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...
Corentyne housewife found with bulletproof vest, fake US $
Ranks from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) have arrested a woman in connection with the discovery of a quantity of...
Bandits hijack taxi driver’s car in DeWillem
A 30-year-old taxi driver was the victim of a carjacking executed by two armed men on Monday evening. According to...
Rape charges recommended against City Constable
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended rape charges be instituted against City Constable, Clifton Pellew for the rape...
Bandits pose as passengers, hijack taxi driver’s car
Two armed bandits on Monday evening (January 29, 2018) hijacked a Toyota Premio motorcar belonging to a 48-year-old taxi driver...
Six gunmen assault, rob Chinese business owners
A Chinese couple was on Monday evening (January 29, 2018) attacked and robbed by six gunmen who stormed their home...
‘Get away’ suspects crash twice to avoid police cordon
A 23-year-old driver has been arrested while in the process of disposing of several parcels of compressed cannabis just after...
Driver arrested with ‘ganja’, Brazilians arrested with gun, ammo
Police on Monday morning (January 29, 2018) arrested a 20-year-old driver of East Canje, Berbice with 9.07 kilograms (22 pounds)...
Cummings Lodge youth died from multiple injuries
A post-mortem was this morning conducted on the body of 20-year-old Hemchand Dalchand whose body was found in a pool...
Buxton Hot Dog vendor robbed
A Hot Dog Vendor of Buxton, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was on Saturday (January 27, 2018) robbed of his car...
Lance Corporal, driver arrested with ‘ganja’
A 24-year-old Lance Corporal attached to the joint services and a 27-year-old driver have been arrested for the possession of...
Body of Venezuelan found
The body of a 27-year-old Venezuelan on Sunday (January 28, 2018) surfaced in the Wenamu River which separates Guyana and...
Cummings Lodge youth found dead in pool of blood
The body of a 20-year-old man was discovered in a pool of blood on the northern half of the Oleander...
Two hospitalised after Mahaica shooting
Police are hunting for a man who fled the scene shortly after shooting two men known to him, at about...
PPP willing to testify at COI into extra judicial killings
One day after Minister of State, Joseph Harmon said a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into killings which occurred between 2000...
Security Guard attacked, robbed at Gov’t building
A 37-year-old Security Guard employed by Integrated Security Service was attacked and robbed by three masked men on Saturday, January...
Pork-Knocker charged with murder of teen wife
After being on the run from the police for almost a week, a 40-year-old Pork-Knocker appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann...
Police Complaints Authority robbed
An investigation has been launched in to an alleged break and enter of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) at 59...
Cop chopped, suspect shot in Herstelling
A 33-year-old man 162 Herstelling ,East Bank Demerara (EBD) who wounded a policeman, was shot twice at around 02:30hrs on...
