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...
Ogle family robbed of Laptop, cash, other items
An Ogle, East Coast Demerara, couple was on Saturday morning robbed of a laptop and other valuables, as bandits entered...
Guyanese man who killed wife in NY told mom to ‘cremate me,’ then hanged himself
[NY Daily News] – Shortly before taking his own life, a Queens man who had stabbed his wife to death...
Elderly Guyanese man mugged, killed in Queens
[NY Daily News] – Dhanraj Mangra and his wife escaped the violence of Guyana to start over in New York City....
Mother breaks silence; says murdered Korner Kick manager received death threats
By Bibi Khatoon Days after he was found dead, the mother of Tevin Parris has revealed that her son received...
Taxi Driver charged with sexual assault of sex workers
A 34-year-old Taxi Driver appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, charged with sexually assaulting two...
Alleged ‘trigger man’ charged with murder of Clothes Vendor
The alleged trigger-man in the murder of 40-year-old clothes vendor, Purcell Moore, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Friday,...
Embattled fmr. SWAT Boss proceeds on leave
The Guyana Police Force has completed its investigations against Deputy Superintendent Motie Dookie and the file has been sent for...
Female robbed of $4.5M in Kitty
Police are on the hunt for two motorcycle bandits, who allegedly robbed a 34-year-old woman of approximately $4.5M in cash...
Knife wielding serial robber arrested
The police in ‘C’ Division on Thursday arrested a male at Sophia, East Coast Demerara (ECD) for allegedly robbing several...
Update: 16 injured in accident
By Bibi Khatoon Sixteen persons are injured following an accident on the Rupert Craig Highway on Thursday, January 11, 2018,...
Businessman shoots at bandits who attacked Western Union outlet
Police are investigating an armed robbery committed on a 22-year-old cashier at the C&F Mall located at Bagotstown Public...
US puts Guyana on Level 2 crime watch list
The US State Department has issued an advisory to American citizens to exercise caution when travelling to Guyana due to...
Accused in double murder collapses in Court
One the first day of the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murders of Constance Fraser, 89, and Phyllis Caesar, 77,...
Several injured in accident on Rupert Craig Highway
Several persons were rushed to a city hospital on Thursday afternoon following an accident on the Rupert Craig Highway. News...
3 years jail, $18.2M fine for cocaine in hammocks
A 26-year-old woman was sentenced to three years and nine months jail and fined $18.2M for trafficking cocaine in hammocks....
Policeman attacked, robbed by armed bandits in Plaisance
A Police Constable attached to an interior location was Wednesday night attacked and robbed by armed bandits at Britain Street,...
Women busted with pistol, sub-machine gun
Three females have been arrested in connection with the discovery of two unlicensed firearms and nine live found of ammunition...
Teen charged with home invasion in Lamaha Springs
Nineteen-year-old Kris Fernandez was remanded to prison on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, by Magistrate Fabayo Azore for the brazen armed...
