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...
Sophia man, 22, wanted for murder of labourer, 56The Guyana Police Force is seeking the public’s assistance to locate Stephon Branford who is wanted in relation to the...
Providence resident, 30, stabbed by man on bicycle Orcsenio Benn, a 30-year-old resident of Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was stabbed to his chest and head Tuesday night...
Truck driver in accident with Traffic Chief charged, granted bailMonths after he crashed into a Guyana Police Force vehicle leaving now Traffic Chief Mahendra Singh and his driver injured,...
Human skull, bones found in Berbice canefieldSkeletal remains of a human were found at Enterprise ‘A’ Field, East Canjie, Berbice Tuesday morning. According to a statement...
Families shattered, plans unfulfilled as 13 lives lost to road accidents in MarchBy Sharda Bacchus shardabacchus@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Accidents, regardless of their nature, occur. Sudden when they do, accidents are often timely reminders to...
Another man found dead In Cummings Lodge trenchThe body of a man identified only as Saray, who is reportedly a vagrant was found at 06:30 hrs on...
Construction worker arrested with ganja at police roadblockA 27-year-old construction worker was nabbed with 3, 563 grams of marijuana while travelling in a minibus Monday afternoon. Police...
Lecture to Bars: Police on campaign to promote safer roadways The Guyana Police Force and the Regional Road Safety Council have collaborated for a ‘Lecture to Bars’ campaign, aimed at...
Labourer injured in another Middle Road shootingPolice investigators are probing the shooting of a 26-year-old labourer who was wounded Monday night at Middle Road, La Penitence,...
Henrietta man, 32, charged for possession of illegal firearmCleon Alphonso, a 23-year-old resident of Henrietta, Essequibo Coast was on Monday remanded to prison after he was charged with...
Buxton man nabbed with AK-47 ammo jailed for two yearsOrin Younge, the 36-year-old security officer who was nabbed with AK-47 ammunition after Police engaged him on a domestic violence...
Guyanese man dies after falling from 40-foot scaffold at worksite in Barbados[Nation News] – A 51-year-old Guyanese man identified as Andell Mc Garrell fell to his death while working on a...
Deportee, 70, found dead in front La Penitence homePolice are investigating the murder of a 70-year-old man, who was reportedly shot dead in front of his Middle Road,...
Husband murders wife, 56, accused of having an affairA 56-year-old Recht-Door-Zee, West Bank Demerara woman was brutally murdered on Sunday by her husband, who later took his own...
Labourer, 35, shot in front Charlotte Street churchWesson Hinds, a 35-year-old labourer, was shot at around 09:40 hrs Sunday by two men wearing masks as he was...
Linden man now homeless after house maliciously set on fireDouglas Joseph, a 77-year-old resident of Ariwa Oval, Retrieve, Mackenzie in the town of Linden, is now homeless after a...
Tuschen man, 50, hospitalised after allegedly beaten and robbedDavid Dookram, a 50-year-old resident of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, is hospitalised in a serious state after he was allegedly...
Miner, 25, sentenced to three months imprisonment after assaulting copsAlex Benjamin, a 25-year-old miner from Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, Region Two, was on Friday charged and sentenced to...
