Crime
Smithfield woman granted $500,000 bail after caught with ganjaA 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 upgradedGeorgetown’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 arrested in cannabis bust on Vlissengen RoadTwo men were arrested after 9.4 kilogrammes of cannabis was found inside a car they were travelling in along Vlissengen...
Driver, passenger die in Soesdyke-Linden Highway accidentTwo persons, a 40-year-old driver and his 26-year-old passenger, died after the car they were in was involved in an...
Mother of two stabbed by estranged husbandA 30-year-old mother of two now lives in fear after her estranged husband stabbed her and injured their son during a...
Man nabbed with cannabis, gun & ammo on Mandela AvenueDays after he was intercepted and allegedly found in possession of an unlicensed gun, quantity of ammunition and cannabis, Olrick...
Man remanded after CANU finds cannabis at Tabatinga houseElton D’Aguair was remanded to prison on Monday, days after 1.6 kilogrammes of cannabis was discovered in a Lethem, Region...
Electrical fire contained at Cheddi Jagan Int’l Airport A fire that erupted in an air conditioning unit located in the check-in area of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport...
Fire destroys school in East Ruimveldt center ground compoundA fire on Saturday afternoon destroyed a building which housed a school situated in the compound of the East Ruimveldt...
Police probing ‘suspicious damage’ after explosion at GPL substationThe Guyana Police Force (GPF) is investigating a second explosion at a Guyana Power and Light (GPL) substation at Mandela...
Haslington man succumbs to injuries following accidentDays after he was involved in an accident on the Strathspey Public Road, East Coast Demerara, 31-year-old Jermaine Waldron succumbed...
Motorcyclist, 20, dies in Mon Repos accident while doing ‘wheelie’Twenty-year-old Omari Nicolas died on Friday afternoon after he lost control of the motorcycle he was riding along the Mon...
Shop owner, 45, nabbed with ganja Police ranks on Friday found a quantity of cannabis at the East Coast Demerara premises of a 45-year-old shop owner....
Elderly couple, son arrested after illegal gun found in house An elderly couple and their 28-year-old son were arrested on Friday after Police found an illegal .38 revolver and seven...
Ganja found in motor car at Parika Officers from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) found two parcels containing cannabis in a motor car that was near the...
Two persons nabbed with gun, ammo & ganja Two persons who were in the vicinity of the Royal Hotel on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, were caught with a pistol,...
Guyana Police Force responds to statement from lawyer representing Adriana Younge’s familySee below full statement from the Guyana Police Force: The Guyana Police Force wishes to respond to the misleading statement...
‘Explosive device’ blows up at East Ruimveldt Police Outpost The gate of the East Ruimveldt Police station was blown off early Saturday morning after an improvised explosive device was...
‘Chiney’ allegedly murdered by 20-y-o man Dexter France, a man who is also known as Chiney, was allegedly murdered by Steve Williams, a 20-year-old man of...
Canadian investigator meets with Adriana Younge’s parents, lawyer See below the full release from Dexter Todd, the lawyer of Adriana Younge’s family: May 16, 2025- On Friday May...
