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...
Man gets 5 years in prison for smuggling guns to Guyana
ATLANTA (Associated Press) — A Guyanese who lives in Georgia has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after...
Junior police ranks are poorly supervised- PCA Chairman
By Leroy Smith Junior ranks within the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are poorly supervised by their superiors at Police Stations...
Car rolls over man’s head at Essequibo
By Leroy Smith A man is now dead after a vehicle which was being driven by a 21 year old...
Teenager killed in Essequibo crash
By Leroy Smith The police in Essequibo are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of 17-year-old Iftikar Ishemael, a mechanic...
One dead following accident on the Corentyne Public Road
A hire car driver is presently in police custody assisting with investigations into the death of a Corentyne man who...
UPDATED; CPG officer who brutally chopped ex-wife, lover, succumbs
A Community Policing Group (CPG) officer, who brutally chopped his ex-wife and her lover about their bodies before attempting suicide,...
Minister Ally warns that circulation of inappropriate videos of children is criminal
The Ministry of Social Protection is calling on all citizens to act responsibly regarding inappropriate video content involving school-aged children...
Bartica welcomes justice in 2008 Massacre
By Leroy Smith Friday, February 17 will mark nine years since the slaughter of eleven persons in Bartica, and though...
CPG officer attempts suicide after brutally chopping ex-wife and lover
The Police in ‘B’ Division are investigating an attempted murder and suicide committed by a Community Policing Group (CPG) officer...
Motorcyclist hospitalized after slamming into parked car
A Corentyne man is now a patient at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital following an accident on the Albion Public...
Senior Diplomat robbed, police remain silent
By Leroy Smith Mikiko Tanaka, the representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Guyana was robbed on Thursday...
UPDATED; Corentyne accident claims life of 29-year-old
The Police in ‘B’ Division are investigating an accident that has left a female employee of the Guyana Bank for...
Miner arrested with unlicensed firearm
Police ranks just after mid-day today arrested a 46yr old male of Mongrippa Hill, Bartica for unlawful Possession of a...
Gladwin Samuels confirmed as Deputy Prison Director
By Leroy Smith The Ministry of the Presidency has confirmed Senior Superintendent Gladwin Samuels in the position of Deputy Director...
Private criminal charges to be filed against MPs not in compliance with Integrity Commission Act- Jagdeo
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said the Opposition has made it clear that it may have to file private criminal charges...
BREAKING NEWS: Suspect in baby burning death caught
By Leroy Smith A 21-year-old man is presently in police custody after he was nabbed by the ranks in the...
Eight arrested as Albouystown shooting probe continue
By Leroy Smith Eight males are currently detained by the police as they continue their investigations into the fatal shooting...
Corentyne man arrested for cultivating Marijuana in Kitchen
By Royan Abrams The Police in ‘B’ Division have arrested a cane cutter following the discovery of a quantity of...
