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...
Leonora Double Murder: Second suspect turns himself in, claims innocence The second suspect in the Leonora double murder case turned himself in to the Police on Monday but claimed innocence....
Leonora Double Murder: Autopsy confirms men died from stab woundsPolice on Monday night confirmed that Mohamed Kalameeden Nasir and Arvinda Roopram, the two men killed at Leonora, West Coast...
Women charged after attempted murderOnecia Warrick, 24, and Maryann Allicock, a 32-year-old food vendor, both of the Stevedore Housing Scheme, Georgetown, were charged on...
Miner gets $100,000 bail for cocaine, marijuana possessionA 46-year-old miner from Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara was granted $100,000 bail after he appeared at the Bartica Magistrate’s...
‘Pookie’ charged for wedding house murder, remanded to prison Nicholas Singh, called ‘Pookie,’ a 25-year-old resident of Durban Street, Georgetown, was charged on Monday, more than a year after...
Man remanded for 2012 murder of fmr. GEA employeeForty-six-year-old Ryvan Francis was remanded to prison on Monday after he was charged with the 2012 murder of Levoy Taljit,...
Man nabbed with 4.2 grammes of ganja in Matthew’s Ridge Coconiah Jupiter was Sunday nabbed with 4.2 grammes of marijuana but he told Police that the narcotics were being used...
Arrest warrants issued yet ‘gang members’ roam free, harassment continues uncheckedDespite the issuance of arrest warrants, three men charged with unlawful wounding and property damage continue to roam the streets...
Some 4,000 reports lodged via 914 hotline in 2024; WhatsApp feature to be addedFor 2024 so far, the violence-based 914 toll-free hotline has received some 4,000 reports, all of which were addressed appropriately....
Cocaine, marijuana found at Oku Backdam; one person arrestedA 46-year-old man from Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara is in police custody following a drug bust at his camp...
Three arrested following supermarket robbery Three men were arrested by police on patrol in Regional Police Division 4’C’ shortly after a brazen robbery at Ayan...
Leonora Double Murder: Wounded security guard arrested, another man on the runMohamed Kalameeden Nasir, a 30-year-old carpenter of Stewartville, West Coast Demerara, and Arvinda Roopram, a 25-year-old construction worker, also of...
Police acted lawfully in search at Atwell’s home – Attorney General Chambers assertsPrincipal Legal Advisor at the Attorney General Chambers, Ronetta Sargent has firmly rejected allegations of constitutional rights violations during a...
Mammologist found deadIn a tragic incident at the G2 Minerals Guyana Inc. compound in Oku Backdam, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, 30-year-old mammologist Meshach Pierre was...
UPDATE: Muna remanded to prison after charged with marijuana possessionA radio host who was arrested with just over 30 lbs of marijuana earlier on Friday on the Weldaad Public...
Radio host arrested with over 30lbs of marijuanaA female radio host was arrested early Friday morning during a police stop-and-search operation on the Weldaad Public Road. Shaima...
‘The public deserves the truth’ – Jagdeo backs inquiry into controversial killings of the 2000sVice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, at a press conference on Thursday, announced the potential establishment of a Commission of Inquiry...
Fire at Lamaha Squatting Area destroys two houses, leaves 12 homelessA fire that broke out early Wednesday morning in the Lamaha Squatting Area of ‘B’ Field Sophia has left 12...
