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...
Former GWI Supervisor accused of $1.1M fraud
Dexter McKenzie, a 48-year-old former supervisor of the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus Monday accused of...
Muslim Scholar appeals 45-year jail sentence for rape of boy, 9
Two weeks after Muslim scholar Nezaam Ali was sentenced to 45 years imprisonment by Justice Navindra Singh for raping a...
Timehri motorcyclist killed in accident
Collin Bourne, a 22-year-old motorcyclist of Timehri, was killed on the spot Sunday night when he collided with a minibus...
Murdered Albouystown youth was not in a gang, family say
The family of 18-year-old Christopher Mansfield, who was shot and killed on Sunday in Albouystown is calling on the Guyana...
2009 murder of Fuel Dealer: Wanted bulletin issued for NY woman
The Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for 49-year-old Milaimi Alli in connection with the 2009 murder of...
18-Y-O shot dead in Albouystown, 4 arrested
Police are investigating the murder of 18-year-old Christopher Mansfield who was shot and killed Sunday morning while he was on...
Student arrested with 3 pounds of cannabis
A 15-year-old student of a City Secondary school was on Sunday arrested for possession of cannabis. According to the police,...
Cruise ship crew member robbed on Lombard Street
A crew member of the M.S. Serenissima –a UK cruise ship which is visiting Guyana for three days – was...
Young Berbice mother hacked to death by husband
Twenty-year-old Omwattie Wazir-Gill, a mother of a 7-month old baby girl was brutally murdered by her husband on Saturday morning...
Bus driver among two remanded for stealing firearm
Two men were on Friday remanded to prison by City Magistrate Leron Daly for allegedly stealing a firearm from a...
Rupununi farmer murdered by friend
Police are investigating the murder of a 35-year-old farmer of Katomarib Village, Rupununi, Region Nine. According to information received, Reginald...
Corentyne fire leaves one injured, several homeless
One person is injured and several are now homeless after a fire moments ago destroyed a five-bedroom house at Manchester...
Surinamese caught with 103 ecstasy pills charged, remanded to prison
A Surinamese national was on Friday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for allegedly being in possession of...
Mother of 5 charged with attempted murder, released on self-bail
Mavva Kenswell, a farmer of Kumaka Water Front, Mabaruma, North West District and a mother of five, on Friday appeared...
Linden man shot by bandits; getaway car, stolen IPhone recovered
A miner was on Thursday evening shot in the right ankle and leg as he pursued three bandits who had...
Jury unable to reach verdict in rape trial
Twenty-year-old Ronaldo Persaud, who was indicted at the Sexual Offences Court for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl in 2016, will...
Man charged with 2009 murder of ECD fuel dealer
Zaheed Mitchell, a 38-year-old driver of Foulis, East Coast Demerara (ECD) appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown...
Mother pleads for Police to probe stabbing of 15-Y-0 son
It is now one month since 15-year-old Shemuel Pierre, a student of the Covent Garden Secondary School on the East...
