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...
Cop who refused $4Million Bribe is 2016 Best Cop
By Leroy Smith Police Corporal, Prem Narine who is responsible for bringing closures to families of 21 persons who were...
Decomposed body of man found; Days after son’s body fished out of canal
By Royan Abrams The decomposed body of an East Canje, Berbice man was discovered in a house a day after...
$11.9B budgeted for the GPF in 2017
The budgetary allocation of $17.301B for the Ministry of Public Security was on Tuesday evening approved by the Committee of...
Jason Howard: The Career Criminal?
OPINION: By Leroy Smith Jason Howard is one of two young men placed on remand on Tuesday (December 20,2016) by Magistrate...
West Berbice family accusing police of removing $2M in cash and jewellery from home
By Royan Abrams A Cotton Tree Village, West Coast Berbice (W.C.B) family is accusing officers from the Fort Wellington Police...
East Canje man found dead in canal
By Royan Abrams The Police in ‘B’ Division are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an East Canje, Berbice,...
INTERNATIONAL; Giant rats eat a three-month old baby girl alive
(Reproduced from Daily Mail) A three-month-old baby girl has been eaten alive by giant rats after her mother left her...
Four remanded for murdering Essequibo rice farmers
By Leroy Smith Four young men were on Tuesday (December 20, 2016) remanded to prison for the murder of Mohamed...
Duo charged for attempted murder & robbery
By Leroy Smith Both of the young men who robbed an Accountant and then led the police on a dangerous...
Constables caught with drugs in car
By Royan Abrams and Leroy Smith The police in ‘B’ Division have placed two of their colleagues under close arrest...
Guyanese fugitive jailed 16 years after murdering teenager in N.Y
(Reproduced from Daily Mail) A Guyanese national who spent 16 years as an international fugitive after killing a teenage guest...
Guyanese woman arrested in Jamaica with drugs
(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 23-year-old Guyanese woman was last Thursday arrested at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA)...
$4.8M fine plus jail time for Drug smuggler
By Leroy Smith Berkeley Fernandes of 236 South Sophia, was moments ago remanded to prison for three years and ordered...
One dead, 8 injured in separate accidents
By Leroy smith 28-year-old Shop Keeper, Toushonna Frank of Central Amelia’s Ward died while receiving medical attention at the Linden...
Trafficking in Persons Training Course for Frontline Officials completed
The Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons conducted a ‘Trafficking in Persons Training Course for Frontline Officials’ on December...
Russian ambassador to Turkey dead: Andrey Karlov dies after being shot in Ankara
(The Independent) The Russian ambassador to Turkey has died after being shot in the capital city of Ankara, the Russian foreign...
Two bandits shot on Sunday night identified as 22-year-olds
The two bandits who were killed last evening by ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) have been identified. According...
Bride-to-be misses her own wedding after flight to Guyana is cancelled
(Modified from NY post) The cancellation of flights by Dynamic International Airways from JFK to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport...
