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...
Man wanted for murder of ‘Diesel Boss’ shot by Police
Thirty-six-year old Marlon Bradley known as ‘Maley’ is nursing a gunshot wound to his left upper leg after he was...
2.5 years jail for teen who committed armed robberies because he was ‘hungry’
Eighteen-year-old Quacy Jupiter was sentenced to serve two and a half years imprisonment Tuesday by Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus after he...
7-Y-0 girl walks out of burning house engulfed in flames; hailed as brave by residents
By Isanella Patoir In what residents described as a traumatic and dramatic scene, seven-year-old Shaniya Persaud walked out of her...
Children left home alone, 7-Y-0 severely burnt during fire
A seven-year-old girl is in a critical state at the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was severely burnt during a...
Youth charged with armed robberies says he was hungry and needed money
An 18-year-old Campbell Street, Albouystown, Georgetown resident appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus slapped with three counts of armed robbery and...
Male in custody for robbing GECOM Enumerators
The Police in ‘A’ Division have arrested one person in connection with the robbery of three enumerators attached to the...
Guyanese cricketer charged with assaulting cop
Guyanese cricketer, Christopher Dion Barnwell, on Monday appeared before City Magistrate Sherdel Isccas-Marcus for allegedly assaulting a Police Officer at...
Berbice man jumps through window from burning house
The lone occupant of a house, which went up in flames, had to be rushed to the Skeldon Hospital on...
Man chopped 12 times, severely beaten during robbery
A 30- year-old man is nursing serious injuries after he was attacked and badly beaten by two armed bandits at...
Texas Walmart shooting: El Paso attack ‘appears to be hate crime’
(BBC) A shooting at a supermarket in the US state of Texas that left 20 dead could have been a...
Mining pit caves in, kills 60-Y-0 woman
Police are investigating the death of a 60-year-old woman of One Mile Arakaka, North West District, Region One. Dead is...
Alleged thieves released on bail
Two known characters to the Police, who were nabbed during an attempt to break into a business place on Regent...
Man killed, daughter-in-law critical in Corentyne accident
A 47-year-old motorcyclist has died of injuries he sustained after he was struck down on the Clifton Public Road on...
Two-years jail, suspended sentence for ex-GDF rank, cashier who robbed hospital
Thirty-four-year old Haniff Peters – a former member of the Guyana Defence Force – was sentenced to serve two-years imprisonment...
‘Frustrated’ Sophia resident jailed for armed robbery of foreigner
Farley Reid, a 26-year-old resident of ‘B’ Field Sophia, Georgetown was on Friday sentenced to two years imprisonment after he...
Four wanted for rape, murder
The Guyana Police Force has issued wanted bulletins for four men who are wanted for murder and rape. Police say...
Five homeless after fire destroys Berbice house
A fire believed to be electrical in origin completely destroyed the dwelling home of a family of five at Lot...
Minibus driver confirmed dead in horrific East Bank smash-up
By Isanella Patoir The route 42 minibus driver (BWW 2940) in an early morning accident at New Hope on the...
