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...
Police vehicle bursts into flames inside police compound
The Police in ‘B’ Division are investigating the circumstances that led to the explosion of a police vehicle, which subsequently...
‘Pepper Spray’ bandits rob Supervisor of bird, cage
A 51-year-old Supervisor of Pritipaul Singh Investments Incorporated was on Wednesday morning robbed of his bird and cage and his...
8 remanded for $100M cocaine bust
Eight persons including four Colombians and a Venezuelan national, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, January 10, 2018,...
3 charged with breaking into cars, stealing items
Three men appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, charged with breaking into several cars at...
Diamond Hotel raid: 3 Venezuelan nationals charged
Three Venezuelan nationals who were recently nabbed during a police raid at Diamond Hotel and Night Club on George Street,...
Korner Kick Manager was murdered
The Guyana Police Force has determined that 21-year-old Tevin Parris did not commit suicide and has since launched a murder...
La Grange men robbed of weeding machines in Georgetown
A 61-year-old man and his 49-year-old colleague were robbed of their weeding machines as they were about to begin working...
Cause of death for Korner Kick Manager inconclusive
A Post Mortem Examination (PME) was conducted Wednesday morning on the remains 21-year-old Tevin Parris and the results are inconclusive,...
Taxi driver, bank employee robbed at Providence
A 29-year-old Accountant who works with the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) along with the taxi driver with...
Student robbed by armed bandit who escaped in taxi
A 21 – year old male student was on Tuesday night robbed of over $100,000 in valuables after he left...
Festival City pensioner robbed after leaving bank
Police are on the hunt for a gunman on a motorcycle, who robbed 74-year-old Whitfield Wright of $527,00- in cash...
Dental Surgeon robbed in front Eccles home
A 49-year-old Dental Surgeon, who had just arrived at her Eccles Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara home, is now...
UK expert concerned recommendations not implemented improve SOCU
By Devina Samaroo With over 300 cases to be investigated, United Kingdom (UK) Adviser Dr. Sam Sittlington has returned to...
‘Paddle’ remanded for cocaine in plywood; friend charged with bribing CANU officer
A Canal #2, West Bank Demerara farmer appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday,...
Pastor charged with rape
A Pastor, who operates a church in Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday,...
Shots fired at Diamond house
Police are investigating a shooting incident which occurred at Lot 263 Section ‘A’ Block X Diamond, East Bank Demerara at...
Orealla man remanded for murder of friend
Thirty-two-year-old Stanley Edwards of Orealla, East Berbice-Corentyne, Region 6, appeared at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, January 9, 2018,...
Blanhum still dressing as the Crime Chief
By Leroy Smith Although he was forced to return to uniform last year, former Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum is finding...
