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...
Syringes, pepper sauce among contraband found inside Lusignan prison
The Guyana Prison Service continues to grapple with lax security at the Lusignan Prison as another raid by the joint...
Port Kaituma Pastor charged with assaulting, threatening wife
A 50-year-old Pastor appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, charged with assaulting and threatening his wife....
Gov’t promises inquiry into killing of Miner; points to security challenges in hinterland
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon said the Natural Resources Ministry will be launching an inquiry into the murder of a...
Vietnamese national found dead at D’Urban backlands
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 32-year-old Nguyen Nigoc Anh – a male Vietnamese national – whose...
Bourda Vendor shot dead
Police are on the hunt for three men who shot and killed 45-year-old Troy Ramalho in plain view of vendors...
Security Guards tied up, family beaten as gunmen invade Providence business
Police have arrested and charged three persons in connection with an early morning robbery of a Providence, East Bank Demerara...
Man gets 18-year jail sentence for rape of girl, 7
A 20-year-old man was on Wednesday sentenced to 18 years jail by Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the High Court for...
Berbice man jailed, fined $38.8M for trafficking ganja
A 30-year-old Berbice resident was on Wednesday sentenced to four and a half years imprisonment and fined $38.8 million for...
Two years jail for businessman in East Bank fatal accident
A 44-year-old businessman was on Tuesday sentenced to two-year imprisonment after he was found guilty of causing death by dangerous...
Teen goes missing from Juvenile Holding Centre
A teenager has gone missing from the Juvenile Holding Centre at Sophia, Georgetown. The Ministry of Public Security said Leon...
Brazilian miner was shot in head – PME Report
The Brazilian miner, who was killed allegedly by local cops on August 11 in Puruni River, Region 7, was shot...
Leopold St. man remanded on nine armed robbery charges
Omalo Williams was on Tuesday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for a series of armed robberies committed...
Man charged for gunpoint robbery of money changer
A 23-year-old Lodge, Georgetown resident was on Tuesday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for the armed robbery...
Ukrainian nationals remanded for assaulting miners
Two Ukrainian nationals were remanded to prison on Tuesday for attacking and abusing two Guyanese gold miners at Quartz Stone...
Taxi Driver robbed of car at Garden of Eden
A taxi driver attached to the Diamond Cabs Taxi Service was robbed of his car, cell phone, a gold ring...
Elderly man claims penis ‘dead’ but jailed for life for rape of girl
Sixty-seven-old Abdool Jamil was on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl. The sentence was handed down...
South Ruimveldt man charged with rape of teen girl
A 28-year-old man of South Ruimveldt, Georgetown was on Monday charged with the rape of a 15-year-old girl. Travis John...
Foreign nationals to be charged with abusing Guyanese miners
Police headquarters has been legally advised to charge two foreign nationals, who were caught on video attacking and abusing two...
