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...
Mother of four killed in Albion accident
A 44-year-old woman was killed minutes after she dropped off her grandchild to school on Thursday. Dead is Christine Ramu...
Cinema, house destroyed in Berbice fire
A fire of unknown origin ripped through a three-storey building on Thursday afternoon and destroyed a nearby unoccupied house at...
35-Y-O woman stabbed to death by alleged stalker
By Bibi Khatoon Five children, with the youngest being four years old, are now left without a mother after the...
Police operation nets drugs, stolen items, fake business stamps in Berbice
A four-hour operation by ranks of the Guyana Police Force’s Narcotics Branch and Berbice Division Wednesday in several villages of...
Taxi driver accused of raping, robbing passengers
Lindon Daniels, a taxi driver, appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly Wednesday accused of raping his female passengers and stealing their...
Gov’t considers new court to save ‘hundreds’ from going to jail – Ramjattan
The Government of Guyana is looking to establish a Drug Treatment Court as it works towards alternatives to imprisonment. The...
100 years jail for 26-Y-0 found guilty of murdering elderly woman
High Court Judge Justice Navindra Singh on Tuesday sentenced a 26-year-old man to 100 years imprisonment after he was found...
Lethem cops charged with armed robbery of Brazilian national
Two serving members of the Guyana Police Force appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan Tuesday accused of robbing a Brazilian...
Motorcyclist killed in West Side accident
A 44-year-old Hire Car driver of Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara (WCD) is in police custody after he allegedly collided...
‘Fake Cop’ on remand
Rajeshwar Persaud also known as Raj Persaud of Lot 125 Regent Street, Bourda, Georgetown is presently on remand and is involved in an...
Gov’t investigating recent aircraft, other accidents
The Ministry of Social Protection’s Occupational Safety and Health (OS&H) Department is actively investigating the two recent aircraft accidents which...
Man who blames others for loud music arrested for noise nuisance
A 68-year-old man Le Penitence, Georgetown man who was in the habit of wrongfully blaming his neighbours for loud music...
Woman in showdown with cops at bus park slapped with eight charges
A 22-year-old sales representative was on Monday hauled before City Magistrate Leron Daly and slapped with a series of charges...
Man charged for rape of 9-year-old
A 36-year-old man was on Monday hauled before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and charged for raping a 9-year-old girl. Mario...
Mash Day raid of prisons rakes in prohibited items
A joint search of all of the country’s prisons on Mashramani Day Saturday unearthed several prohibited items. More than 200...
Man arrested after a fire he lit to get rid of bees causes major disturbance
An elderly man is now in Police custody after he started a fire at a landfill next his home at...
Youth snatched woman’s purse because he ‘owed man money’ – Court hears
Twenty-one-year-old Michael English of Subryanville, Kitty Georgetown was sentenced to nine months imprisonment by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for snatching...
Minibus driver accused of assaulting cops, resisting arrest
Minibus driver Amanita Saul appeared before City Magistrate Leron Daly Friday slapped with six charges including assaulting two traffic officers...
