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...
Unlicensed guns, ammo found; several arrested
Police have arrested several persons in connection with the discovery of several unlicensed guns and ammunition. At about 01:10hrs on...
Probe launched into ‘prison party’
The Guyana Prison Service is investigating the circumstances under which several inmates of the New Amsterdam Prison were able to...
Body of Mahaica man found in drain
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the murder of 34-year-old vendor, Farcey Yassen, of 25 Belmonte, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara....
24 injured in Linden/Soesdyke Highway accident
At least 24 persons including children are nursing injuries after a minibus and motorcar collided on the Linden Soesdyke Highway...
Gov’t, Police “clearly did nothing” about the Lindo Creek Massacre – Justice Trotman
By Devina Samaroo Though the one-man Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the 2008 Lindo Creek massacre is still ongoing, Chairman...
Lindo Creek trek convinces relatives that ‘Fineman Gang’ did not murder miners
By Devina Samaroo “I am just hoping it never happened,” Onika Butts said, as she held back tears. Butts was...
Main suspect in deadly pirate attack charged
The main suspect in the deadly April 27, 2018 pirate attack appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court this morning, slapped...
Police recover stolen Allion car in Essequibo
The Guyana Police Force on Thursday recovered a Toyota Allion motorcar at Airy Hall, Essequibo Coast. A brief police statement...
CCJ frees two accused in Lusignan Massacre
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Friday restored the 2013 acquittals of James Hyles and Mark Williams, men who were...
Body of fisherman washes up on No.63 Beach
The badly decomposed body of a male was discovered at 12:30hrs yesterday on the No. 63 Beach. According to the...
LINDO CREEK MURDERS: Grief-stricken mother clings to memories of teen son
By Devina Samaroo Nearly a decade after the gruesome death of her teenage son at a mining camp in Lindo...
Georgetown men caught with illegal gun, ammo
Two males were arrested by ranks of the Guyana Police Force on Wednesday evening after they were found with an...
Third man charged with murder of ‘Fabulous’
A 25-year-old Station Street, Kitty, Georgetown resident was today charged with the murder of 47-year-old Money Changer, Shawn Nurse known...
Teen, Taxi Driver remanded in $5.6M drug case
Two Linden residents, who were recently caught by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) with $5.9M worth in cannabis were remanded...
Triangular love affair ends deadly, suspect threatens to commit suicide
A 40-year-old Taxi Driver of Lot 915 South Amelia’s Mackenzie, Linden was last night murdered in his bed in the...
Sugar worker killed in Berbice accident
A Sugar Worker of Sand Reef, Albion, Corentyne, was on Tuesday evening killed in an accident on the Public Road,...
Duo accused of drug trafficking freed of charges
A Tucville, Georgetown couple walked out of the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court freed of charges relating to a $28.5M drug case....
Guyanese fish baron, family lead suspects in massacre of fishermen
Authorities in Guyana and Suriname have arrested a total of 18 persons in connection with the attack off the coast...
