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...
Search still on for body of 7-year-old girl
By Bibi Khatoon It has been five days since seven-year-old Jayleena Titus went missing after playing in the water near...
Ex-soldier to face High Court trial for murder of toddler
A former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldier has been committed to face a judge and jury in the High Court...
4 years’ jail, $3.3M fine for US citizen busted with cocaine at CJIA
A 48-year-old United States Citizen was sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined $3.3M after he admitted to trafficking cocaine in...
UK man robbed and sodomized at Corentyne home
The police in Berbice are hunting for a male suspect, who broke and entered the dwelling house of a Corentyne...
Miner remanded for illegal gun, ammo
A 25-year-old miner who was reportedly nabbed by police with a loaded 9mm pistol in a Route 42 minibus, was...
Speeding driver dies after crashing into bridge
Police are investigating the death of 36-year-old Terrence Bowen, who died after crashing into the bridge at the Ocean View...
Woman charged for releasing nude photos of ex-boyfriend
A 30-year-old woman appeared before City Magistrate Judy Latchman on Wednesday charged with exposing nude photographs of her ex-boyfriend. Nekita...
Mason remanded for murder at ‘Back to School’ party
Ivor Thom, 44, appeared before Magistrate Renita Singh at the Reliance Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, charged with the murder of...
Suspected dead bandit identified as ex Prison Officer
The suspected bandit who was shot dead today at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara has been identified as 24-year-old Trydon Munroe...
Wanted Bulletin issued for robbery suspect
The Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for 32-year-old Quintyn Alvin Bourne of Lot 142 Eldorado Drive, South...
Children rescued from abusive Region 9 home
Officers of the Childcare Protection Agency (CPA) on Monday rescued three children from a home in Quarrie, a satellite of...
Ex-cop remanded for allegedly harbouring Camp Street escapees
Former policeman, Teon Allen, 31, appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse on Tuesday at the Linden Magistrate’s Court, charged with harbouring...
Suspected bandit shot
A young man, who is yet to be identified, was moments ago shot dead on the Railway Embankment along the...
Pilot’s body recovered
Despite several difficulties experienced yesterday, the search and rescue team have recovered the body of the late Captain Imran Khan...
Ex-cop confesses to harbouring Camp Street escapees
The Major Crimes Unit of the Guyana Police Force has moved up their investigation as it relates to the brazen...
Two hospitalised following Linden Highway accident
Six persons were injured on Sunday afternoon after the vehicle in which they were travelling careened off the Soesdyke/Linden Highway...
Aviation body probes possible commonality in recent plane crashes
By Devina Samaroo Given three plane crashes in the past two months, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is taking...
Biker killed in Mahaicony accident
A biker identified as Arnold Tinnis, called Neville, was killed this afternoon after his bike crashed into a motor lorry...
