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...
Lower music before midnight – Top Cop
Commissioner of Police, Leslie James is warning business establishments and persons who hold activities during the festive season to be...
Salaries of top contracted workers in Police Force revealed
For the year 2019, total wages and salaries for the Guyana Police Force will amount to over $6.5 billion; this...
30 years jail for child rapist
Esmond Slowe, a convicted child rapist was on Friday sentenced to 30 years jail for raping a 14-year-old girl. Slowe,...
Mother of 7 charged with attempted murder of husband
A mother of seven appeared before City Magistrate, Fabayo Azore accused of attempting to murder her reputed husband because he...
Man who faked kidnapping gets to spend Christmas with family in T&T
Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore on Friday granted permission for the Trinidadian national who allegedly faked his kidnapping in Guyana, to...
Suspected stolen TV, DVR found in taxi
An Old Road, Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara resident is in police custody after he was found in possession of a...
West Bank man busted with 12lbs Ganja
A 37-year-old resident of Westminster, La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, is in police custody after he was allegedly caught...
Top Cop assures nation of safe Christmas
Police Commissioner, Leslie James has assured citizens that they will be afforded a safe Christmas period through the effective implementation...
Linden man accused of biting Cop during arrest
A 24-year-old Linden resident appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court Thursday accused of biting a police officer, who attempted to...
18 months jail for man who killed friend in ‘drag racing’ accident
Christopher Brijmohan, 24, was sentenced to serve 18 months imprisonment on Wednesday by Magistrate Zamilla Ally for causing the death...
Young Biker killed in Bagotville accident, friend seriously injured
A 19-year-old Bagotville, West Bank Demerara boy was pronounced dead on arrival at the West Demerara Regional Hospital Wednesday night...
Cop dies days after East Bank accident
The Guyana Police Force mourns the death of Sergeant 16542 Joseph Elton Ambrose, who died at around 1:00hrs Thursday at...
Baby killed after left near electrical wire
A Corriverton Berbice family is mourning the death of their 5-month old baby boy, Mason Cush, who was electrocuted Tuesday...
Passenger from Guyana busted with 70 birds in curlers at JFK
A passenger travelling from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) was nabbed with 70 live birds hidden in hair curlers...
Bandits abandon vehicle, escape police in high speed chase
Police on the West Coast of Demerara are on the hunt for several bandits, who abandoned their getaway vehicle on...
Young vendor allegedly caught with Ecstasy Pills
A 22-year-old Vendor was released on $50,000 bail by Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore Wednesday for the alleged possession for 10...
Bourda vendor stabs another in fight over $600 eddoe leaves
A 34-year-old Bourda Market vendor was on Tuesday charged for stabbing another vendor over 10 packets of eddoe leaves worth...
11-month old baby drowns at Cane Grove
An 11- month old baby on Tuesday drowned at Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara (ECD). According to police information, the...
