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...
Food vendor on $100,000 bail for 109 grams of ganja
A 42-year-old food vendor was on Monday charged before Principal Magistrate, Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus for trafficking cannabis. Christopher Cummings of Tucville...
Man who snatched gold chain at bus park spared jail sentence
An unemployed 20-year-old man was on Monday spared from a jail sentence by Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus after he confessed...
Motorcyclist killed in NA accident
A 21-year-old construction worker was on Sunday morning killed in an accident on the New Amsterdam Public Road. According to...
3 years jail for causing death of friend
A 27-year-old woman will be spending the next three years behind bars after being found guilty for causing the death...
‘Rasta Man’ allegedly caught with 22 pounds of ganja
Seon Bartholomew called ‘Rasta Man’, 45, appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court Friday, charged with being...
Berbice youth believed killed over $5,000
A Berbice young man was Thursday found dead on the Corentyne Coast; relatives claimed he was murdered. Dead is 21-year-old...
Duo under police radar allegedly caught with illegal gun, ammo
Two construction workers, who are no strangers to the court and to the police, were remanded to prison on Friday...
Over 4000 cases of child abuse reported in 2018
The Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) has revealed that at the end of October 2018, it received and processed...
High Court trial for driver accused of rape
Sherwin Reynolds, a 44-year-old minibus driver, has been committed to stand trial at the High Court for allegedly raping a...
Vendor admits to stealing midwife’s cell phone
Forty-four-year-old Shawn Smith, a Vendor, appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Thursday where he pleaded...
Alleged Syndicato gang member killed after attack on mining camp
A member of Venezuela’s notorious Syndicato gang was reportedly killed after members of a local security service came under attack...
Top Cop tight-lipped on Charrandass investigation
Commissioner of Police Leslie James has promised a press conference “shortly” to deal specifically with an investigation into former AFC...
Traffic Cop struck down at Eccles
A police officer was on Wednesday afternoon injured in an accident on the Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD) public road...
Shopkeeper charged with murder of Toshao
A 27-year-old Shopkeeper on Wednesday appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with the murder of...
Nine acres of Marijuana farms destroyed
Ranks of the Guyana Police Force on Tuesday destroyed nine acres of marijuana farms in the Upper Demerara Region along...
14 years jail for father who killed son
High Court Judge Justice Navindra Singh on Tuesday sentenced a 49-year-old grass-cutter to 14 years imprisonment for killing his son...
Another car crashes into Bagotstown house
A Toyota Rav4 crashed into a house on the Bagotstown Public Road East Bank Demerara just after midnight Monday, leaving...
Bandits steal NIS safe; attack, relieve guards of gun
Police are on the hunt for three bandits who broke into the office of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) at...
