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...
Major dent made in car-jacking ring; ex-cop, females arrested
Police in ‘A’ Division under the stewardship of Commander Marlon Chapman, have made a significant dent in the car-jacking...
US military helps thwart Trinidad carnival terror attack
[CNN] – US troops participated in anti-terror raids Thursday in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago helping to capture...
Two caught with marijuana in separate police operation
A 26-year-old resident of Bartica is in police custody after he was caught with 1027 grams of cannabis moments after...
Sophia woman stabs GPL disconnection worker, female cop
A Guyana Power and Light (GPL) employee is in a stable condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) after he...
Linden taxi driver stabbed to death by ex-wife’s lover
Twenty – four – year old Orlando Flatts, known as ‘Orandy’ or ‘Rango’ was pronounced dead on arrival at the...
Update: Cove & John Fisherman shot, robbed of $7M
Police have set up roadblocks in search of two men who shot and robbed 50-year-old Eddie Brandon of $7M in...
Breaking News: Man shot in Cove and John robbery
A man, who was identified as ‘Steve’ and known as ‘Fishman’ was shot and robbed just after midday on Friday,...
Borders being ‘tightened’ to stem flow of guns from Brazil
The authorities are looking at a range of options to address the spike in crime in Guyana and one of...
Businessman charged with trafficking 20lbs cocaine in fish
A 30-year-old businessman was remanded to prison on Friday, February 9, 2018, for allegedly shipping 20 pounds of cocaine in...
Cop shoots at bandits in Charlestown
An armed Police Constable who was stationed at the Charlestown Post Office gave chase and fired a shot at...
Cannabis destroyed; gun, ammo seized
The Guyana Police Force has destroyed several cannabis plants during a drug-eradication operation at Ebini, Upper Berbice River on Wednesday....
Ex-cop charged with rape of 3-Y-O
A 57-year-old ex-police officer was today (Thursday, February 08, 2018) remanded to prison for allegedly raping a 3-year-old girl. Deon...
46 Y-O Porter killed in highway accident
A 46-year-old porter was killed on Tuesday night after he was struck by a car on the Kuru Kururu Public...
Berbice family attacked by bandits
A family of three, was early Wednesday morning robbed and injured in their Ogleton Dam, Angoy’s Berbice home by three...
Cop charged for slapping woman in minibus
Police Constable Robert Hendricks appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, February 7, 2018,...
Bandits choke and rob 71-year-old woman
Two masked men invaded the home of a 71-year-old woman between 02:00hrs to 04:00hrs on Wednesday and escaped with items...
Cocaine in frozen fish at CJIA, 7 in custody
Seven persons are in custody following the discovery of cocaine concealed in party frozen fish scheduled for export to the...
Bandits caught after robbing Pensioner
Devon Watson, known as ‘Ivan’ and Philbert Rogers, known as ‘Dagan’ both aged 25 and of Friendship, East Coast Demerara have...
