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...
Sophia businessman murdered
Police are on the hunt for a Pike Street, Sophia man who allegedly stabbed a 48-year-old businessman to death at...
Teen killed by drunk driver in Essequibo
A 23-year-old driver of Suddie Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast is in police custody after he struck down a 19-year-old boy on the o Onderneeming Public Road, Essequibo Coast...
Ganja farm destroyed in Linden
Ranks of the Guyana Police Force on Thursday acted on intelligence received and went to a location at Wismar, Linden where they found two-and-a-half-acre cannabis cultivation. The...
Cops find drugs, guns, ammo & grenades
Joint Services ranks conducting patrols in the Blackwater Creek, Cuyuni River during last Wednesday and Thursday, arrested five persons –...
Cuban national charged for overstaying in Guyana
A Cuban National, who allegedly threatened to bomb the Embassy of the United States in Georgetown, appeared before Magistrate Leron...
Duo remanded for $13.1M robbery
Two known felons were hauled before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly Friday accused of breaking into the Bissan’s trading store and...
Charrandass Persaud will be extradited to Guyana if need arises – Top Cop
Police Commissioner, Leslie James has confirmed that Former Member of Parliament, Charrandass Persaud is under investigation for alleged bribery and...
20-Y-O remanded on charge of armed robbery
A 20 -year-old man was on Thursday refused bail by Senior Magistrate Leron Daly on an armed robbery charge and...
Woman who had Venezuelans work as prostitutes remanded to prison
A 34-year-old woman was on Wednesday remanded to prison for allegedly trafficking four Venezuelan women for the purpose of sexual...
Woman who killed abusive husband to stand High Court trial for Manslaughter
A 23-year-old woman was Wednesday committed to stand trial at the High Court for stabbing her husband to death in...
Murder over $5000: Carpenter was killed after head smashed into bus shed
Gavindra Shivpersaud known as ‘Two feet’ of Fyrish Village, Corentyne Berbice appeared before Magistrate Alex Moore Wednesday at the Number...
Local athlete charged with armed robbery, damaging Ex-lover’s $3.5M car
A 19-year-old National Footballer was on Wednesday hauled before Magistrate Faith McGusty charged with armed robbery and damage to property....
Teen accused of robbing man of $500, cellphone
Chris Pollard, 19, of Durban Street, Lodge, appeared before Senior Magistrate, Leron Daly Tuesday, accused of robbery with violence The...
Taxi driver accused of sexually assaulting girl, 11
A 40-year-old taxi driver appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus Tuesday, accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl. Rishi Seepersaud pleaded...
Teen charged with murder of Bush Lot brothers
Eighteen-year-old Keeran Jeenarine known as “Romie” of Bush Lot Village, East Berbice Corentyne was charged with the murder of two...
Body with bullet to head identified as Surinamese businessman
The body that was found with a bullet wound to the forehead on the Number 63 Beach in East Berbice Corentyne Monday afternoon,...
Man found with bullet wound to head at Number 63 Beach
Police are seeking the identity of a male East Indian, whose body was found on the Number 63 Beach at...
Pensioner found dead in canal believed murdered
A post mortem conducted on the body of a 76-year-old which was fished out of a canal in the Durban...
