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...
Lit car causes house to go up in flames leaving elderly couple homeless
By Royan Abrams A Corentyne man is presently in police custody assisting with investigations in connection with a fire which...
2016 saw 16% decrease in serious crimes- GPF
(GUYANA POLICE FORCE) The Guyana Police Force has recorded a 16% decrease in serious crimes at the end of December...
Relatives of crash victims still coming to grips with deaths
“This same time last year, we were planning a wedding and now we have to be planning a funeral” were...
UPDATED; Fort Lauderdale airport shooting: Five people shot dead by Florida gunman
(BBC)“Multiple people” have been shot dead by a lone gunman at Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida, say officials. The airport...
Fifth man arrested for 2016 Laing Avenue Shooting
By Leroy Smith The police on Thursday (January 05, 2017) evening caught a fourth suspect in connection with the murder...
Two arrested for harbouring wanted man
By Royan Abrams The police in Berbice have arrested a father and his daughter who hid a man wanted by...
UPDATE: Details of Soesdyke crash revealed
By Leroy Smith As the police continue their investigations into the tragic Soesdyke/Linden accident that claimed the lives of four...
One hospitalised following Eccles Crash
By Leroy Smith A man who is thus far unidentified has been rushed to the Diamond Hospital, East Bank Demerara,...
BREAKING NEWS: Three dead in two vehicle smash-up
By Leroy Smith Three persons are confirmed dead on the Linden Soesdyke Highway after two cars collided this evening, Wednesday,...
2017 Budget impacts Police Officers Conference
By Leroy Smith Programs and policies of the Police Force would be rolled out early this year as the Guyana...
Body of West Coast Berbice man found in canal
By Royan Abrams The partially submerged body of a Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice (W.C.B) man was discovered floating by...
DPP orders inquest into May, 2016 fatal shooting by police
The Director of Public Prosecutions has advised that an Inquest be held into the fatal shooting of Ryan Vaux which...
Prison officer remanded for killing wife at Psychiatric Hospital
By Royan Abrams A Prison Officer attached to the Mazaruni Penitentiary was remanded to prison for the murder of his...
Murders in Jamaica Reach Double Figures Just Days into New Year
(Caribbean 360) KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday, January 3, 2017 – 2017 is only three days old, but already there have been 11...
Guyanese killed, brother hospitalised in NYC’s first homicide for 2017
(Modified from New York Daily News) He went for a funeral — but died over a gold chain. A 31-year-old...
At least 60 inmates killed, some dismembered in neighbouring Brazil prison riot
(NY Daily News) RIO DE JANEIRO — At least 60 inmates died during a prison riot in the northern state...
North Ruimveldt men arrested for Friendship, E.B.D. murders
By Leroy Smith Two men were this morning picked up by the police in connection with the ‘masked’ shooting to...
Berbice Police arrest two for beating death of Corentyne man
By Royan Abrams The police in Berbice have arrested two men who they suspect to have knowledge about the...
