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 Force to zoom in on crime ‘hot’ spots and do ‘tourism policing’
By Isanella Patoir In the battle against crime, the Guyana Police Force is reviewing where and how many officers are...
Essequibo couple charged for trafficking Venezuelan women for sexual exploitation
An Essequibo husband and wife, who were accused of using their bar as a brothel, have been charged with trafficking...
Bandit shot dead during robbery in Queenstown
A so far unidentified bandit was on Tuesday morning killed during a robbery of a Cuban national at 176 Crown...
Popular miner Patrick Harding robbed at gunpoint; car hijacked
Patrick Harding, former President of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association, was on Monday evening attacked by two men...
‘Lola Doll’ accused of falsifying HIV status, placed on curfew in BVI
Popular Guyanese make-up artist, 28-year old Lolita Callender also known as Lolita Skelton and ‘Lola Doll’ appeared before Senior Magistrate...
Guyanese woman busted with 7lbs cocaine taped to thighs
Sandra Angela Profitt, a 55-year-old woman of John Fernandes Drive West Ruimveldt Georgetown was busted on Monday at the Eugene...
Two caught breaking into Regent St. store remanded to prison
Two men, who were reportedly caught red-handed breaking into an Auto Parts store on Regent Street, Bourda, Georgetown, were remanded...
Taxi drivers nabbed with over 230lbs of cocaine in jars of Pepper Sauce
Two taxi drivers, who were recently nabbed by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) with 237 pounds of cocaine in several...
Warning issued against housing scam using GTT Mobile Money
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) on Monday declared that there are no arrangements in place with GTT Mobile...
Strip club owner remanded on charge of trafficking Venezuelan women
Freeman Fordyce, the owner of the Diamond Strip Club, was on Monday arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for trafficking...
Three days of fire ravages land at Waikin Ranch; kills, injures wildlife
A fire which is believed to have been set by passersby close to the Waikin Ranch in Region Nine, has...
Guyanese woman charged in federal sting with smuggling migrants from Bahamas to Miami
(Miami Herald) In an unusual sting operation, a woman from Guyana has been arrested by federal authorities on charges of...
80 cocaine pellets found in ECD hotel, 3 arrested
Ranks of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on Saturday arrested three men in connection with 80 cocaine pellets found at...
Estate employee battling for life after crushed by GuySuCo fire tender
Ganesh Roberts, a 51-year-old labourer is battling for his life in the Intensive Care Unit(ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital...
US Ambassador lauds Gov’t, Police for extradition of Guyanese fugitive
United States Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah Ann-Lynch has lauded the Guyana Government and law enforcement officials for their efforts in...
Speeding driver dies, passenger hospitalised in East Coast accident
A 37-year-old man of Kitty, Georgetown was last night killed in an accident on the Rupert Craig Highway in the...
Mother still in shock, struggling to cope with 10-year-old’s suicide
Darshanie Roopnarine remains in a state of shock and has more questions than answers following the suicide of her 10-year-old...
Shooting at Durban St: Taxi driver critical, passerby shot in back
A 35-year-old taxi driver, identified as Marlon Rodney, is in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he...
