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...
Young couple bedridden after struck down on LBI road
By Isanella Patoir A young fisherman and his wife are now bedridden after they were struck down on the La...
Gary Best to be charged for Jude Bentley’s death
Former Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Rear Admiral (rtd), Gary Best will be charged for the death...
21-Y-0 wanted in fatal hit and run accident
The Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for 21-year-old Balram Nellie in connection with causing the death of...
Bound, battered body of Berbice businessman found in bushes
The bound and battered body of a popular Rose Hall Town businessman was discovered Thursday morning in a clump of...
Teenager found guilty of raping boy, 7
A 19-year-old boy was Wednesday convicted by a 12- member jury for the rape of a 7-year-old boy which occurred...
Two remanded following cocaine bust in Parika
Two men who were allegedly caught with over 61 pounds of cocaine on board a fibreglass vessel at Parika Backdam,...
29 years jail for youth found guilty of murdering city businessman
Twenty-two-year old Kemo Tyron Evans was sentenced to serve 29 years imprisonment by Justice Sandil Kissoon for the April 2015...
Police issue wanted bulletin for Annandale woman
The Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for 33-year-old Muressa Ahmad also known as Muressa Ali in connection...
Port Kaituma miner stabbed to death with scissors
Police are investigating the murder of a 26-year-old miner of Port Kaituma, North West District (NWD) who was stabbed to...
Sophia teen killed in accident
A Sophia, Greater Georgetown teen was killed early Monday after the motorcycle he was on collided with motor car HC...
3-Y-0 girl drowns in Pegasus Pool
An afternoon family outing turned tragic after a three-year-old girl drowned at the Pegasus Hotel pool in Kingston, Georgetown Monday....
Essequibo motorcyclist killed in accident
A head-on collision between a car PMM 2260 and a motorcycle CJ 4350 on the Adventure Public Road, Essequibo Coast...
Parika cocaine bust: Alberttown businessman wanted, two arrested
The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has issued a wanted bulletin for Ryan Pemberton known as ‘Sancho’, a businessman of Alberttown,...
Fireworks explosion: Soldier succumbs to injuries
A young soldier who suffered burns to over 90% of his body when the fireworks exploded Saturday, succumbed to his...
Teen girl commits suicide after alleged sexual assault
A 13-year-old girl was found dead in her bedroom Saturday morning by her father, almost a week after she filed...
Fireworks display cancelled; injured soldiers were experts in handling explosives – President
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has cancelled the fireworks display, which was slated for Saturday night to ring in Guyana’s...
Fireworks explosion: GDF rank suffers over 90% burns to body; President visits scene
One of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ranks injured in Saturday’s explosion suffered burns to over 90% of his body,...
Several army ranks injured during explosion at Coast Guard base
Several persons, including ranks of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) are seriously injured following an explosion at the Coast Guard...
