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...
BREAKING NEWS: Grey Boy rearrested for Crum E-Wing murder
By Leroy Smith The police in ‘A’ Division just after 16:00 hrs this afternoon (Friday, April 14, 2017), rearrested Regan...
Mother of murder suspect arrested trying to bribe Prison Officer
By Leroy Smith On Thursday (April 13, 2017) the Guyana Police Force and Prison authorities set up a sting operation...
Men detained following weapons find
By Leroy Smith Forty-one- year-old Lloyd Johnson of Bel- Air Park and Andre Smart were on Thursday (April 13, 2017),...
BREAKING NEWS: Farmer busted with cocaine in Essequibo
By Leroy Smith A routine roadblock by ranks in the Police ‘G’ Division this afternoon saw them conducting a...
Stolen cell phone found vibrating in Constable’s crotch
By Leroy Smith A Police Constable attached to the Tactical Service Unit (TSU) was placed under close arrest after a...
26 road users killed in first quarter of 2017; Police saw 43% decrease in murder
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is reporting 26 fatalities for the first quarter of 2017. This is a decrease from...
L.B.I man killed after being struck down by motorcar at Montrose
By Leroy Smith At around 16:50 hrs yesterday (Wednesday, April 12, 2017) pedestrian Nazeem Ally called ‘Boy’ was killed after...
There is nothing criminal about the SARA bill says AG; forensic audits to be used for recovery of state assets
Attorney General Basil Williams has made it clear that the State Assets Recovery Agency Bill would give effect to the...
Berbice teen dies after being struck down by Chief Prison Officer
A Berbice teenager has lost his life after he was struck down on the Cotton Tree Public Road, West Coast...
Residents save elderly couple’s home from destruction
By Leroy Smith An elderly couple of Logwood Enmore, East Coast Demerara, had their home saved from a fiery destruction...
Parika man charged with murder of reputed wife
Ganesh Dhanraj was today (Tuesday, April 11, 2017), charged with the murder of his reputed wife 29-year-old Dhanwantie Ram, which...
20-yr-old drowns trying to save girlfriend
By Leroy Smith A romantic outing turned deadly for a 20-year-old West Demerara resident who drowned on Sunday (April 09,...
Corentyne man sets house on fire following argument with wife
The Police in Berbice are trying to locate a fish vendor who set his home on fire following a heated...
BREAKING NEWS: Body found among boulders at Parika
By Leroy Smith The police have commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 20-year-old man. The body...
Woman, 21 years old, killed in hit and run
By Leroy Smith Nelle Grimmond of Happy Acres, East Cast Demerara was killed on the spot last night (Sunday, April...
UPDATED: 21 year old man killed in accident
Marlon Gobin, 21 years of Lot 322 Parika, East Bank Essequibo (E.B.E.) was killed this morning (Monday, April 10, 2017),...
Pensioner perished in early morning fire
A retired overseer lost his life in an early morning fire which destroyed his three-bedroom wooden and concrete home at...
Parika murder suspect shot and arrested
By Leroy Smith Ganesh Dhanraj, the man who reportedly strangled his reputed wife, 29-year-old Dhanwantie Ram, on Wednesday (April 05,...
