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...
Army officer struck down by drunk driver
A 22-year-old Army Lance Corporal remains in an unconscious state after being struck down by a minibus driver on the...
Man dead, teen critical following NA accident
A New Amsterdam resident is dead while a teenager is battling for his life at the Georgetown Public Hospital following...
Taxi driver carjacked in Eccles; police hunt female, male suspects
Police are on the hunt for a male and female who allegedly robbed a 65-year-old taxi driver of his White...
‘I wanted to go spank that Policeman’ – Ramjattan says of rank who crashed new vehicle
After he heard the news that a policeman had crashed one of the newly acquired vehicles, Minister of Public Security,...
$118M Prison Vessel commissioned, goes on test run
The Guyana Prison Service on Saturday, December 9, 2017, officially commissioned the M.V Troy W – a marine vessel which...
Major Fire averted at Giftland Mall
A small fire erupted in a section of the Giftland Mall, located at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara. News Room understands...
Recaptured prisoner to stand High Court trial for murder
Recaptured prison escapee, Pascal Smith was committed to stand trial IN the High Court for the capital offence of murder....
GTI student charged for sharing sex video of classmate
A student of the Government Technical Institute (GTI) was on Friday, December 08, 2017, charged for posting a sex video...
Puran Brothers cashier robbed on way to the bank
A 61-year-old Cashier employed by Puran Brothers Incorporated was on Wednesday morning robbed of cash and cheques belonging to the...
Man robbed by bicycle bandits
A Kaneville, East Bank Demerara man was this morning robbed a short distance from his home by two men, one...
Suspected bandit shot after robbing Security Guard
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting of a male suspect who allegedly choked and robbed a female security...
‘Fake’ GPL employee charged
A 35-year-old man accused of posing as a Guyana Power & Light (GPL) employee and defrauding a woman of over...
Policemen charged with stealing $500k from Gold Miner
Three police officers, attached to the Bartica Police Station were on Thursday charged with stealing $500,000 from a Gold Miner...
Cops crash newly acquired vehicle in Berbice
One of the newly acquired vehicles which were donated to the Guyana Police Force by the Chinese government crashed into...
Security Guard remanded for murder of Waitress
Odit Thom, a 38-year-old Security Guard, of No. 4 Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB), appeared at the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s...
Anna Catherina man killed in accident
Police are investigating the death of 34-year-old Winston Domingo known as “buck man,” who was killed just before midnight...
Four busted with over 100lbs of marijuana
Four men are in police custody following the discovery of 125 pounds of compressed cannabis in a house at Third...
Berbice man on the run after chopping wife in head
The police in Berbice are hunting for a man who lashed his wife about her body with a cutlass and...
