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...
3 women tied up, robbed at gunpoint in home invasion
Police are on the hunt for three men, who broke into the Lot 312 Lamaha Park, Georgetown home of three...
Kitty Cabs driver robbed of Allion motorcar
Police are investigating the armed robbery committed on 53-year-old Ramesh Persaud, a taxi driver attached to Kitty Cabs, which occurred...
Money Changer robbed on Water Street
Detectives are reviewing CCTV footage in an effort to identify two men who robbed 36-year-old Bishwanauth Nouwdat of approximately $740,900...
Woman traced, robbed at gunpoint at West Side salon
A woman was this afternoon robbed of her handbag containing $800,000 in cash, a cellphone and her documents at a...
Thief caught by victims, stolen items recovered
One gunman is now hospitalised under police guard after he was chased by victims of a robbery and is said...
Farmer shot during robbery
A cash crop farmer of Friendship on the East Bank Demerara is now hospitalised after being shot to the right...
Ex cop drives into crowd; one dead, 3 hospitalised
A 44-year-old man is now dead after being struck down by a minibus while rendering assistance to a 20-year-old who...
Gunmen rob Construction Worker of Premio motorcar
Soon after he parked his white Toyota Premio motorcar, PRR 8905 in front of his brother’s house in East Street,...
Ambulance Driver robbed of Toyota Raum in Princes Street
Police are looking for a male and female who allegedly robbed 29-year-old Delon Dundar of his white Toyota Raum –...
Woman with baby robbed at gunpoint on Church Street
Twenty-seven-year-old Abiosi Jordan begged a gunman not to rob her of her car as he ordered her to remove her...
Gunmen invade Soesdyke Post Office
Police are on the hunt for two armed men, who attacked and robbed the Soesdyke Post Office, East Bank Demerara...
Taxi driver dies under mysterious circumstances
A taxi driver of 92 Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara, was pronounced dead at the Georgetown Public Hospital, shortly after...
Senior officers ‘reprimanded’ for having Police at Parliamentary Press desk
Senior Officers of the Police Force’s ‘A’ Division were reprimanded and admonished for having Policemen seated at the press table...
Top Cop: Police “ought not” to have entered Parliamentary Chambers
Police Commissioner (acting) David Ramnarine Friday said that the Police presence in the Parliamentary Chambers to evict Parliamentarian, Juan Edghill...
Parliament safe despite ‘Santa’ breach and singing evangelist – Top Cop
The country’s acting Police Commissioner has described the strange entry of a woman dressed as Santa Claus in the Parliamentary...
Taxi driver carjacked in Diamond
A taxi driver of Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara was this morning robbed of his white spacio bearing...
Baby reportedly drowns in Mocha, young mother arrested
A 23-year-old mother of three is in police custody following the death of her one-year-old daughter, Amiah Eastman which occurred...
Teacher, UN employee robbed at gunpoint in home invasion
Police are on the hunt for three men, who tied up two women at their Lot 165 Lamaha Springs, Georgetown...
