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...
Fire at ‘Colours of India’ store may have been electrical The popular ‘Colors of India’ store located at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice was destroyed by fire on Friday and...
Popular ‘Colors of India’ store goes up in flamesThe popular ‘Colors of India’ store located at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice was destroyed on Friday after the building...
Miner, 24, chopped by employer after quitting jobIndeo Miguel, 24, is currently hospitalised after he was allegedly chopped during a confrontation at Toroparu Backdam, Middle Mazaruni River....
Police find $295M worth of marijuana, shotguns in BerbiceNarcotics carrying a street value of $295 million along with two shotguns and several other illegal items were discovered and...
Disorderly, domestic related murders on the rise – BennWhile there has been an overall decrease in serious crimes for the year so far, law enforcement officials have recorded...
Mason gets life sentence for raping girl, 9Orland Roberts, 40, was Thursday handed a life sentence for the rape of a nine-year-old girl in 2022. The sentence...
Injured, unattended elderly miner dies days after struck by treeDays after a tree fell and injured him while he was working in a mining pit at Quartz Stone Backdam,...
Security guard, businessman charged with theft of solar panels from Bartica SchoolShawn Caesar, 26, a security guard of Two and a Half Miles, Bartica, Potaro Road, Essequibo appeared at the Bartica...
Guns seized, re-training underway after security guards used guns to killAuthorities are looking to implement stricter sanctions against private security firms for deficiencies following two recent incidents which resulted in...
Bail refused for former national cyclist fingered in CJIA drug bustFormer national cyclist Tyrone Hamilton on Thursday appeared before Magistrate Nurse at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court on charges of conspiracy...
East Ruimveldt man stabbed to death during fightShawn George, 52, who resided at Vlissenggen Square, East Ruimveldt, Georgetown was stabbed to death on Wednesday during an altercation...
Man, 27, dies in accident at FarmA 27-year-old man is now dead and a man is hospitalised after the car in which they were travelling was...
Vagrant shot in foot while standing outside barA man who Police Headquarters said is a vagrant was shot outside the Lambada Bar along the Providence Public Road,...
Edinburg taxi driver remanded for possession of narcoticsDays after he was arrested, a 53-year-old taxi driver was on Wednesday remanded to prison after he denied having 22...
The Shackles of Abuse: Maria’s story of resilience instead of resignationBut Maria's story is not one of resignation; it is a testament to her resilience and determination to break free...
Taxi drivers shot by vendor during argument at Kitty seawallTwo men, both taxi drivers, were shot last Wednesday at the Kitty seawall area in Georgetown allegedly by a vendor....
Solar panels stolen from Bartica School recovered at businessman’s homeA 27-year-old security guard is the main suspect in the theft of four solar panels from the Two Miles Primary...
Bartica businessman nabbed with firearm, ecstasyA 28-year-old businessman from Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni- Mazaruni), was on Monday arrested after he was caught with a firearm...
