Crime
Smithfield woman granted $500,000 bail after caught with ganjaA 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 upgradedGeorgetown’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...
Agricola man wanted for discharging loaded firearm Elijah Lall, a 25-year-old resident of Agricola, Georgetown, is wanted by the Police for discharging a loaded firearm on Saturday....
Bandit, 17, shot dead during Aubrey Barker Road robbery Seventeen-year-old Carl Rolland Reid called ‘Carloo’ of Tucville Squatting Area, Georgetown was shot dead on Friday night when he attempted...
Toshao’s killer charged, remanded to prisonNoah Beaton, the 26-year-old who reportedly confessed to stabbing and killing Toshao Ridley Joseph earlier this week, was charged with...
Brutus tried to leave Guyana from Takutu Bridge in Lethem – Home Affairs Ministry See below the full release from the Ministry of Home Affairs: Information has come to the Ministry’s notice of an...
Current leadership of Police Force ‘most qualified’ in Guyana’s history – PresidentNewly-appointed Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken and his deputies are the most qualified, both professionally and academically, in the history...
Constitution ‘meticulously’ followed in appointment of Top Cop – PresidentPresident Dr. Irfaan Ali on Thursday said he followed the Constitution in the official appointment of Commissioner of Police, Clifton...
BREAKING: Hicken sworn in as Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken was Thursday sworn in as Guyana’s Commissioner of Police, after acting in the role since 2022. Hicken was...
Excavator Operator, 31, chopped to death at MorucaA 31-year-old excavator operator was on Monday afternoon chopped to death following a misunderstanding at Omai Backdam, Region Eight (Potaro-...
Taxi driver who collapsed at Alberttown Police station suffered a heart attack-autopsyBryan Lychcott, the taxi driver who collapsed and died while in custody at the Alberttown Police station suffered a heart...
Hicken tells Region 3 Police: ‘You’re working hard, but you’re not working hard enough’ Commissioner of Police (ag) Clifton Hicken urged Police officers attached to Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) to qualify themselves academically...
Man claims he stabbed Toshao to death after he failed to apologise for years of sexual abuseThe man who stabbed and killed Toshao Ridley Joseph Monday has surrendered, telling Police he had sought an apology for...
Body of missing man found at Cove and John shoreThe decomposed remains of Akeem Bruce, 26, was discovered on Monday afternoon at the Cove and John foreshore, East Coast...
Bailiff granted $100k bail for obtaining money by false pretenseAlonzo Melville, a 29-year-old bailiff of Byderabo Road, Bartica, appeared at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday after being charged...
Gold miner remanded on attempted murder charge A 37-year-old gold miner, Trevin John, was charged with attempted murder and remanded to prison on Tuesday. John of Baramita,...
Over 4000 traffic offences recorded in one weekDuring December 8-15, over 4, 176 traffic offences were recorded across the country during enforcement exercises. Speeding was listed as...
Taxi driver collapses, dies at Alberttown Police stationA 63-year-old taxi driver collapsed and subsequently died while in custody at the Alberttown Police station Monday night. Dead is...
Teixeira: Murder of Toashao ‘requires some level of dignity from all of us’See below full statement from Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Goverance: I am deeply saddened by the tragic loss of...
Four arrested after police find illegal firearm, ammunitionPolice on Sunday arrested four men after an illegal 9MM pistol with ten matching rounds of ammunition were discovered at...
