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...
Pastor detained as rape allegations surface
A pastor, who runs a church in Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, has been detained following allegations of rape levelled...
Gold Board employees admit to fraud – Chairman
Two employees who have been working at the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) for decades have admitted to swindling the entity...
Licensed firearm holder busted with rifle, handcuff, bulletproof vest
An intelligence-led operation on Thursday afternoon in the city resulted in the arrest of a 52-year-old male of Church Street,...
Gold Board assures miners following fraud of assays
The Guyana Gold Board (GGB) has sought to assure miners that their assay accounts have not been compromised after it...
‘Child Father’ of young teacher arrested
By Leroy Smith The probe into the murder of Secondary School teacher, 22-year-old Kescia Branche has widened with the arrest...
Gold Miner hospitalised after being shot by bandits
By Leroy Smith A gold miner, who has been identified Peter Chow, was shot and injured by bandits who invaded...
Gold Board employees sent home over alleged fraud
Two employees of the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) have been sent home for allegedly manipulating documents in order to scam...
Driver charged with road death three months later
Three months after 71-year-old Chitratkha Sankar was struck down and killed by a Canter Truck as she attempted to cross...
UPDATE: 27-year-old peacemaker stabbed to death
A 26-year-old male of Lot 3515, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown is in police custody after he stabbed a labourer to death...
25 years jail for Goldsmith who killed elderly man
A Canefield, East Canje Berbice Goldsmith, who was on trial at the Berbice High Court for the murder of his...
Prisoner caught with ‘ganja’, 16 packs of cigarette at NA Prison
A convicted prisoner from the New Amsterdam (NA) Prison was caught on Tuesday, November 07, 2017 trying to smuggle a...
27-year-old stabbed to death in North Ruimveldt
Hafeez Douglas, 27, of Lot 2981 North Ruimveldt, Georgetown was this afternoon stabbed to death, allegedly by 26-year-old Jermaine Abel....
Four cops detained as probe widens into teacher’s death
By Leroy Smith As the police await the results of a post-mortem report into the death of 22-year-old Kescia Branche,...
Taxi Driver charged with armed robbery
A 31-year-old Taxi Driver was on Wednesday (November 08, 2017) remanded to prison for allegedly robbing a man of a...
Father of 3 remanded on gun charges
A 30-year-old construction worker was on Wednesday remanded to prison by City Magistrate Fabayo Azore on two firearm related charges....
Update: Female cop battles for life at GPHC
The Guyana Police Force has started an investigation into the shooting at the La Grange Police Station, West Bank Demerara,...
Cop shoots girlfriend, kills self at La Grange Police Station
A shooting incident at the La Grange Police Station, West Bank Demerara has left Police Constable Clement Cockfield dead...
Young Teacher dies with twin sister at bedside
Police have confirmed that 22-year-old Kescia Branche died at the Georgetown Public Hospital this evening, two days after she was...
