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...
South Ruimveldt man remanded for $2M Buddy’s robbery
A 32-year-old Baker on Thursday appeared before City Magistrate Judy Latchman in connection with the $2 million robbery committed on...
Rural Constable dies in Mibicuri accident
A Rural Constable, attached to the Mibicuri Police Station, Black Bush Polder, 66-year-old Latchman Sukhu, died on Thursday, following an...
Gunman who shot miner surrenders
A suspected gunman, who shot and robbed a miner, has turned himself into the police at the Brickdam Police Station...
Foul play suspected as man dies in ECD fire
Sean Prince, a 39-year-old father of one died at his Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara home in the wee hours...
Woman who threw acid on cheating husband charged with attempted murder
A 26-year-old woman, who allegedly doused her reputed husband with acid after she caught him cheating with a woman in...
Rice Farmer charged with road death
A 48-year-old Rice Farmer, Tarachandra Persaud, called `Doce’ or `Dos’ of Republic Park, East Bank Demerara, appeared before Chief Magistrate...
Another storm wreaks havoc in Reg.7
By Devina Samaroo In less than a month, a third storm has wreaked havoc in an Amerindian settlement in Region...
Rape accused remanded for escaping police custody
A 34-year-old taxi driver was on Wednesday remanded to prison by City Magistrate Judy Latchman for escaping from police custody....
Taxi driver banned from driving for 12 months
A repeat ‘Driving under the influence of alcohol’ offender, was today suspended from driving for the next twelve months and...
Ex-con jailed for smuggling cocaine in milk tins
Overseas based Guyanese, Orin Lewis Boodi was on Wednesday sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and fined $100,000 after being found...
Tailor charged with road death, granted $300k bail
Two months after a carpenter was killed during a hit-and-run accident at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, a 24-year-old tailor was...
Retired cop charged with rape of teen
A 59-year-old retired police sergeant was on Wednesday morning charged with raping a 16 – year old teenage girl on...
8 Chinese nationals deported for third time
Eight Chinese nationals, who were recently placed on a one-year deportation order from Guyana, on Tuesday appeared before Chief Magistrate,...
Accomplice in botched Liliendaal robbery remanded
A 23-year-old convict, who was wounded on August 29, 2017 on the railway embankment after he and his now dead...
Police Constable charged with drunk driving
The Police Constable who was found intoxicated following an accident on the Stewartville Public Road, West Coast Demerara on September...
Ex-convict charged with killing niece over gold earrings
Eighteen-year-old Sherwyn Roberts, who is accused of killing his 18-month-old niece over a pair of gold earrings was on Tuesday...
Body of 7-Y-0 found at Ruimzeight foreshore
The body of 7-year-old Jayleena Titus, who went missing after playing in the water near the Guyana Marriott Hotel at...
Authorities assist prisoners to contact family ‘legally’
The Guyana Prison Service this evening release the following statement: PRESS RELEASE Dear Members of the Public, Please be informed...
