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 shot, robbed at Cemetery Road
Around 2:55 hrs this morning, Mark English of 992 Providence, East Bank Demerara (E.B.D) was robbed of $30,000.00 cash at...
58-year-old killed, 23-year-old critical following accident
Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 05:15hrs this morning on the Chelsea Public Road, Mahaica, East Coast...
Berbice police intercept car with over 12 pounds of marijuana
By Leroy Smith The Police in Berbice, Region 6 on Monday evening intercepted a car with more than twelve...
Ranks who fail to respond to crime scene will be penalised- Deputy Commander
By Royan Abrams Over the past years, ranks from the Guyana Police Force (GPF), specifically in the county of...
Brothers in custody for Angoy’s Avenue chopping spree
By Malisa Playter Harry The three men who were chopped about their bodies on Sunday afternoon at Angoy’s Avenue are...
Reporter and vendor assaulted by NDC overseer during meeting
By Royan Abrams A Guyana Times/TVG News reporter was physically assaulted by a female overseer attached to the Port Mourant...
Couple robbed of licensed pistol, cash and colognes
Police are investigating an armed robbery committed on 59-year-old Lennox Albert and his wife 68-year-old Verna Albert at Nouvelle Flanders...
13-year-old killed during argument over female
The police are investigating the alleged murder of 13-year-old Daveand Sanchar which occurred about 23:30hrs on Sunday at Plantain Walk...
Robbery spirals in Berbice; Police working with Residents to address issue
By Malisa Playter Harry Two persons were robbed at gunpoint on the wee hours of Sunday morning at different...
Man loses hand during chopping spree; two others hospitalised
By Malisa Playter Harry Ashton Simon, 41, Jason Wilson, 30 and Carlos Mathews, 26 are currently patients at the...
Family suspect there is more to teen’s death
Police in G Division are awaiting a post mortem to continue their investigations into the death of 19-year-old Kowshal Persaud whose...
Over 15 acres of Cannabis and four nurseries destroyed
Ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) conducted a drug eradication exercise at Twenty Miles, Ituni, Upper Demerara. During...
27-year-olds perish in separate accidents
The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal accident which occurred on the Ann’s Grove Public Road, East Coast...
Outing with friends turn deadly on the Essequibo Coast
By Royan Abrams The small community of Airy Hall on the Essequibo Coast was plunged into a state of mourning...
Another Suicide rocks Berbice
By Malisa Playter Harry Berbice is once again placed in the spotlight after another teen commits suicide at her...
Old Nurse’s Hostel destroyed by fire
A fire on Saturday afternoon destroyed a building that previously housed the Nurses Hostel in New Amsterdam. The hostel...
Man kills self over court case
By Royan Abrams A labourer succumbed on Friday, August 12, 2016, after ingesting a poisonous substance at his mother’s...
Berbice woman remanded for trafficking marijuana
A Stanleytown, New Amsterdam woman was remanded to prison for being in possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking....
