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...
‘Fineman Gang did not kill Lindo Creek miners’ – Freddie Kissoon tells COI
By Devina Samaroo Newspaper columnist and former Lecturer of the University of Guyana, Freddie Kissoon today told the ongoing Commission...
Footballer remanded on armed robbery charge
A 26-year-old Bagotville, West Bank Demerara Footballer was today remamed to prison for an armed robbery committed on a Brazilian...
Sex worker charged with robbery of Jamaican tourist
A 22-year-old male sex worker today appeared before Senior Magistrate, Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrate Court, charged with robbing...
Nine Venezuelan women fleeing ‘crisis back home’ fined, ordered deported
Nine Venezuelan Nationals were on Friday charged with entering Guyana illegally. The Venezuelans appeared before Senior Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus Friday...
Teenage girl remanded on robbery charge
A 17-year-old girl who recently escaped from police custody, was today remanded to prison for robbery. Ronda Junior denied that...
Disgraced Bishops’ High School teacher remanded to prison
Bishops’ High School Teacher, Coen Jackson today appeared before Senior City Magistrate, Leroy Daly charged with the rape of a...
Prisoner escapes Suddie lock-ups
An investigation has been launched into the circumstances surrounding the escape of a prisoner from the lock-ups at the Suddie...
30 years jail for rape of 8-Y-0
Collin Cummings was today sentenced to 30 years imprisonment by High Court Judge, Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall after he was found...
Financial Director, wife, 10-month-old baby robbed at gunpoint
Police are investigating an alleged armed robbery committed on a 43-year-old Financial Director and his 30-year-old spouse which occurred about...
Electrician criticises lack of police response after burglary
An electrician of Enterprise, e East Coast of Demerara (ECD) is counting his losses after bandits broke into his yard...
Coen Jackson to be charged with rape
The police this week are expected to charge disgraced Bishops’ High School Teacher, Coen Jackson with rape. The office of...
‘Satan’ freed of murder of Ann’s Grove teen
The murder charge against Alvin Reid known as ‘Satan’ was discharged today by Magistrate Peter Hugh. Reid, 29, of...
4 houses destroyed in Pike St. fire
Three houses were completely flattened while another was destroyed and a few others scorched after an early morning fire ripped...
Community policing can curb crime in ‘A’ Division- Ramjattan
Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan believes that the formation of more Community Policing Groups (CPGs) in the police’s ‘A’...
Women robbed at gunpoint in Meadow Brook
Police are on the hunt for a man who robbed three women of cash and other valuables this morning at...
Fire destroys four cars in Grove
Police are investigating the circumstances which led to a fire destroying four cars sometime last night and early this morning...
50 months jail for youth who robbed Cop
A 21-year-labourer was on Monday sentenced to 50 months jail for the armed robbery committed on an off-duty police officer...
Community Policing Groups for border communities
By Bibi Khatoon As the Government continues to beef up security at the border with Venezuela, residents have expressed an...
