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...
Ex – convict remanded on gun and ammunition charges
By Royan Abrams An ex-convict who was wanted for questioning in connection with the discovery of a firearm and several...
UPDATED; Two in custody for Middle St. shooting
By Leroy Smith The police have arrested two persons in relation to the shooting earlier this afternoon at Hand in...
BREAKING NEWS: Shots fired at Hand in Hand Trust Inc., one injured
By Leroy Smith One person is now nursing gunshot wounds after two gunmen stormed Hand in Hand Trust Incorporated located...
More than $100M in Marijuana destroyed
By Leroy Smith The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Wednesday conducted the first of two drug destruction exercise slated for...
Man jailed, wife remanded for marijuana cultivation
By Leroy Smith On Tuesday a couple from the North West District appeared in a Georgetown Magistrates’ Court where they...
UPDATED; Man shot during robbery; remains in ICU
By Leroy Smith A man was this morning shot in the vicinity of Durban Backlands in what is understood to...
Ex-convict turns himself into Police following discovery of firearm and stolen items
By Royan Abrams An ex-convict who was wanted for questioning in connection with the discovery of a firearm and several...
Women charged for attempting to bribe police in carpenter’s murder case
The mother and daughter of a man who is accused of ordering a successful hit on a carpenter were today...
East Coast woman dead after allegedly setting self on fire
By Royan Abrams The Police in ‘C’ Division are investigating the circumstances surrounding a death of a Recess, Mahaicony, East...
Relatives rule out robbery in East Ruimveldt shooting
Detectives are hunting two suspects following the shooting death of a 31-year-old West Ruimveldt man on Monday morning. News Room...
18-year-old among four charged with murder of Berbice carpenter
By Royan Abrams Four Berbicians have been remanded to prison when they appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for the...
Cop kills two in road collision
A twenty-nine year old Police Corporal was admitted a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital in a serious but stable...
GDF rank remanded for possession of marijuana
By Royan Abrams A soldier who was among five persons arrested for possession of marijuana last Wednesday has since been...
Caricom states called to tackle crime collectively to avoid financial challenges
Barbados’ Minister of Home Affairs and Attorney General, Adriel Brathwaite speaking at the opening session of CARICOM’s Seventeenth Meeting of...
ASP charged with causing death by dangerous driving
A senior police rank was today charged with causing death by dangerous driving when he appeared at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrates...
Relatives of murder victim speak out
Investigators are awaiting advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on what charges if any, should be laid against...
IPhone tracker leads police to ex-convict
A 55 yrs. old deportee who served a lengthy prison term in the U.S.A. for manslaughter and drug trafficking was...
Georgetown man gunned down execution style
By Leroy Smith A man was this morning gunned down at Avocado Square, East Ruimveldt, Georgetown at approximately 02:55hrs. Dead...
