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...
Speeding car kills pedal cyclist at Reliance, Essequibo Coast
A 21-year-old man of Reliance, Essequibo Coast has died after he was struck off his bicycle by a speeding car...
Update: Second woman dies in ECD accident, teen loses fingers
A 59-year-old woman has become the second person to die following a horrific accident on the Success Public Road, East...
Businessman caught with illegal gun after threatening Butcher
A Businessman of Samaroo Dam, Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara (WBD) was on Saturday arrested after he reportedly threatened a butcher....
Fyrish man found dead after choking, threatening to kill wife
Hours after he was released from Police custody, a 37-year-old man who allegedly choked, beat and threatened to kill his...
Young Berbice couple beaten, robbed by 5 bandits
A young couple is now traumatised after five bandits, armed with guns, cutlasses and a crowbar, beat and robbed them in the...
Mother of 3 killed in horrific East Coast accident
By Bibi Khatoon A 58-year-old vendor was killed in a Sunday morning accident at Success, East Coast of Demerara and...
Sophia woman stabbed multiple times by husband
A 41-year-old woman is admitted at the Georgetown Public Hospital after she stabbed multiple times by her husband at their...
13 arrested in Stabroek Market raid
Ranks of the Guyana Police Force on Saturday morning conducted raids at the Stabroek Market, Ferry Stelling Area and Route...
Suspected bandit identified as 25-Y-O Miner
A suspected bandit who was on Saturday shot and killed at Kay’s Diamond Enterprise Ltd. at 288 Thomas Street, South...
Bandit shot dead, accomplices arrested in attempted robbery
A suspected bandit was shot dead while three of his alleged accomplices were arrested after they reportedly tried to rob...
NA Police Station burgularised
The Central Police Station in New Amsterdam Berbice was reportedly burglarized sometime on Thursday evening. According to sources, the Criminal...
Yohance Douglas remembered
Family and friends gathered on Friday night at the corner of Sheriff and Bonasika Streets, Campbellville Georgetown – the spot where 19-year-old University...
Berbice man killed on the way to visit newborn baby, wife in hospital
A 21-year-old first-time father was beaten to death allegedly by a known drug addict of Bennet Dam, Rosignol West Coast Berbice on...
Police arrest 17 touts; minibus operators held with knives, ice pickers
In continuing with their Traffic Enforcement Exercise, the Brickdam Police Station’s Traffic Department moved to the bus parks on Friday...
Two men jailed for stealing bras, panties and slippers
Two men were on Friday each sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by City Magistrate Leron Daly for stealing a quantity...
Student charged for rape of school girl
An 18-year-old student appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court Friday charged with raping a 14-year-old school girl. Tevin Fraser appeared...
Former Police prosecutor charged for trying to ‘duck’ firearm case
A 34-year-old former Police Prosecutor was on Friday hauled before City Magistrate Leron Daly for obtaining money by false pretence...
65-year-old woman dies in Non Pariel fire
An elderly woman died in an early Friday morning fire, believed to be electrical in origin, at Non Pareil, East...
