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...
Guyana ranked 108 up from 119 in Transparency International’s corruption index
The annual survey which was published on Wednesday (January 25, 2017), ranks 176 countries on a scale of 100 (very...
Body of Buxton pensioner fished from Pomeroon River
By Leroy Smith The body of a 63-year-old fisherman was this morning (Wednesday 25, 2017) fished out of the Pomeroon...
Two arrested after family robbed of raw gold, other valuables
By Leroy Smith Cops on the West Coast of Demerara this morning arrested two suspects, both 19 years old, following...
Two wanted in connection with woman missing since August 2016
The police have issued a wanted bulletin for two suspects in connection with the disappearance of Shonette Savory which occurred...
BREAKING NEWS: Three arrested, one on the run after high speed chase
By Leroy Smith The police have arrested three men following a high-speed chase along the East Coast Public road this...
Toronto bound passenger busted with Cocaine
Police ranks of the Narcotics Branch stationed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri on Tuesday (January 24, 2017)...
14 pounds of marijuana found in Home; Three arrested
The Police in ‘B’ Division have arrested three persons in Berbice after police found 14 pounds of marijuana at one...
New Amsterdam man remanded on gun and ammunition charge
By Royan Abrams A miner was refused bail when he appeared in the New Amsterdam Magistrates’ Court to answer to...
Police officer found unconscious in drain after leaving home to attend birthday party
By Royan Abrams A young police officer is now a patient at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after he was...
8-month-old among two who perish in early morning fires
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an 8-month-old child and a 59-year-old man...
Silence of Gov’t regarding sexual assault allegations against Region 9 REO worrying to PPP
The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Bharrat Jagdeo is deeply concerned about the allegations of molestation of...
31-year-old labourer killed in accident
A 31-year-old labourer of Tempe Village, West Coast Berbice (W.C.B) was on Sunday night killed in an accident on the...
Police hunting three after dumping gun and ammunition in bush
Three men are on the run after dumping a gun and ammunition in a clump of bushes at Dispensary Dam,...
CAMPBELLVILLE LOCKDOWN UPDATE- AK-47, Pistol, ammo & car seized; 3 arrested
By Leroy Smith Three men, ages ranging in the twenties and thirties were arrested this evening (Sunday, January 22, 2017)...
BREAKING NEWS: Sections of Campbellville shut down following reports of large ammo stash
By Leroy Smith The police have shut down a section of Campbellville, Georgetown after receiving intelligence that a large quantity...
22-Y-O jailed in Queens for murder of Guyanese man
NY Daily News -A 22-year-old man captured in Pennsylvania and accused of being an accomplice in New York City’s first murder...
Man arrested in Linden days after dousing child mother with acid in Berbice
By Royan Abrams The Police in ‘E’ Division earlier today (Saturday, January 21, 2017) arrested a man who is...
Mason fatally stabbed; bus conductor in custody
By Leroy Smith A minibus conductor was arrested last night (Friday, January 20, 2017) while a 43-year-old man was pronounced...
