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...
Search still on for missing boat captain
Five days after 53-year-old David Mohan fell overboard at sea during a fishing trip, his relatives are still desperately trying...
Driver in custody for Essequibo hit and run accident
The driver who struck down a labourer on the Adventure public road, Essequibo Coast on Monday night and left him...
Man killed in hit and run accident; car on fire
A car that that was involved in an accident that killed an Onderneeming man Monday night, months after his teenage...
Youth to serve two years jail for illegal gun, ammo
A 29-year-old man was on Monday sentenced to four years imprisonment by Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus for the possession of...
Teen robs man outside city store; goes looking for job at same place two weeks later
An 18-year-old resident of ‘D’ Field Sophia, was on Monday remanded to prison by Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus for armed robbery....
Person selling live Flamingo in cruel manner could face heavy fine, jail
The Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission is probing a case where a live flamingo was strung upside down and...
Bandits retreat after Berbice businessman opens fire; one wounded
Six armed bandits staged a daring attack on a businessman and his family in an attempted robbery at their Number...
Outrage as live Flamingo strung upside down for sale
There has been public outrage over a video circulating on Facebook of a live Flamingo strung up for sale at...
Youth who was celebrating 18th birthday found dead in pool of blood
Police are investigating the circumstances under which an 18-year-old died after he was found in a pool of blood in...
Man who allegedly raped, impregnated minor found dead in cell
A man who was arrested by Police on Saturday following allegations of rape was found dead on Sunday morning in...
Cutlass wielding bandits attack, rob young sales clerk
Two young men are in Police custody after they were caught on surveillance camera choking and robbing an 18-year-old sales...
Petty crimes on the increase
Commissioner of Police Leslie James says the Guyana Police Force has recorded an increase in petty crimes such as snatching...
Commissioner urges 86 new Police recruits to work with communities
Commissioner of Police, Leslie James has urged the latest batch of Police recruits who graduated Friday from the Felix Austin...
Mon Repos father of four missing after falling overboard
A Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara family is in a state of devastation after 53-year-old David Mohan fell overboard at...
Men wanted for murder of four fishermen captured in Suriname
The two men who are wanted for questioning in relation to the murder/piracy on four young Berbice fishermen have been...
Taxi driver robbed of car, cash at gunpoint
Police are on the hunt for two men who robbed a 24-year-old taxi driver at gunpoint of G$13,000 cash and...
Youth shot, robbed of gold chains at Uitvlugt
A 24-year-old man is nursing a gunshot wound to the chest after he was shot and robbed of two gold...
Top Cop promises a ‘new SOCU’
Amidst concerns that the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has failed to get successful prosecutions in multi-million-dollar high-profile fraud cases...
