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...
Increased Police patrols for Berbice after serious crimes
The Guyana Police Force Monday said it was concerned about several recent incidents of serious crimes in Berbice and new...
Student nurse gets bail after dousing woman with hot water
Student Nurse, Denauta Phillips of Linden, who Friday last doused another woman with hot water, Monday faced the court and...
Two wanted for murder of Corentyne brothers
The Guyana Police Force has issued wanted bulletins for two men in connection with the Old Year’s night murder of...
‘Sharky’ arrested after robbing, shooting at Wash Bay Operator
Police have arrested one of two suspects, who robbed a Wash Bay Operator of his jewelry and a sum of...
Decomposed body found in bus shed
Police are seeking assistance in identifying a male, whose body was found in a badly decomposed state, in a bus...
Skeletal remains of missing man found at Kuru Kururu
Skeletal remains, which is suspected to be that of 45-year-old Trevor Chung, was on Sunday discovered in a pathway at...
Alberttown man dies under questionable circumstances
Police are investigating the death of a 35-year-old man of Fourth Street, Alberttown, Georgetown who died at the Georgetown Public...
Police destroy cannabis farms
Police destroyed two cannabis farms at 20 Miles Millie Hideout in the Upper Demerara River. According to information received, ranks...
Venezuelan, Guyanese arrested with gun, ammo & drugs
An 18-year-old Venezuelan miner along with a 27-year-old Guyanese were on Sunday arrested at Waiamu Landing, Cuyuni River, Region Seven with...
Young student Nurse pours hot water on ‘other woman’
A fight between two young women over a boy ended with a young student nurse in police custody after she...
Young cyclist dies after New Year’s Day accident
A pedal cyclist who was struck down on the Coldingen Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on New Year’s Day,...
Man charged for beating, robbing party goers at D’urban Park
Collin Cooper, 37, of East La Penitence appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, accused of robbing...
Linden man accused of sharing sex video of wife, stealing gold chain
A 26-year-old construction worker appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan Friday, accused of circulating a sex video of his reputed...
Arson determined in Diamond Sec. School fire
Arson has been determined as the cause of the fire on December 24, 2018, that gutted the Administrative Building at...
Youth charged with 2014 murder of woman
A 21-year-old man appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan on Thursday, charged with the murder of 34-year-old mother of two, Sheniza...
Bandits steal soda, plucked chickens from Berbice businessman
A businessman who operates the Gabbar Halal Chicken Centre at Clifton, East Berbice Corentyne, was on Thursday morning robbed of...
Berbice woman forced into labour after terrorized by bandits
A 28-year-old woman was forced to give birth Thursday morning – three weeks before her due date – after three...
Suspect arrested for beheading Toshao
The suspect wanted for the murder of Indigenous Village leader, Toshao Solomon Lewis has been arrested by police. Commander of...
