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...
Bartica miner gets three years in prison for 481 grams of cannabis
A 25-year-old miner, who was on Monday (May 29, 2017) arrested with a quantity of cannabis at the Itaballi Checkpoint,...
Mining syndicates demand SOCU/SARU probe
Written by Devina Samaroo Members of the National Mining Syndicate earlier today (Tuesday, May 30, 2017) reiterated their frustrations and...
Mahaicony Farmer arrested for attempting to bribe police
According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), a 36-year-old farmer was yesterday afternoon (Monday, May 29, 2017) arrested after he...
Better Hope man shot during attempted robbery
A 31-year-old Contractor of North Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (E.C.D) is hospitalised after he was shot in the upper...
Stolen car found completely burnt
An Allion Motorcar; PMM 6756 valued $ 1.9M which was hijacked at lot 4 ‘F’ Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice...
25-year-old arrested with 481 grams of cannabis at Itaballi Checkpoint
A 25-year-old man will shortly be added to the significant numbers of persons charged with the possession of Narcotics for...
Brutus breathes new life into ‘C’ Division’s Social Crime Prevention Programme
By Leroy Smith Senior Superintendent of Police and ‘C’ Division Commander, Calvin Brutus along with his management team yesterday (Monday,...
Gov’t defends arrests of illegal miners at Kaieteur National Park
The Government believes a strong message needs to be sent to those persons who repeatedly break the laws governing the...
Driver jumps traffic light; kills businessman
A businessman died in a multi-vehicular accident on Camp and Middle Streets on Monday morning (May 29, 2017). The businessman...
Liquor Restaurant, Patrons robbed at Bath Settlement
Investigations are ongoing into a Robbery Under Arms which occurred lot 4 ‘F’ Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice (WCB) last...
Woman dies following iron-bar beating by boyfriend
A Corentyne woman who was allegedly beaten with an iron bar by her boyfriend on Friday (May 26, 2017), after...
Nandlall Law Reports case adjourned to June 8; Prosecution still to submit statements
A date for the trial against former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall in relation to the acquisition of Commonwealth Law Reports...
Police says blacklist predates SOCU
The Guyana Police Force has noted that the recent assertion by Former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall that 200 persons were...
62-year-old Guyanese woman chopped to death in Trinidad
(Reproduced from Trinidad Newsday) An abusive relationship ended in murder on the weekend as Guyanese-born grandmother, Enid Rosaline Periana, 62,...
Pirates strike; losses amount to $6.6 Million reported
By Leroy Smith Four Guyanese fishermen from the West Coast of Demerara were able to escape alive after being attacked...
Several arrested at Kaieteur National Park
Several persons from the Amerindian Village of Chenapou were this afternoon (Sunday, May 28, 2017) arrested and brought to Georgetown...
Lusignan man dies after reportedly being beaten at Gambling shop
By Leroy Smith Senior Superintendent and Commander of ‘C’ Division, Calvin Brutus and a team of police this afternoon (Saturday,...
Illegal weapons, ammo and cannabis found at Campbellville; 5,300 Marijuana plants destroyed at Linden
11.4kg of Cannabis, One .357 Taurus Magnum Revolver and six live matching rounds along with Two 9MM Pistols and thirty-six...
