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...
Mazaruni Prison gets $10.9M emergency response boat
The Mazaruni Prison on Tuesday received a newly constructed emergency response boat compliments of the Guyana National Industrial Company Incorporated...
Fight over $2000: Taxi driver charged with attempted murder
A 42-year-old taxi driver, who allegedly stabbed a man over a $2,000 debt, was on Tuesday charged with attempted murder....
Elderly man found dead after karaoke
A 58-year-old of Lot 42 Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara was found dead with wounds about his body at about...
21 years later, Moruca man charged with murder of wife
After being on the run for the past 21-years for killing his wife, 46-year-old Philbert Thomas was on Monday arraigned...
Soesdyke wildlife trader charged for trafficking Venezuelans
A 62-year-old wildlife trader was on Monday charged for allegedly trafficking two Venezuelan nationals for labour exploitation. Feezal Shaw of...
Accident shuts down Harbour Bridge
The Demerara Harbour Bridge company has announced that because of an accident in which a tug and a barge collided...
Suspected bandit shot during attempted robbery
A suspected bandit was on Saturday shot at Republic Gardens on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD). According to information...
Partly nude body of male found on Sheriff Street
The body of a so far unidentified man was on Friday discovered on the eastern side of Sheriff Street, Georgetown...
Elderly man killed in East Bank accident
Police are investigating an accident on the Garden of Eden Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) which claimed the life...
Farmer bought gun to protect cows; jailed for 2 years
A 37-year-old Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara (ECD) farmer was on Friday sentenced to two years imprisonment after he confessed...
Charges dismissed against former GRDB officers
Fraud-related charges against three former managers of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) were dismissed on Friday by Magistrate Leron...
Mahaicony fisherman remanded for illegal firearm
A 37-year-old fisherman appeared before Magistrate Marissa Mittelholzer at the Mahaica Magistrate’s Court charged with having an illegal firearm in...
Vendor allegedly caught with $21M in ganja remanded
A 30-year-old shopkeeper, who was allegedly busted with over $21M worth in cannabis at his stall in the Stabroek Market...
On the run for 21 years, man nabbed for murder of wife
Twenty-one years ago on September 5, 1998, Viola Thomas, a 23-year-old North West District woman was stabbed several times about...
Murder of ‘Fabulous’: Charge dismissed against Kitty man, others to stand trial
Twenty-six-year old Kacey Heyliger walked out of the Providence Magistrate’s Court a free man Friday after a murder charge against...
Gold miner charged with murder of mother of 8
A 54- year-old gold miner on Friday appeared before Magistrate Marissa Mittelholzer at the Mahaica Magistrate’s Court charged with the murder...
Miner, wife doused with gasoline and set on fire while sleeping
A 35-year-old miner Lyndon Joseph and his reputed wife 30-year-old Maria Pereira DaSilva, a Brazilian national, were doused with gasoline...
CID officer charged for beating man during cemetery brawl
A member of the Guyana Police Force was on Wednesday charged before City Magistrate Leron Daly for inflicting grievous bodily...
