Isanella Patoir Laddy Peneux, a father of five, broke down in tears while talking about his son, 28-year-old Lance...
Men on boat that crashed into another and killed four charged with trafficking ganja
The persons who were on the boat that crashed into another boat and left four persons dead in the Berbice...
President ‘saddened’ at death of soldiers
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 30, 2020) – His Excellency David Granger, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is saddened...
