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...
Dominican Republic man passed through both Timehri, Ogle airports with fake passport
A 26-year-old national of the Dominican Republic who arrived in Guyana on a fake passport was allowed entry into the...
Security Guard prevents robbery at GWI’s Berbice office
A security guard on duty Tuesday night was able to prevent a robbery at the Guyana Water Incorporated’s Chesney, Berbice...
20 years jail for fisherman who raped woman in 2016
A fisherman was on Tuesday sentenced to 20-years imprisonment for raping a young woman at the Cornelia Ida, West Coast...
Cop, businessman among four charged with gold heist at airstrip
A serving member of the Guyana Police Force, a businessman and two others were remanded to prison Tuesday by City...
6-year-old girl killed trying to cross road to buy chewing gum
A six-year-old student of the Greenwich Park Primary School was on Saturday killed in an accident on the Farm, East...
Sophia man who killed brother sentenced to 17 years imprisonment
Thirty-year-old Orin Jules was on Monday sentenced to 17 years behind bars for killing his 23-year-old brother, Dexter, during an argument...
With no case submission upheld, LBI man walks free of murder charge
After being behind bars for over two years on a charge of murder, 28-year-old Deoram Persaud walked out of the...
Former soldier gets life imprisonment for beheading uncle
Dwayne Tappin, a former member of the Guyana Defence Force, was on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment for beheading his...
Venezuelan national stabbed to death near Grove Police station
Police are investigating the death of a Venezuelan national who was stabbed by men on bicycles who were attempting to...
Headless body of Brazilian man found on Lethem road
Police are investigating the murder of 22-year-old Dico Davi Roberto Moreira whose headless body was found on the Tabatinga Lethem...
Repeat offender jailed for stealing $10k from sister
A 24-year-Houston Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara resident was on Friday sentenced to six months imprisonment for stealing $10,000 from...
6-Y-O Mon Repos student attacked with broken lemonade bottle at school
A six-year-old boy is nursing five stitches to his right hand after one of his classmates at the Mon Repos...
Police Force heightens security as Christmas season approaches
The Guyana Police Force has launched its annual policing strategies for the Christmas period which will remain in effect from...
Police record increase in murders but overall decrease in crime
The Guyana Police Force says that over a five year period, the Force has seen an overall reduction in serious...
Nine months jail for breaking into church
A 33-year-old man of Grove, East Bank Demerara and Alberttown, Georgetown, was on Friday sentenced to nine months imprisonment after...
Burnt vehicle found with charred remains belongs to missing murder witness
Crime Chief (ag), Senior Superintendent Michael Kingston has confirmed that the burnt vehicle in which charred remains were found, belongs...
Drag racing turns deadly in Port Kaituma
An accident involving a car and a truck in Port Kaituma, North West District resulted in the death of two...
55% Guyanese women between 15-34 years abused by partners
By Bibi Khatoon The first comprehensive national survey on gender-based violence in Guyana revealed that more than half (55%) of...
