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...
SOCU file still with Police Legal Advisor
Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan says the file relating to the investigation into the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU)...
Chicken thief jailed for six months
A 26-year-old wash bay attendant was on Tuesday sentenced to six-months jail for stealing 170 pounds of chicken from the...
Neighbours rescue grandmother from burning house
Neighbours Monday rescued a La Penitence, Georgetown grandmother after a fire destroyed her Middle Road property. The house belonged to...
Berbice woman dies after setting house on fire
A Number 64 Village Corentyne Berbice family remains in a state of shock after a 36-year-old mother of four Monday...
Guyanese woman charged in T&T with misbehaving on flight
[Trinidad News Day] – A Guyanese woman appeared before magistrate Cheron Raphael in the Arima Magistrates’ First Court yesterday charged...
$5,000 bail for pregnant woman who reportedly threw dirty water on PPP supporters
A 24 -year-old pregnant woman who reportedly threw dirty water on supporters of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) during a...
Car reportedly used in Festival City drive-by shooting found abandoned
Police investigators have impounded a silver Toyota 212 car that fits the description of the car used in the drive-by...
20-Y-0 fisherman beaten to death, brother in serious condition
Police are on the hunt for three suspects who beat a 20-year-old fisherman to death and left his brother hospitalized...
Two-years jail for young father who stole gold band for ‘milk money’
Jason Thomas, a 26-year-old clothes vendor was on Friday sentenced to two-years imprisonment by City Magistrate Dylon Bess for stealing...
9-months jail for Jamaican who escaped Police custody
A 33-year-old Jamaican National was on Friday sentenced to nine-months imprisonment for escaping from the Police while in custody at...
Police arrest pregnant woman who threw filthy water on protesters
A pregnant woman was Friday morning arrested at Barack and High Streets, Kingston Georgetown after she threw dirty water on...
Vendor charged with attempted murder of girlfriend
A 32-year-old vendor was on Friday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for allegedly attempting to murder his...
GDF rank accused of raping girl, 11 to face Judge and Jury
A serving member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) was on Thursday committed to stand trial at the High Court...
Alberttown, Fort Wellington police stations now equipped to investigate, report crime digitally
The Guyana Police Force in collaboration with USAID and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched an automated software Thursday...
30-years jail for man who stabbed wife to death
High Court Judge Justice James Bovell-Drakes on Thursday imposed a 30-year jail sentence on Seon Singh called ‘Paul’, who admitted...
Minibus conductor to stand High Court trial for rape of teen
A 24-year-old minibus conductor was on Thursday committed to stand trial at High Court for allegedly raping an 18-year-old girl...
Attempted murder charge dismissed against Maryann Daby
Twenty-six-year-old Maryann Daby was on Thursday freed from the attempted murder of a Police Officer after Magistrate Leron Daly ruled...
U.S based Guyanese man stabbed to death by cousin
Police in the United States are probing the murder of 24-year-old Kennan Paul who was stabbed to death Wednesday at...
