Crime
Smithfield woman granted $500,000 bail after caught with ganjaA 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 upgradedGeorgetown’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...
Edinburgh businessman murdered during robberyA tragic incident unfolded on Thursday morning when a businessman was shot dead by a lone assailant in Edinburgh, East...
Two men in custody after nabbed with illegal gun, ganjaTwo men are in Police custody after they were nabbed with an unlicensed .32 firearm and about 564 grammes of...
Customs officers seize fake US currency at CJIA Customs Officers attached to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) recently seized United States (US) currency, believed to be fake, in...
43% of road deaths so far this year were motorcyclistsFor the year so far, 43 per cent of the deaths recorded on the country’s roadway were motorcyclists, majority of...
Motorcyclist, 32, injured in Meadow Bank accidentEsan Josiah, a 32-year-old motorcyclist, is now injured after he was involved in an accident on Meadow Bank Public Road...
Motorcyclist, 42, injured following collision with carForty-two-year-old Andrew Simpson is currently hospitalised after he was injured during a collision with a motorcar on Camp and Norton...
‘Roach’ jailed for 12 months for theftAlfred Madramootoo called ‘Roach’, an 18-year-old miner of Liliendaal, Georgetown, was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment after he was charged...
Driver charged, fined for ‘tint’ and obscured licence plateJer Sweany Calder, a driver who was caught speeding, was also charged and fined for driving with heavily tinted windows...
Over 700 tickets already issued through new systemJust over a week after the automated electronic ticketing speed system was rolled out, more than 700 tickets were issued...
After beaten and left unattended, block maker dies in Police custodyThe family of a 38-year-old block maker is seeking answers after he died while in Police custody. The dead man...
Haslington man, 23, hospitalised after attacked by banditsKeran Persaud, a 23-year-old resident of Haslington, East Coast Demerara, is hospitalised after he was shot about five times by...
UPDATE: Ghalee Khan returns to court on May 27 for report on psychiatric evaluation Ghalee Khan, the deported drug trafficker who shot and killed his partner Marissa Beete before turning the gun on himself,...
Deported drug trafficker Ghalee Khan charged with murder Ghalee Khan, the deported drug trafficker who shot and killed his partner Marissa Beete before turning the gun on himself,...
Teen among two remanded for robbing Berbice supermarket Two males, including a teenager, have been remanded to prison following charges of robbing a Chinese supermarket in West Coast...
Fraudster who pretended to be Housing Minister’s father charged, released on bail Gavin Rodrigues, a 53-year-old construction worker of Robb Street Bourda, Georgetown, was granted $50,000 bail after he was charged for...
Essequibo businessman on $100K bail for unlawful possession of ammoA 23-year-old Airy Hall, Essequibo businessman was charged and placed on $100,000 bail after he was found with several rounds...
Buxton teen wanted for murder of Cuban nationalTyrese Blair, an 18-year-old of Buxton, East Coast Demerara is wanted by the Police in relation to the murder of...
Deported drug trafficker Ghalee Khan still hospitalised, to be charged with murderGhalee Khan, the deported drug trafficker who shot and killed his partner Marissa Beete before turning the gun on himself...
