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...
Abducted taxi driver turns up alive
22-year-old Matthew Shivtahal, the taxi driver who was allegedly abducted by the prison escapees on Sunday (July 09, 2017) has...
Police Force retracts Wanted Bulletin
The Guyana Police Force has found one of the prisoners which it previously issued a wanted bulletin for. According to...
Suspected getaway car located; Taxi driver missing
The car which was allegedly used to transport prison escapees from the Camp Street Prisons was on Monday located in...
BREAKING NEWS: Approximately nine prisoners missing after jailbreak/fire
By Leroy Smith The News Room has been able to confirm from multiple sources that approximately nine prisoners are recorded...
15 year old charged with murder of Corentyne taxi driver
The 15-year-old school drop out who was arrested for stabbing a Corentyne taxi driver has been remanded to prison when...
Husband, Wife and daughter among six charged with trafficking marijuana
Six persons were jointly slapped with the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking when they appeared...
Wanted Bulletin out for four prison escapees
The Guyana Police Force has issued Wanted Bulletins for two prisoners who escaped custody on Sunday afternoon (July 09, 2017)....
PRISON RIOT: One Prison Escapee recaptured, five at large
The joint services operation continues this morning (Monday, July 10, 2017) in an effort to recapture the escaped prisoners, the...
Ramjattan: We will have to do some extraordinary things to accommodate prisoners
“Extraordinary things” will have to be done to accommodate prisoners following the fire which flattened the Camp Street prison, Public...
Wanted Bulletin issued for two prison escapees
Uree Varswyke ak Malcolm Gordon and Mark Royden Durant aka Royden Williams C/D “Smallie” are wanted by the police in...
Inmate on death row believed to be mastermind of prison unrest
ESCAPED: Royden Williams, on death row for Bartica massacre, believed to be mastermind of prison unrest SECURITY forces are hunting...
Granger: There are not going to be prisoners roaming about the city or countryside
President David Granger is assuring the public that prisoners who were evacuated from the Camp Street prison following unrest and...
Prison Warden succumbs to injuries
One Prison Warden has succumbed to injuries sustained during Sunday afternoon’s prison riot. The News Room has been reliably...
STAY AWAY from the roads – Security Minister urges
Citizens are being urged to stay away from the Camp Street prison and its immediate environs and to get off...
PRISON UNREST: Buildings reduced to ashes, shots fired, prisoners set fire to Officers’ Club
By Leroy Smith Hundreds of prisoners are being moved out of the Camp Street Jail to other prisons across the...
PRISON UNREST: Prison population moved to another building
The Prison population is being moved onto the street into a building across from the prisons, as the fire within...
BREAKING NEWS: Unrest at Camp Street Prison
There are reports of an unrest at the Camp Street Prison in Georgetown. Several reports from senior officials have confirmed...
Guns for bank robbery were provided by Police Constable
The two police constables who were arrested in connection with the failed Republic Bank robbery on Water Street, have been...
