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...
Biker killed in Essequibo accident
A 56-year-old woman is nursing a fractured hip after a speeding biker crashed into her Sunday afternoon on the Queenstown...
Women among 31 arrested during operation ‘Restore Order’
The Guyana Police Force on Sunday morning conducted a number of raids at Kaneville and Diamond on the East Bank...
Disabled man badly beaten outside Palm Court
Romario Baljeet, popularly known as “Short Boss” is nursing injuries at a private city hospital after he was beaten outside...
Guard shot during attempted robbery at City hotel
An armed security on duty at the Regency Hotel located on Hadfield Street, Georgetown is in a critical condition at...
Bandit shot dead by cops, stolen items recovered
A 19-year-old “known character” was this morning killed by police ranks, hours after he allegedly robbed and assaulted a couple...
Bandits terrorize Corentyne businessman; escape with gun, cash
A 60-year-old Cattle and Rice Farmer of Lot 15, Number 65 Village, Corentyne was beaten by two bandits who attacked...
Minibus driver charged with rape of school girl
Senior Magistrate, Fabayo Azore on Friday remanded a 41-year-old minibus driver to prison for allegedly raping a 14-year-old school girl....
Midwife found dead by daughter in Kwakwani
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 37-year-old Paulette Wade, who was found dead in her home at...
Three teens among those charged in murder of Mon Repos man
Four persons, including three teenagers, were on Friday charged for last weekend’s murder of 30-year-old Christopher Swamy of Mon Repos,...
Porter killed in East Bank accident
A horrific accident in front the Guyana National Stadium at Providence on the East Bank of Demerara Friday morning has...
Use of tint on vehicles being standardised to ensure level playing field
Police Commissioner, Leslie James Thursday said the Police Force is working to ensure a level playing field in the use...
Carvil Duncan freed of another GPL fraud charge
Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore on Thursday dismissed a fraud charge against former Director of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL)...
Top Cop says ‘wait and see’ Police reforms by March 2019
The country’s Police Commissioner, Leslie James has declared that the public would have to “wait and see” what reforms the...
Case dismissed against Immigration Officers accused of cocaine trafficking
Three Immigration Officers and a Security Officer were on Wednesday freed from a charge of conspiracy to traffick drugs in...
Ex-cop found guilty of raping 3-Y-0
A 53-year-old former Policeman was today found guilty at the High Court for raping a 3-year-old girl in 2016. Deon...
Labourer jailed for breaking into North Rd. store
A 35-year-old labourer was sentenced to serve one year in prison on Wednesday for breaking into a North Road, Georgetown...
Youth says frustration led to him ‘choking, robbing’ woman on seawall
Twenty-four-year-old Christopher Niles appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan on Tuesday, charged with the robbery of a woman at the...
Sophia man charged with manslaughter
A 31-year-old man, who is accused of stabbing to death a resident of Sophia, claims that he acted in self-defense...
