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...
Enmore NDC attempted to sell computers donated by BNTF- eGovernment Unit responds to PPP statement
The eGovernment Project Execution Unit says the fifteen computers seized during an operation by the unit and officers attached to...
Guyanese national gunned down in Trinidad
(Trinidad and Tobago News) A 22-year-old Guyanese national was shot dead on Thursday night (April 06, 2017) in Laventille, Trinidad...
US unleashes dozens of missiles on Syria in response to chemical attack
(New York Post) The US fired a more than 50 cruise missiles at Syrian air fields Thursday night in response...
Farmer arrested after firearm found hidden in bedroom
A Corentyne farmer is in police custody pending investigations into the discovery of a firearm and several matching rounds at...
Ramjattan urges citizens to join Policing Groups to curb interpersonal violence in communities
Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan believes that Community Policing Group (CPGs) can help to curb interpersonal violence in Communities. He...
SOCU needs more fraud and financial investigators- Ramjattan
The Public Security Minister believes the time has come for the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) to increase its capacity...
Suspects arrested for murder of miner
The Police in ‘F’ Division have arrested two prime suspects, in relation to the murder of 30-year-old Reginald Charles, at...
Murdered woman suffered repeated abuse at hands of reputed husband
Police in ‘D’ Division are trying to locate a 28-year-old man who allegedly strangled his wife to death at about...
Woman found dead; Husband in hiding
By Leroy Smith A 29 year old mother of three was this morning (Wednesday, April 05, 2017) found murdered in...
Gold Board to investigate alleged transactions with licensed gold dealer accused of fraud
Incoming Directors of the Guyana Gold Board has been tasked with investigating allegations of transactions with Licensed gold dealer, Saddiqi Rafeek...
Man at large after raping and threatening to kill Corentyne woman and daughters.
A Corentyne mother whose name we cannot disclose at this time and her children are living in fear as a...
Body of Miner found hours after allegedly beaten over missing gold; One arrested
The body of a 53 year old miner of 32 Queen Street, Courtland, Corentyne, Berbice was found in his tent...
Man sentenced to life in prison for killing Guyanese NYPD cop, Randolph Holder
(Modified from New York Daily News) The father of an NYPD cop killed in the line of duty in 2015,...
Black Bush Polder man remanded for murdering and burying wife in shallow grave
A Black Bush Polder farmer was today (Monday, April 03, 2017), remanded to the New Amsterdam Prison by Magistrate, Charlyn Artiga,...
Father of four killed after gas stove explodes on fishing boat
By Royan Abrams The badly burnt remains of a father of four was pulled from the canal of the #66...
BREAKING NEWS: House occupied by Government Minister gutted by fire
By Leroy Smith A house which is occupied by Minister with responsibility for Housing, Valerie Adams-Patterson in the town of...
Natural Resources Ministry; Agencies investigating Brazilian miner death
The Ministry of Natural Resources says it is investigating the death of a so far unidentified Brazilian national who died...
Police Prosecutors receive special training on TIP
Police Prosecutors are now better equipped to successfully present a trafficking in person case in court following a one day...
