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...
131 TIP victims identified in 2017; US says Gov’t failed to protect victims
The US State Department on Thursday released its 2017 Trafficking In Person (TIP) report, where it again placed Guyana on...
Customs Broker, overseas-based Guyanese robbed at gunpoint
Moments after 36-year-old Riaz Ally and 45-year-old Ramotar Mansingh returned to their lot 76 Section ‘B’ Non Pariel, East Coast...
Young mother stabbed multiple times by ex-husband
A West Coast Demerara mother was stabbed several times about her body by her ex-husband Thursday morning in the presence...
Student caught with unlicensed gun, ammo
A 20-year-old student of a private school in Georgetown was remanded to prison on two firearm related charges by Chief...
Husband, wife, businesswoman charged with trafficking Venezuelan women
Three shop owners in the Mazaruni district were remanded to prison Thursday for allegedly trafficking four Venezuelan nationals for sexual...
Bandit caught in pit latrine after armed robbery
Police in ‘D’ Division have arrested two suspects in connection with an armed robbery committed on the proprietor of the...
Man shoots Landlord during row over GPL bill
Police are on the hunt for 30-year-old Arif Abdool who shot his Landlord this morning at Kaneville Housing Scheme, East...
Businesswoman, husband robbed of over $2M in cash, valuables
Police are investigating the armed robbery committed on 37-year-old businesswoman Anansa Grimes and her reputed husband, Beniday Gonsalves at their...
‘Obeah’ in Berbice courtyard as 3 face murder charges
It was chaos at the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday when three men were brought to court to face the...
Man accused of attempting to kill ‘child mother’
A 46-year-old man was today committed to stand trial in the High Court for the attempted murder of Loshanna Boyce,...
Bartica woman remanded on drug charges
A 58-year-old woman was remanded to prison today by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for trafficking narcotics. Roxanne Carrington of Lot...
Body found at GRA parking lot yet to be identified
The body of a male found in a clump of bushes at the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Parking Lot at...
Taxi Driver robbed of car in Eccles
A Taxi Driver of James and Hogg Streets Albouystown, Georgetown was on Monday night robbed of his Silver Grey Allion...
Update: West Side brothers killed
Two brothers lost their lives shortly after 11:00hrs this morning after they were struck off their bicycle by a minibus...
VIDEO: One confirmed dead in West side accident
One person is confirmed dead following an accident involving a bicycle and a motor vehicle on the Den Amstel public...
Son, accomplices to be charged with murder of businessman
Two men held in connection with the murder of Berbice Butcher, Saeed Hamid, will be charged today with the capital...
Fire averted at Demerara Mutual Life
A security guard Tuesday morning doused a small fire that erupted from an air conditioning unit at Demerara Mutual Life...
Police row over Baygon as body lies in GRA parking lot
A body was found in the bushes at the Guyana Revenue Authority parking lot on Lamaha Street, Georgetown early Tuesday...
