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...
Corporal accused of smuggling AK-47 not on run but on 14 days sick leave
By Royan Abrams Police Corporal, Shevon Marks who is under investigation for the alleged smuggling of an AK-47 out of the...
`Kwame Mc Coy appears before SOCU; questioned about NCN tower move
PPP Executive and long time spokesman, Kwame Mc Coy today (Thursday, March 9, 2017) joined his party colleagues, among those...
Thief calls taxi to pick him up with loot after robbery
By Leroy Smith As if the items were his, a man who broke into the home of a Meten-meer-zorg woman...
New Amsterdam teens arrested for raping schoolgirl
Two New Amsterdam teens are presently in police custody assisting with investigations into an alleged rape incident against a 14-year-old...
BREAKING NEWS: Two AK-47 assault rifles found, Businessman arrested
By Leroy Smith The police on the West Coast of Demerara moments ago found two AK-47 assault rifles during an...
Civilian in AK-47 probe on bail, investigation launched into missing corporal
By Leroy Smith Today (Thursday, March 09, 2017), police sources confirmed that the civilian who was arrested with an AK-47...
BREAKING NEWS: Corporal in AK-47 probe on the run
By Leroy Smith The Guyana Police Force has found itself in an embarrassing situation so much so, that it has...
Surinamese gets three years jail in Guyana for trafficking marijuana
A Surinamese national who was arrested on Monday, March 06, 2017, on his way back home with 242 grams of...
SOCU to question Former Army Chief-of-Staff; No word on if DPP will be questioned
By Leroy Smith Former Head of the Guyana Defence Force (G.D.F) Rear Admiral, Gary Best is to be questioned by...
Overseas man robbed by Nephews after arriving in country
By Leroy Smith Ganesh Looknauth, an overseas-based Guyanese had a gun placed to his head and his suitcases emptied by...
Three arrested for stealing $460,000 cash from Corentyne Pharmacy
The Police in Berbice have arrested three persons including a 16 year old in connection with an early morning robbery...
Fire at UG, Turkeyen Campus caused by inappropriate storage of fuel
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) was able to avert major damage to the three-storey building at the Health Sciences Faculty...
Gov’t dismisses “spurious allegations” of political vendetta in SOCU investigations
The Government says it notes spurious allegations of political vendetta and harassment and dismisses same as the Special Organized Crime...
Former President, others arrested by SOCU, later released; Jagdeo cries “witch-hunt”; Police says more arrests likely
Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo and former Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon have been arrested by the Special...
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo summoned by SOCU for questioning
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo was a short while ago arrested at his office on Church Street by Head of the...
Dr. Roger Luncheon among others arrested in relation to Pradoville 2 probe
Former Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon along with others associated with the Peoples’ Progressive Party (PPP) for the misappropriation of...
Surinamese nabbed with 242 grams of marijuana at border
A Surinamese national is presently in police custody pending charges, following the discovery of a quantity of marijuana he had...
Bandit shot dead during attempted robbery
By Leroy smith This morning (Tuesday, March 07, 2017) the police discovered the body of an African male with his face...
