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...
U.S Missionary changes guilty plea
A 65-year-old United States citizen, who on Wednesday confessed to trafficking cocaine, changed his plea on Thursday after he was...
Relatives of alleged ‘cop killer’ shocked at barbaric act
Relatives of Clayton Anthony, the man who allegedly hacked a Berbice Policewoman to death, are shocked at the barbaric act,...
Update: Man kills self after murdering Policewoman
The body of Clayton Anthony was found Thursday morning, minutes after he reportedly chopped a 39-year-old Berbice policewoman to death....
Policewoman chopped to death
A 39-year-old Berbice Policewoman has been found dead with several chops about the body at her Number 30 Village, West Coast...
U.S Missionary admits to cocaine possession
A 65-year-old United States citizen on Wednesday confessed to trafficking cocaine and was remanded to prison until October 05, 2017...
SWAT Commander fired
In a one-liner, the Guyana Police Force announced that Deputy Superintendent of Police, Lonsdale Withrite has been relieved of his...
Police yet to make arrest in robbery of SWAT Commander
The Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into the circumstances which led to the armed robbery of Deputy Superintendent...
UPDATE: Prisoner escaped in full view of police ranks
The Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into the escape of Dellon Blake, who managed to scale a fence...
Fire guts Corentyne house
The Guyana Fire Service is investigating the circumstances that led to a fire which completely destroyed a two-bedroom wooden house...
Accused rapist escapes from Lusignan prison
A man who is charged with rape has escaped from Lusignan Prison, Director of Prisons (ag), Gladwin Samuels has revealed....
‘Cocaine in hammock’ suspect remanded
A mother of one was remanded to prison on Tuesday after she pleaded not guilty to trafficking 6.742 kilograms of...
UPDATE: Elderly women reportedly strangled to death
By Bibi Khatoon Two women, who were discovered dead in their South and Albert Streets, Georgetown home bound and gagged...
Caterer robbed of car at gunpoint at Bourda Market
Police are on the hunt for three men, who reportedly robbed a 36-year-old Caterer of his silver-grey Toyota Premio motorcar,...
Driver remanded on cocaine, marijuana charges
A 55-year-old minibus driver of Tabatinga, Lethem appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, charged with...
Drunken cop released on $80K bail following accident
A Police Constable attached to the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) was on Tuesday charged with four traffic-related offences in relation...
Teenagers charged with businessman’s murder
Two teenagers appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, October 3, charged with the...
Women found dead in South Road house
The police are investigating an alleged double murder, which occurred sometime last night or early this morning at South and...
SWAT Commander robbed of vehicle, gun
By Leroy Smith Deputy Superintendent Lonsdale Withrite was robbed of his vehicle and firearm in the vicinity of the...
