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...
Police hunt suspect in 2015 murder of male sex worker
The Police have issued another wanted bulletin for 38-year-old Kanand Ojha in connection with the murder of male sex worker Noel...
Shooting/suicide: Family says woman shot by mechanic was being stalked
By Isanella Patoir Justin Lewis, the uncle of the woman who was shot by her boyfriend in the city on...
Two charged with attempted murder of taxi driver
Two men who allegedly stabbed a taxi driver during an armed robbery appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan Wednesday charged...
Kitty mechanic remanded for illegal possession of high powered rifle
A 32-year-old motorcycle mechanic of Kitty, Georgetown was remanded to prison Wednesday for the illegal possession of a Bushmaster Carbon...
Agricola youth remanded for robbery of motor racer, others
A 20-year-old miner was on Wednesday charged with three counts of armed robbery including the armed robbery of Guyana’s motor-racing...
Norton St. shooting/suicide: Woman had restraining order against boyfriend
Twenty-year-old Faith Thompson had a restraining order against her 24-year-old boyfriend Daniel Hinckson who shot her in the neck and...
20 years jail for woman who killed 8-Y-0 son with bed sheet
Thirty-one-year-old Sonya King was on Tuesday sentenced to 20-years jail by Justice Navindra Singh for killing her eight-year-old son in...
Woman battles for life after shot by boyfriend who later killed self
A young lady is battling for her life at the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was reportedly shot in the...
Over 10 years jail for teenagers who killed Professor Mars
Three teenagers were on Tuesday sentenced by Justice Navindra Singh at the High Court for the murder of 75-year-old retired...
Five charged with murder of money changer, daughter
Under heavy Police guard, five men on Monday appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court charged with the murder of 47-year-old...
20 years jail for 63-Y-0 who confessed raping girl, 4
Sixty-three-year old Gregory Ramkissoon called “Skeage” was on Monday sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by Justice Simone Morris- Ramlall at...
Miner shot while allegedly trying to rape woman
A 36-year-old miner is in a serious condition at the Mahdia Hospital after he was shot three times by a...
Six months jail for 19-Y-0 who stole money from minibus driver
Daniel Wilson, a 19-year-old minibus tout, was sentenced to six months imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to stealing cash from...
3 years jail, $2M fine for Kitty man found guilty of drug trafficking
A 45-year-old Thomas Street, Kitty resident was on Friday sentenced to three years jail and slapped with a $2M fine...
Three years jail for Hadfield St. resident caught will illegal gun, ammo
A 31-year-old Hadfield Street, Lodge resident was on Thursday sentenced to three years jail after being found guilty of being...
Suspended jail sentence for Venezuelan national caught with spent shells
Ivor Marquez, a 31-year-old Venezuelan national was given a two year suspended prison sentence and fined $50,000 for the illegal...
Teen who killed friend over $500 charged with manslaughter
A seventeen-year-old boy of New Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD), who is accused of killing his friend during a row...
Huge marijuana cultivation farms destroyed in Upper Berbice River
An operation by ranks of the Guyana Police Force discovered three fields of cannabis cultivation with about 25,000 plants ranging...
