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...
Truck that killed child in Agricola on fire
The truck that crashed into a little girl on the Agricola Public Road, East Bank Demerara is now up in...
Child crushed to death in Agricola accident
A horrendous accident on the Agricola Public Road, East Bank Demerara has left a little girl pinned under a truck...
Man tells court he was using ‘ganja’ to treat prostate cancer; jailed for 18 months
A former member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) was on Friday sentenced to 18 months jail for trafficking over...
Third bandit identified; Security Ministry commends Police
A third bandit who was killed on Thursday night at Norton and Victor Streets, Lodge, Georgetown has been identified as...
Wanted bulletin issued for suspect in murder of Baramita woman
The Police have issued a wanted bulletin for 27-year-old Raveshwar Jainarine in connection with the murder of Baramita woman Ruthina...
Kamarang youth beheaded
The Amerindian village of Kamarang in Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) awoke in shock Friday morning after it was discovered that a...
3 years jail for armed robbery of Stabroek Market vendors
A 26-year-old Laing Avenue, West Ruimveldt, resident was on Friday sentenced to a total of 13 years imprisonment for the...
25 years imprisonment for youth found guilty of murder
Twenty-eight-year-old Junior Henry known as Oswald was on Friday sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for the murder of Michael Hamilton,...
Third bandit dies, Police recover 3 guns at scene of shoot-out
Police Headquarters in the wee hours Friday confirmed that the third bandit who surrendered to the Police succumbed to multiple...
Update: Two bandits shot dead, another surrenders
After some thirty minutes of exchanging gunfire, ranks of the Guyana Police Force killed two of three bandits who invaded...
Shoot-out between Police and bandits in Lodge
Ranks of the Guyana Police Force are currently engaged in a fierce exchange of gunfire with bandits who invaded a...
‘Sharky’ to spend five years behind bars for armed robbery, illegal gun, other charges
Twenty-two-year-old Wayne Chester known as ‘Sharky’ was sentenced to 14 years and six months jail for a series of charges...
2017 shallow grave murder: Farmer jailed for 12 years
A 30-year-old farmer of Kumu Village, Central Rupununi, who admitted to killing his cousin and burying his body in a...
Four years jail for Ecuadorian national caught with fake US visas in Guyana
Julio Herreira, a 36-year-old Chef from Ecuador, South America, was on Wednesday sentenced to four years imprisonment for cocaine possession...
75 years jail for youth who murdered Mocha man
Twenty-five-year-old Kenkassie Lynch was on Thursday sentenced to 75 years of imprisonment for the murder of a Nelson Street, Mocha...
PSC wants meeting with Ramjattan, concerned about ‘disturbing’ crime situation
The Private Sector Commission in a statement Wednesday says it is concerned about the “manifestly frightening and disturbing incidents of...
Two accused of killing friend, dumping body in latrine charged with murder
Two men, who are accused of killing their friend and dumping his body in a pit latrine at Tassawini, North...
Plaisance man allegedly pretended to be cop, swindled man of $75k
Sherwin Prince, 44, appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty Wednesday, accused of swindling money from a man by pretending to be...
