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...
Youth shot dead in Albouystown
Police are hunting for a male suspect who fatally shot a 26-year-old clothes vendor of lot 68 William Street, Kitty...
Police Force on ‘high alert’ as nation awaits Court decision on No Confidence Motion
Commissioner of Police Leslie James is urging for the current “calm, peace and tranquillity should remain throughout the Nation as...
Father of one killed in Corentyne accident
A 29-year-old resident of Phillipe Village, Corentyne Berbice succumbed to his injuries Thursday morning after the car he was travelling...
Pedal cyclist killed in Rupununi accident
A female pedal cyclist was on Wednesday killed in an accident on the Wowetta Main Road, North Rupununi. Police information...
Castello Housing Scheme caretaker died from TB – PME reveals
The 50-year-old caretaker Lancelot Grandsoult who was found dead at Lot 22 Castello Housing Scheme, West La Penitence, Georgetown home...
Man found guilty of raping girl, 4
Dwayne Hamilton, 28, was on Wednesday found guilty by a High Court jury of raping a 4-year-old on February 21,...
Youth accused of assaulting cops, charged with robberies
A 26-year-old miner on Monday appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan charged with two counts of robbery, assaulting and wounding...
Duo remanded for discharging gun at pregnant woman, teen son
Two men were remanded to prison Monday by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for allegedly discharging a loaded firearm at a...
Man charged for showing obscene photos of ex-girlfriend
A 65-year-old Martial Arts instructor was on Monday charged for allegedly exhibiting obscene photos of his ex-girlfriend. Godfrey Taylor made...
Triumph ‘Breadman’ was strangled to death
A Post-Mortem Examination conducted on the body of 63-year-old Clairmonte Telesford, who was murdered by bandits on Sunday morning found...
Man found dead in Castello Housing Scheme home
Police are investigating the death of 50-year-old Lancelot Grandsolt who was found dead at his Lot 22 Castello Housing Scheme,...
28-Y-O killed in Reg. 9 accident
Violet Stephen, 28, a resident of St. Ignatius Village, Central Rupununi was on Sunday morning killed in an accident on...
Bandits in school uniform rob NA Money Changer of car, $4M
A Money Changer who plies his trade at the New Amsterdam Market was on Saturday afternoon robbed of approximately $4M...
Triumph ‘Breadman’ beaten to death by bandits
The community of Triumph, East Coast Demerara is mourning the death of Clairmonte Telesford, popularly known as ‘Breadman’ who was...
Body of teen found in Berbice River
Police are investigating the death of a 15-year-old lad of Benett Dam, Rosignol, West Bank Berbice (WCB) whose body was...
Criminal charges dismissed against GECOM Chair, Commissioners
The private criminal charges which were filed against Government nominated Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and its Chairman,...
Berbice youth shot in back by Police during ‘special operation’
One week after a 25-year-old man was shot by Police in Corriverton, Berbice he remains a patient under guard in...
Campbellville man admits to $325,000 fraud
Thirty-three-year-old Adrian Cole of Campbellville, Georgetown appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court Thursday where he...
