Crime
Smithfield woman granted $500,000 bail after caught with ganjaA 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 upgradedGeorgetown’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...
Army boat attacked, several soldiers shot by armed men on Cuyuni RiverSeveral soldiers were shot after a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) vessel came under gunfire by suspected armed individuals linked to...
Vreed-en-Hoop man jailed for four years for Human TraffickingAsif Mohamed Abrahim has been sentenced to four years imprisonment after he was found guilty of Trafficking in Person and...
Elections fraud trial to proceed summarily, defendants pleaded not guiltyAfter faced with several delays which eventually resolved with a fresh start, the trial into the 2020 General and Regional...
Bartica man charged for drunk driving, discharging loaded firearm Gladwyn Tracey, a 42-year-old manager of Hart’s Suite located at First Avenue Bartica, was arrested by Police and faced two...
Four men charged, placed on $1.9M bail each after Chinese nationals robbedFour men who reportedly robbed a group of Chinese nationals were charged and subsequently placed on $1.9 million bail each....
Police arrest 41-year-old following shooting incident in BerbiceA shooting incident in the early hours of Saturday has led to the arrest of 41-year-old Hubert Byass, known as...
Farmer, 69, arrested after Police find cannabis in White Water, NWDOn Thursday, at approximately 13:30 hrs, acting on intelligence, police ranks accompanied by a Community Policing Group (CPG) member visited...
Husband and wife caught with 2.025kg of marijuana in Crabwood CreekTwo police officers on mobile patrol in the Crabwood Creek School Dam area, Corentyne, Berbice, Thursday arrested a husband and...
‘Cordy’ back in custody after early releaseRicardo Singh called ‘Cordy,’the man who was released from prison before serving his full sentence due to incorrect record, is...
1,200 GDF ranks trained in various specialties last yearSince 2020, a total of 6,000 Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ranks benefitted from training in various specialties, both locally and...
Brutus withdraws lawsuit against Police Service Commission tribunalFormer Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus on Wednesday withdrew a lawsuit he filed against the Police Service Commission (PSC)...
Vendor arrested after cannabis found in stallKevin Evans, a 26-year-old vendor at Staboek Market was arrested after a search at his stall unearthed several parcels of...
Pensioner rescued from burning homeA 91-year-old man was rescued Wednesday morning after a fire broke out at his Durban Street, Worthmanville, Georgetown residence. Herbert...
Contractor arrested after ganja found in ‘Pringles’A contractor/driver is in police custody after he was found with 61.2 grammes of marijuana in three Pringles containers. The...
Seamstress granted $80,000 bail on fraud chargeUriana Scott, a 26-year-old seamstress of David Rose Street, Bagotville, West Bank Demerara was granted $80,000 bail after she was...
Teenager charged with murder of City CouncillorA 16-year-old teenager was remanded to the Juvenile Holding Center on Tuesday after he was charged in relation to the...
Teacher charged for sexual assaultDahlerus Courtman, a 25-year-old teacher was last Friday remanded to prison after he was charged for sexually assaulting a female...
Police looking for abusive ex who beat, injured former partner’s fatherPolice on Monday confirmed that they are currently pursuing a man who brutally beat and injured the father of his...
