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...
Teen seriously injured in Corentyne accident
A Corentyne teenager is now a patient at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after the motorbike he was riding collided...
Update: Taxi Driver remanded for murder of School Teacher
By Leroy Smith Forty – seven – year – old Matthew Munroe, who is a Taxi Driver and a Public...
Taxi driver charged with murder of Kescia Branche
Taxi driver Matthew Munroe, 47, of 19th Street, Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD) has been charged with the...
2 years jail for Taxi Driver who fondled child
A 36-year old Taxi Driver was sentenced to two years imprisonment by Magistrate Judy Latchman for the sexual assault a...
MOTP employee robbed at gunpoint in North Ruimveldt home
Police are on the hunt for two men, who allegedly robbed 55-year-old Lyndon Williams and his family at gunpoint at...
Top Cop defends removal of Blanhum as Crime Chief
By Leroy Smith It would appear that Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has reached the end of the road in his...
Lawyers of cops accused of murder to move to High Court
The attorneys of two former members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) who are charged with the murder of Godfrey...
Update: Security Guard admits to gruesome murder of Berbice Waitress
Less than one day after her half-naked body was found floating in a trench, a 38-year-old man has admitted to...
$118M Prison Vessel named after murdered prison officer
The Government will formally commission the M.V Troy W – the first cargo and passenger vessel to ferry goods, staff...
Waitress found with 11 stab wounds, 3 arrested
The police in Berbice have so far arrested three men in connection with the death of a West Coast Berbice...
Blanhum’s stay at ‘A’ Division uncertain
By Leroy Smith It is uncertain if Senior Superintendent of Police, Wendell Blanhum will continue as the Deputy Commander of...
Body of Waitress found in Berbice with stab wounds
By Royan Abrams The Police in Berbice have arrested a man in connection with the discovery of woman’s body in...
Guyanese man killed after hit-and-run driver rams into crowd in NY
[NY Post] – A fight over a parking space led to bloodshed in Queens early Sunday when an enraged driver...
Blanhum is back, now serves as Deputy Commander
By Leroy Smith Senior Superintendent Wendell Blanhum is back on the job and in uniform but not as the country’s...
Update: Williamsburg woman stabbed 5 times, found with electrical cord around neck
Forty – year – old Indrawattie Totaram was found naked in a pool of blood on a mattress on the...
Berbice man kills wife, reportedly commits suicide
The Police in Berbice are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a Corentyne man and his wife who were...
South Ruimveldt Cambio Dealer robbed at gunpoint
A 48-year old Cambio Dealer of South Ruimveldt was Sunday morning robbed of some $450,000 in local and foreign currency...
Embattled teacher arrested for rape, sexual grooming of fmr. student
Embattled teacher, Coen Jackson has been arrested for rape and sexual assault of a former student of the Bishops’ High...
