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...
Essequibo man accused of embezzling $2M from employer
Kavindranauth Rambajue, a 27-year-old construction worker appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan Thursday accused of embezzling $2M from his former...
Crying ‘Lola Doll’ jailed for nine months in BVI
(BVI News) – Guyanese national Lolita Callender-Skelton popularly known as ‘Lola Doll’ wept uncontrollably in the Tortola Magistrate’s Court of...
‘I’m very sorry’ says man found guilty of rape
Fifty-nine-year-old Mahadeo Dasrat known as ‘Bahhagee’ was on Wednesday found guilty by a 12-member mixed jury for the offence of...
Father, son remanded for $4.7M robbery
A father and son appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty Wednesday for allegedly robbing a woman of $4.7M worth in cash...
2 years jail for less than an ounce of ganja
A 27-year-old man was on Wednesday sentenced to two years jail for trafficking 20 grams [less than an ounce] of...
Forensic Lab gets $93M equipment for DNA, ballistic testing
Almost five years since Guyana’s first forensic laboratory was commissioned, it has launched its first DNA testing capability for human...
Inmate beaten to death at Lusignan prison
One day after he was beaten with a wood by another inmate while at the Holding Bay of the Lusignan...
Update: Businesswoman robbed of $1.3M, $600,000 in jewellery
Three armed bandits who attacked an Indian national in her Austin Street, Campbellville Georgetown home Wednesday managed to cart off...
Gov’t condemns attack on gay rights activist
Almost two weeks after Managing Director of the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD), Joel Simpson was attacked and beaten,...
‘Selfish and barbaric’ – youth jailed for 62 years for rape of minor, two others
A Probation Officer described 22-year-old Leon Jordan as “selfish and barbaric” after hearing the horror stories from three women, including...
‘Everything is under control’ – Crime Chief will remain suspended until investigation is complete
Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan is seeking to assure the nation that all is well at the Guyana Police...
Enmore fisherman badly beaten, robbed
A 36-year-old fisherman of Hope West, Enmore on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) has suffered a broken neck and...
Businesswoman robbed, badly beaten by bandits
A brazen early morning robbery has left an Austin Street Campbellville, Georgetown businesswoman with injuries to the head after she...
19 years jail for shopkeeper who raped teen girl
George Robin, a 66-year-old shopkeeper of #30 Village, West Coast Berbice was on Tuesday sentenced by Justice Brassington Reynolds to...
‘Frustrated and angry’ – mother wants justice for death of toddler
The family of four-year-old Ramkaran Mohan who was killed after being struck down and dragged on the Tuschen New Housing...
28-Y-0 charged with murder of chainsaw operator
Twenty-eight-year Roy Gladstone was on Monday charged with the murder of 40-year-old Elvis Benedict, a chainsaw operator of Sand Hills,...
Sophia man accused of stealing 170lbs of chicken
A 26-year-old wash bay attendant was on Monday charged for allegedly stealing 170 pounds of chicken from the popular Mandela...
Guns, ammo, mask among items recovered in Police operation
Police at the weekend recovered four illegal guns along with a quantity of ammunition during stop and search operations on...
