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 youth who killed Mahaicony businesswoman
A 27-year-old fisherman was on Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after serving 25 years for...
Deadly EBD crash: Two remain critical, Gov’t says Police vehicle was not part of Presidential convoy
Two persons involved in Tuesday morning’s deadly accident on the Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara between a speeding Police...
Mother of 4 among fatalities in horrific EBD smash-up
Four of the five victims killed in Tuesday morning’s horrific accident at Friendship, East Bank Demerara were related and travelling...
Presidential guard among five dead in EBD smash-up
A horrific accident at Friendship on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) has claimed the lives of five persons including...
Police vehicle in deadly East Bank crash
A horrific accident between a motorcar and a police vehicle at Friendship, East Bank Demerara (EBD) resulted in the death...
Man strangled with belt identified
A man who was strangled on Saturday night on Church Street, Queenstown, Georgetown has been identified as 32-year old Jason...
Deadly shootout: Miner was trailed after collecting cash from Sheriff street businessman
The Police have confirmed that two armed bandits who attacked gold miner Deon Stoll, resulting in his death on Monday...
Soldier gunned down in Tucville
An 18-year-old member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) was on Monday found dead at Tucville Squatting Area, Georgetown. Police...
Businessman killed in daylight robbery
Police are investigating a robbery which occurred in front of the El Dorado Trading establishment at 63 DaSilva Street, Newtown...
Berbice family in agony as search continues for missing fishermen
Four friends left together two weeks ago for sea to make “an honest living” but last weekend two of their...
Decomposed body of another fisherman found
The partially decomposed and bound body of 20-year-old Lamar Petrie was discovered on the Abary, Region 5 (Mahaica –Berbice) Foreshore...
West Side man critical after drive-by shooting
Police are hunting for a suspect who shot a 27-year-old man to his abdomen at about 02:30h on Sunday. In...
Females among five arrested in Police operation
The Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Region Four Division on Sunday arrested five persons including two females in connection with the...
Man strangled to death with belt, Sophia man arrested
Police are investigating the murder of a so far unidentified male who was reportedly strangled to death at Queenstown, Georgetown....
Region One brothers were killed by high-powered weapons, PME finds
Autopsies performed on the bodies of 33-year-old Eon Matthias and 38-year-old Rakesh Matthias have found that the men died from...
Body of missing fisherman found at Abary with hands and feet tied
The body of one the four missing fishermen was discovered with his hands and feet tied on the Abary Foreshore...
Four Berbice fishermen missing in suspected piracy attack
The search is on for four fishermen who have been reported missing following what is suspected to be a piracy...
Man on the run after stabbing wife, lover
A triangular love affair ended in bloodshed Friday night after a man stabbed his reputed wife and her suspected lover....
