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...
Real Estate Agent charged with fraud
A 23-year-old Real Estate Agent, who allegedly swindled $100,000 from a woman in a house lot scam, appeared before Magistrate...
Parika man threatens to bomb stores in Guyana; charged for inciting terror
Days after a 23-year-old man posted on his Facebook that “Essequibo belongs to Venezuela” and that he will “bomb all...
7% decrease in serious crimes; 55 illegal firearms seized
The Guyana Police Force has recorded a 7% decrease in serious crimes at the end of May 2018 relative to...
Bandit caught after shooting victim, police hunt accomplice
Quick action by the police led to the capture of a bandit who had moments before shot a businessman and...
Police fire warning shot at smuggler next to Lusignan prison
About 01:00hrs this morning, alert police and prison personnel manning the eastern towers of the Lusignan Prison, heard “crashing sounds”...
Girl, 9, allegedly raped by villager
A Corentyne Rice Farmer is currently in Police custody following allegations that he raped a 9-year-old girl. According to reports,...
Driver with overloaded bus suspended from driving, conductor charged
The driver and conductor of a route 42 minibus appeared at the Providence Magistrate’s Court this morning charged with a...
Car careens off Demerara Harbour Bridge; no injuries reported
A driver late Friday afternoon lost control of his vehicle and careened off the Demerara Harbour Bridge. Fortunately, the car did not...
Ex-cop charged with break & enter, assaulting police officer
A former policeman today appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly, charged with break and enter with larceny and assaulting another...
High Court grants bail to man given 3-year sentence for ganja
Prominent Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes Friday morning secured High Court bail for 27-year-old, Carl Mangal weeks after he was sentenced to...
$1M bail for man who killed cyclist
A 44-year-old Trader was on Friday granted $1M by Magistrate Judy Latchman for the offence of causing death by dangerous...
Motorcyclist slams into Ambulance on East Bank road
A motorcyclist suffered minor injuries after he slammed into the back of an ambulance at Houston on the East Bank...
GRA officers shot in drive-by
Two Enforcement Officers of the Guyana Revenue Authority are nursing gunshot wounds after they were shot on Thursday night at...
Minibus overloaded with over 40 school children
The driver and conductor of a route 42 minibus were arrested and slapped with several charges after a video of...
Leader of deadly pirate gang ‘Sinbad’ arrested in Berbice
Police in Berbice have arrested the man who allegedly headed the gang of pirates that attacked 20 fishermen in Suriname...
Miner ‘Old Fire’ charged with sexual assault of teen
A 42-year-old miner from a village in the North West District was on Wednesday arraigned before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel...
‘Shame Face’ charged with murder in piracy attack
Another man has been charged in the murder of one of the Guyanese fishermen who was killed off the coast...
Murder/Suicide: 10-Y-0 son tried to save mother, sister
A 10-year-old boy who witnessed his father beating and stabbing his mother and sister at their Glasgow Housing Scheme, East...
