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...
Life imprisonment for Enmore resident who hacked fisherman to death
Errol Khan known as ‘Bruk Up’ was on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after serving...
‘Spoil Child’ charged with murder of girlfriend
Former policeman and alleged gang leader, Teon Allen, known as ‘Spoil Child’ was remanded to prison Thursday for the murder...
Murder charge dismissed against Bourda resident due to lack of evidence
Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Thursday dismissed a murder charge against a 25-year-old resident of Cummings Street, Bourda Georgetown as...
Four charged with murder of Corentyne businessman
Four persons have been arraigned for the murder of Corentyne businessman Lomenzo Johnny, whose body was discovered in a clump...
Fmr. Deeds Registrar found guilty in $4.5M fraud case, ordered to repay State
Former Registrar of the Deeds Registry, Azeena Baksh was on Wednesday found guilty by City Magistrate Leron Daly of obtaining...
Life imprisonment for man who killed Police Sergeant
Thirty-six-year-old Dennis Marks on Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment for the death of Police Sergeant Leonard La Rose, who was...
Man who stabbed fisherman to death jailed for 18 years
A 45-year-old fisherman was on Tuesday sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by High Court Judge Justice Sandil Kissoon for the...
‘Dutty’ wanted for murder of Berbice businessman
The Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for Daniel Mc Lennon known as ‘Dutty’ for questioning in relation...
Buxton man wanted for murder of teen
The Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for 25-year-old John France in connection with the murder of 18-year-old...
Father who killed son jailed for 20 years
A 46-year-old father was on Tuesday sentenced to 20 years imprisonment after he confessed to the 2018 brutal killing of...
25-Y-O killed in suspected hit and run
A motorcyclist of Fingal Street, Rose Hall Town, Corentyne Berbice was on Saturday night killed in a suspected hit and...
Police officers injured during protest recovering
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Sunday reported that the five police officers who were injured during protest actions on...
Education Ministry condemns attack on school children
The Ministry of Education has condemned the attack of four school children who were injured after the school bus they...
Stores burglarised, vandalised in Rosignol
As protest action continued Friday evening along several communities on the West Coast of Berbice, attackers turned their attention to...
18-Y-0 protester shot dead by cop after reportedly attacking lawmen
An eighteen-year-old man was shot and killed by a member of the Guyana Police Force after he reportedly chopped and...
Berbice protest: School bus, Police Officers attacked
Residents protesting in West Coast Berbice are calling for a fair electoral process following the declaration of Region Four votes....
Miner beaten, shot dead in Mahdia
Police are investigating the murder of 24-year-old Akeem Ceaser, a miner of Wismar, Linden who was shot and beaten at...
Fmr. Army Chief granted $500k bail for causing death of national cyclist
Former Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Rear Admiral (rtd), Gary Best was on Wednesday released on $500,000...
