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...
Mandatory marijuana testing, scanners to weed out corrupt prison officers
By Bibi Khatoon The Guyana Prison Service has put in place a more rigid system to vet new recruits in...
Man shoots at neighbour, jumps into trench to escape cops
Annoyed that a fellow villager set free his horse, a 43-year-old cart operator discharged a loaded firearm in the man’s...
Venezuelan man jailed for stealing businesswoman’s money
A Venezuelan national was today sentenced to six months imprisonment for stealing from a businesswoman at Water Front, Port Kaituma....
West Bank man beats brother to death over food
A 57-year-old porter, who is employed with Puran Brothers Disposal Service, is in police custody after he allegedly beat his...
VIDEO: Customer robbed while making purchase at fruit stand
A woman, whose identity has not yet been disclosed, was on Tuesday robbed at gunpoint of her purse with cash...
Life imprisonment for attempted murder
Re-captured prisoner, Stafrei Alexander, was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice Sandil Kissoon at the High Court after...
Body of 10-year-old found
The body of a 10-year-old boy who went missing on Monday has been found at the Buxton seashore, East Coast...
Single mother jailed, says she smuggled cocaine to take care of baby
A 37-year-old cosmetologist was Thursday morning sentenced to three years imprisonment and fined $1.1 million for trafficking cocaine. Natasha Blair...
GRA discovers staff involved in drivers’ licence scam
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has unearthed an illegal operation involving its employees as it relates to the issuance and...
Rosignol woman beaten to death by reputed husband
A 62-year-old man has been arrested after he confessed that he killed his partner of three months by beating her...
Man charged with sexual assault of child
A 50-year-old man appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Wednesday, slapped with two counts of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old...
Family questions circumstances surrounding drowning of boys
By Bibi Khatoon Relatives of 10-year-old Timothy Yearwood and 14-year-old Timothy Dellon Robinson are searching for answers two days after...
Drivers to be charged in death of Den Amstel brothers
Two drivers will Thursday be charged with the death of two Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara brothers following an accident...
10 years jail for youth found guilty of armed robberies
Twenty-three-year-old Nicholas Smith of Alexander Village, Georgetown was today sentenced to serve 10 years imprisonment at by Magistrate Faith McGusty...
Construction worker robbed at gunpoint on Alexander St.
Moments after 48-year-old Kelvin Fernandes cashed a $210,000 cheque at the Bank of Guyana on Avenue of the Republic in...
Body of Mahaica boy washed ashore
One day after they went missing, the body of 15-year-old Timothy Robinson washed ashore Tuesday night at the Hope Beach Foreshore...
‘Highly skilled thieves’ break into Stabroek Market jewellery store
See below full statement issued by L. Seepersaud Maraj & Sons jewellery store: Today, the 3rd day of July, 2018 at...
Cocaine swallower with 11-month-old baby busted
A woman who was travelling with her 11-month-old baby to New York was on Monday night nabbed at the Cheddi...
