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...
Firefighters battling huge fire at Bush LotSee below full statement from the Guyana Fire Service: The Guyana Fire Service is currently engaged in combating a significant...
Daycare where 3-month-old died was operating illegally; owner in police custodySee the full statement issued below: A child, Kyre Nelson, 3 months old, died yesterday, June 28, 2024, at...
‘Breakdown in electrical distribution panel’ caused fire at Starter’s NurseryThe Starter’s Nursery School located at Camp Street, Georgetown caught fire Friday morning. Firefighters promptly responded to the scene and...
Leaking gas cylinder caused fire that destroyed buildingA fire on Thursday night destroyed a building located at Barnwell, East Bank Essequibo. The fire started at approximately 19:22...
Paul Slowe to pay SOCU Head $10M for slanderFinding that words uttered by retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Paul Slowe were intentional and malicious against Head of the...
Man held at gunpoint, robbed while heading to workLakeram Dyaram, a resident of La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara was on Tuesday morning held at gunpoint and robbed...
Missing Canje man was beaten to death with an iron bar – suspect confessesDays after he left home, the decomposed body of Canje, Berbice resident, Dharmindranauth Mahadeo Surujnauth was found and the Police...
Faulty electrical wiring cause of fire at Plum Park Centre – Fire ServiceThe Guyana Fire Service in its preliminary report said the fire that gutted parts of the Children and Family Centre...
Brazilian national missing following boat incident in Cuyuni RiverA Brazilian national is feared dead. He disappeared when the boat he was travelling in capsized in the Cuyuni River...
Guard arrested with illegal gun at Sophia Children’s CentreA 41-year-old security guard was arrested in the wee hours of Thursday after he was found with an unlicensed Smith...
Husband remanded for wife’s murderNeldon Neblett called ‘Jojo’, a 27-year-old porter of Lot 1 Best Village, West Coast Demerara, was remanded to prison after...
Four Essequibo Coast drivers finedFour drivers recently appeared before Magistrate Tameika Clarke at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court and Charity Magistrate’s Court, where they...
Elderly cyclist dies after hit, dragged by carA 54-year-old pedal cyclist died Tuesday night after he was struck by a motor car (HD 1646) along the Mandela...
Four arrested after firearm found during ‘Eyes in the Sky’ operationAn intel-led ‘Eyes in the Sky’ and ‘Cordon and Search’ operation was held in the Central Police Station District in...
22lbs of marijuana seized during police operationDuring an intel-led operation in Region Six, police ranks found 22 pounds of marijuana at High Dam at Angoys Avenue...
Three homeless after fire destroys house in South RuimveldtThree people are now homeless after a devastating fire destroyed their house at Lot 265 Blue Sackie Drive, South Ruimveldt,...
Taxi driver, labourer get 3 years jail for ganja traffickingHardat Chan, a 27-year-old taxi driver and Treaveth Wintz, a 24-year-old labourer, were on Monday sentenced to three years imprisonment...
BREAKING: 3 People found dead in bus died of carbon monoxide poisoningThree individuals discovered dead in a bus found in a ditch along Mabura Road on Sunday succumbed to carbon monoxide...
