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...
PNC’s Vanessa Kissoon accuses Norton of sexual assault, gun threats; Norton says claims false and maliciousStalwart of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Vanessa Kissoon on Wednesday said the party’s leader, who is also the...
Guyana has nearly 200 money laundering cases pending in the Courts – NandlallAttorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall Tuesday night defended the government’s commitment to fight money laundering, noting...
Violence against doctors, health workers a growing concern – Dr. BuxDoctors, nurses and other workers in the healthcare sector have long grappled with sporadic cases of violence but Head of...
Businessman gets $600k bail for exporting gold without licenseSaffee Ahmad, a businessman of Queens New York, and Roraima Scheme, Versailles, West Bank Demerara, was granted $600,000 bail after...
Manslaughter charge recommended for security guard in East Coast auto sales shootingAlmost three months after 18-year-old Jared Jagnandan was fatally shot at his East Coast Demerara workplace, the Director of Public...
Man, 39, dies in North West District accident Devon Moralis, a 39-year-old man, died on Tuesday while riding along the Ifill Access Road/ Trail at Eyelash Backdam, in...
Gold miner remanded for murder that occurred two years agoKeron David called ‘Chiney’, a 27-year-old gold miner of Falls Top, North West District in Region One, was charged on...
Annandale man charged with rape gets $120k bailA 21-year-old labourer from Annandale, East Coast Demerara was charged with rape of a child under 16 years and placed...
Sacrilege: Man accused of stealing from Bartica church jailed for nine monthsMario Singh, the 37-year-old construction worker who admitted to stealing a quantity of valuables from the Good News Fellowship Full...
Police investigating alleged murder in BerbicePolice are investigating an alleged murder that took place on June 17, 2024, at approximately 10:30 AM in Heathburn Village,...
Man, 20, dies after speeding car plunges into canalMark Andrew Ramachand, 20, died on Monday after the car he was driving plunged into a trench near the Diamond...
Fisherman, 30, stabbed to death at CharityA 30-year-old fisherman was on Sunday stabbed to death at Charity, Region Two, allegedly by a man, who accused him...
Sacrilege: Construction worker admits stealing beverages, music box from Bartica churchPolice have arrested a 37-year-old construction worker who they said have since admitted to stealing a quantity of valuables from...
Vagrant fatally struck during argumentA man, who Police said was a vagrant, was fatally struck during an argument on Saturday night on Water Street,...
Venezuelan sets miner alightPolice are on the hunt for a Venezuelan man who allegedly set a miner alight a miner whom he accused...
Schoolgirl, 6, critical; nursing suspected gunshot woundInvestigators are probing the circumstances surrounding an incident which has left a six-year-old schoolgirl hospitalised nursing a suspected gunshot wound....
Truck driver remanded for illegal possession of gun, ammo & drugsSkakeil Grant, a 27-year-old truck driver, was on Friday remanded to prison after he was charged for the illegal possession...
Construction worker nabbed with 895 grams of marijuanaA 41-year-old construction worker was arrested on Friday night after he was found in possession of several parcels of cannabis...
