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...
Diamond Night Club owner fails to appear in court on TIP charges
Freeman Fordyce, the owner of the Diamond Strip Club, has been formally charged by Police with two counts of trafficking...
Man says he thought ganja was ‘Achar’, jailed for 3 years
A 30-year-old man will be spending the next three years behind bars for the possession of cannabis possession after he...
VIDEO: Prisoners post video of weapons inside Lusignan Prison
Ranks of the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) seized a number of improvised weapons at the Lusignan Holding Bay after a...
44 years jail for raping 10-Y-0 twice
Forty-four-year-old Errol De Souza was on Thursday sentenced to 44 years imprisonment, following his conviction by a jury for raping...
Teenager remanded on five robbery charges
Nineteen-year-old Chris Pollard appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty Wednesday slapped with five robbery charges allegedly committed in Georgetown. Pollard of...
Former GRDB Accountant remanded on 39 fraud charges
Former Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) Accountant Peter Ramcharran was on Wednesday slapped with 39 fraud charges following his extradition...
Father, son homeless after fire guts Sophia home
Quincy Benn, 41, and his 17-year-old son are now homeless after a fire destroyed their ‘D’ Field Sophia home Tuesday...
Canada extradites former Rice Board Accountant, hauled in by SOCU
The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has been successful in securing the extradition from Canada of former Guyana Rice Development...
3 years jail for trio found guilty of armed robbery
Three men were sentenced to three years imprisonment each for robbing three female passengers and the driver of a Route...
Linden man shot by ‘Spile Child’
A 28-year-old shop vendor of Wismar Housing Scheme, Linden is in a stable condition at the Linden Hospital nursing two...
Taxi driver remanded for allegedly attempting to murder wife
A 60-year-old taxi driver appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan Tuesday, accused of attempting to kill his reputed wife. Derrick...
Thief caught after robbing Teacher in Sophia
A thief was on Monday caught by public-spirited citizens moments after he robbed a 20-year-old teacher of her necklace and...
Driver remanded for horrific ECD accident that killed two women
The driver of a minibus responsible for an accident on Sunday, March 3, 2019, that claimed the life of two...
18 cell phones, drugs found inside Lusignan prison
Ranks of the Guyana Police Force and the Prison Service earlier today conducted a search of the Lusignan Prison and...
Pregnant woman, others injured in minibus accident
Two drivers were on Tuesday taken into custody following an accident on the Vlissengen Public Road, Georgetown which left a...
Ministry of Public Security worker charged with armed robbery
A 25-year-old Office Assistant attached to the Ministry of Public Security appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty on Monday on a...
Cops among four charged for smuggling birds
Four men, including two police officers, were on Monday hauled before the Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and charged for exporting...
‘Godie man’ charged, remanded for murder of Sophia woman
A 49-year-old pork knocker was on Monday charged with the murder of a mother of five who he had been stalking for...
