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...
Cuban man uses hospital’s toilet window to escape Police
A Cuban National was on Friday sentenced to one-year imprisonment for escaping police custody while at the Georgetown Public Hospital...
East Coast man dies after car slams into utility pole
A fatal accident on the Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara public road has claimed the life of one while another remains...
70-year-old nabbed with fake local and foreign currency
A 70-year-old moneychanger was on Friday charged with two counts of fraud after being nabbed with fake local and foreign...
Juveniles escape into Essequibo backlands
A total of 13 juveniles are now on the run having escaped from the New Opportunity Corps (NOC), a juvenile...
Bus driver charged with rape of woman with disability
A 44-year-old minibus driver was on Friday morning remanded to prison for raping a 21-year-old woman with a disability. Sherwin...
Motorcyclist killed in West Berbice accident
Police are investigating an accident which claimed the life of a 30-year-old cane harvester of Lot 1 A Cotton Tree...
Man charged for forging NIS voucher
A 40-year-old man who forged his disablement pension voucher with intent to defraud the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) was on...
City Constable shoots minibus driver
Police are investigating the shooting of a minibus driver who was shot to his left leg by a City Constabulary...
Driver killed after slamming utility pole
A 23-year-old Banks DIH employee was on Tuesday night killed after he lost control of the car he was driving...
Man in viral sex video died from drowning due to compression injuries to neck
A post mortem has found that Sherwin Apple, whose body was found on the Kitty, Georgetown foreshore on Tuesday, died...
Kitty couple injured after gas bottle explodes, destroys home
A husband and his wife were severely injured after a gas bottle Wednesday morning exploded at their home at Railway...
Essequibo Cop charged for stealing cellular phone; case dismissed
A police constable stationed on the Essequibo Coast was Monday charged for stealing a Samsung S7 Edge cellular phone from...
Man from sex video found dead was being sought by police
The Police Force was seeking the man from the sex video gone viral who was found dead at the Kitty,...
Taxi driver to stand trial for murder of ‘child mother’
A 59-year-old taxi driver was on Tuesday committed to stand trial at the High Court for the murder of the...
Cosby is a ‘sexually violent predator’, judge rules
A Pennsylvania judge has ruled Bill Cosby, the comic once dubbed America’s Dad, is a sexually violent predator. The label...
Man in viral sex video found dead
One of the men seen in a sex video gone viral on social media was today found dead, Police have...
Brave Policeman single-handedly arrests three men
The Guyana Police Force has offered commendation to what it said was the brave and courageous action of a plain...
Dog food vendors shot, robbed
A male dog food vendor was shot while a female dog food vendor and another woman were robbed Monday night,...
