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...
Two dead, driver critical following Bagotstown accident
Two men were on Sunday night killed in an accident on the Bagotstown public road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) while...
Four escape Holding Bay at Lusignan Prison
Four prisoners managed to escape from the Holding Bay at the Lusignan Prison Monday morning. Please see below for particulars...
Marijuana farm with 5,000 plants destroyed in Berbice River
Ranks of the Guyana Police Force on Saturday, conducted a narcotics eradication operation at Ebeni, Berbice River during which they...
Berbice resident caught with 30lbs marijuana
A 40-year-old resident of New Amsterdam, Berbice is in Police custody after he was found with almost 30 pounds of...
Berbice pensioner robbed, wife’s head slammed into concrete wall
Four armed bandits on Saturday morning pounced on an elderly couple of Lot 7 Public Road Nurney Village, Corentye Berbice...
Bandits beat, choke elderly Berbice woman, hold husband at gunpoint during robbery
A 61-year-old woman is nursing severe pains and other injuries to her body after she was brutally beaten, choked and...
Police hunt businessman who allegedly shot and killed labourer
Police are hunting for a businessman who fatally shot a labourer at his shop on Wednesday. According to a police...
Suspects on motorcycle crash after fleeing from cops; found with shotgun, live cartridges
Two men are in Police custody after they crashed their motorcycle while attempting to escape from a Police patrol along...
Man stabs wife to death, attacks mother- in- law and then attempts suicide
A mother of two tragically lost her life after she was brutally stabbed by the father of her children on...
Mazaruni prisoner recaptured more than a month after escape
Director of Prisons (ag) Gladwin Samuels revealed Thursday that 29-year-old prison escapee, Christopher Punch was recaptured on April 14, more...
Bandits invade Regent St. store in broad daylight, tell victims to wear face masks
A 49-year-old business owner is in shock after two armed men robbed her store –Cellular Connection – on Regent Street...
Ex-prisoner among two charged with murder of Timehri man
Two young men, including a former prison escape, were remanded to prison on Wednesday for the murder of 24-year-old Lawrence...
Victim in ECD fatal accident identified, driver hospitalised with head injuries
The victim in the fatal accident on the Good Hope Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD) Tuesday night has been...
Man dead, driver critical after crashing into cow on Lusignan road
Police are investigating an accident which occurred late Tuesday night on the Lusignan Public Road, East Coast Demerara resulting in...
Wife stabs husband to death after he choked her, threatens to push her head in fire
A woman is in Police custody for the murder of her 35-year-old husband who reportedly choked her and threatened to...
COVID-19: Handcuffed Venezuelans attempted to escape to Mahdia, Lethem
Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence on Tuesday said the four Venezuelan women who were handcuffed to beds at a...
Berbice man struck wife to head, hanged her and then stuffed her in barrel
The Berbice man who confessed to murdering his reputed wife and stuffing her in a barrel has revealed more chilling...
Lone gunman being sought in murder of Linden man
A lone gunman is being sought by Police in Linden for the gunning down of Glenroy Chapman known as ‘G’...
