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...
Documents, TVs, money stolen from GPSU
A large sum of money along with a quantity of electronics have been stolen from the Guyana Public Service Union...
64-Y-O perishes in Better Hope fire
A fire, which is believed to have started from a lit stove, has left a 64-year old man dead. Reports...
36-Y-O to appear in court for injuring 4-Y-O, reputed wife and mother-in-law
A 36-year old labourer is expected to appear in court on Monday for allegedly injuring his reputed wife, her mother...
Man allegedly kills father-in-law who rescued daughter
A 36-year-old man was arrested in connection with the murder of his 67-year old father-in-law, who had rescued his daughter...
Police probe torture of teen with scotch tape, pepper
The Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) has launched an investigation into the alleged torture of 19-year-old businessman at...
23-Y-O miner shot, robbed by friend
A man was on Friday night robbed of $80,000 cash and his gold chain valued $98,000 by a friend with...
US citizens robbed shortly after arriving in Guyana
Five persons, four of whom arrived from the United States of America on Friday, were held at gunpoint and robbed...
Cop charged for accepting $10,000 bribe
A former Traffic Officer, Chris Brown, was today charged with a bribery offence after he accepted $10,000 to waive a...
Cops use pepper, scotch tape to torture teen suspect
The Police have launched an investigation into the alleged torture committed on a 19-year-old businessman of Ankerville, Port Mourant on...
Cops charged with 38 counts of forgery in ‘Learner Driver’ exam
Two Police Corporal attached to the Guyana Police Force were today charged with forging several questionnaires from the Learner Driver...
No criminal charges in Broomes parking lot scandal
There will be no criminal charges against two security guards or the driver of the Government Minister who were involved...
Musician robbed by bicycle bandits
A musician of Norton Street, Georgetown was today robbed of a quantity of cash and valuables when he was attacked...
Hector Broomes to be charged with assault
Hector Broomes, the son of Minister Simona Broomes, will be charged with assault causing bodily harm following an incident with...
4 years jail, $3.3M fine for youth busted with cocaine
Twenty-three-year-old Kelvien Sauers known as ‘John’ was on Thursday sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined $3.3M for trafficking cocaine....
VIDEO: $20M Pouderoyen house goes up in flames
Law enforcement authorities are probing the cause of a fire which completely destroyed a two storey house at Lot 124...
NOT GUILTY! Man freed of businesswoman’s murder
Thirty-one-year-old Richard Stanton was late Wednesday evening freed of the murder of Patricia Sanasie, who was gunned down in front...
Bandits attack Wash Bay owner
Bandits on Wednesday made off with items valuing $320,000 from the 51-year-old owner of a Wash Bay at lot 38...
Female Security Guard killed in hit and run
A Haslington, East Coast Demerara (ECD) woman was on Tuesday evening killed in an accident on the Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown...
