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...
Sisters brutally chopped by brother in Moruca
Two sisters were on Wednesday rushed to the Suddie Hospital on the Essequibo Coast in an unconscious state after reportedly...
Man who snatched cellphone at bus park jailed for two years
Georgetown resident Oswald Cumberbatch was on Wednesday jailed for two years for snatching a cellphone at the Georgetown bus park;...
Two years jail for possession of unlicensed gun
A 33-year-old carpenter of Laing Avenue, Georgetown was on Tuesday sentenced to two years imprisonment for the possession of .32...
Family baffled as Presidential Guard remains unconscious
By Isanella Patoir The 32-year-old Police Constable Winston Cooper who was found with severe injuries to his head early Monday...
Ex-police detective among two arrested during ganja bust
Officers of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Tuesday morning conducted two raids in Berbice and discovered a large quantity...
Linden taxi driver found guilty of raping girl, 12
A 41-year-old taxi driver of Linden, Region Ten was on Tuesday found guilty of raping a 12-year-old girl in 2017....
14-Y-0 charged with murder of schoolmate
A 14-year-old Matthews Ridge, North West District schoolboy was on Tuesday charged with the murder of his schoolmate. The teen...
Police claim Essequibo father died from ‘fall’ in lockups; PME shows suffocation from fractured ‘voice box’
By Bibi Khatoon An Essequibo Coast family is seeking justice after their relative died suddenly while in the lockups at...
Teen killed by cop in Tuschen accident
A 17-year-old was on Sunday killed in an accident on the Tuschen Public Road, East Bank Essequibo. The driver responsible...
Taxi driver found dead in Police lockup
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 39-year-old Lallbachan Bachan who was found motionless inside the Suddie Police...
Presidential Guard found unconscious on Mandela Avenue
A thirty-two-year-old Police Constable is at the Georgetown Public Hospital nursing severe injuries to the head after he was found...
Four cousins rescued after days of drifting at sea
Four young men have been rescued days after they were left drifting in the Mahaicony River after their engine failed....
Berbice cops find over 100lbs marijuana
A driver is in Police custody following the discovery of 124 pounds of cannabis at Weldaad, West Coast Berbice late...
Youth remanded hours after placed on ‘peace bond’ for stealing
Less than 24 hours after appearing before Magistrate Clive Nurse and placed on a one-year bond for stealing from a...
Prison Officer remanded for allegedly smuggling ganja into Camp St. jail
Shondell Watson, a 26-year-old Prison Officer of ‘C’ Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown was remanded to prison Friday for allegedly smuggling...
Youth accused of robbing students at Stabroek Market
Twenty-three-year-old Alfred Taylor of Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly charged with the robbery of two Secondary...
Police Force accuses the media of seeking to sully its image
The Guyana Police Force says that a recent flurry of articles in the media which points to corruption at the...
16 years jail for Tuschen man found guilty of rape
A 59-year-old Uitvlugt Sugar Estate, West Coast Demerara employee was on Thursday afternoon sentenced to 16 years in imprisonment for...
