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...
Man who assaulted woman nabbed with AK-47 ammoA 36-year-old man of Middle Walk, Buxton, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was nabbed with 15 live rounds of AK-47 ammunition...
Ex-cop gets life sentence for Meten-Meer-Zorg double murderPrince Reid, a former Policeman, was sentenced to life imprisonment following the murder of two men in 2017. Reid, 61,...
Enmore teen dies following Easter Day accidentDays after she was struck down by a speeding, intoxicated driver at Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD), 18-year-old Angeline Khemraj...
UPDATE: Baby survives, mother dies following boat collisionThe Guyana Defence Force Friday morning confirmed reports of a collision between a Coast Guard vessel and a civilian boat...
Two die after collision with GDF boat in Moruca RiverTwo persons are reported dead after a passenger boat and a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard vessel collided in...
Vagrant found dead with stab woundEdward Bramnarine, a 49-year-old vagrant, was found dead late Thursday night with a stab wound to his chest and a...
Security guard nabbed with 5lbs ganja at WeldaadEon Williams, a 29-year-old security guard employed by Atlas Security Service, was on Wednesday nabbed with 2,385 grammes (or about...
Three arrested following attempts to bribe police in large marijuana findPolice Wednesday night arrested two men following the discovery of more than 9,000 grams of marijuana in a car at...
Fire rips through Canal house leaving two persons homelessA pensioner is among two persons who were displaced and left contemplating their next move after a fire ripped through...
‘Narco-submarine’ carrying more than 5,000 pounds of cocaine intercepted offshoreA self-propelled, semi-submersible vessel, commonly called a narco-submarine, was intercepted off the coast of Guyana and 2,370 kilogrammes (or about...
Bullets for mother-in-law? Taxi Driver shot in second incident stemming from Phagwah Day disagreementRafael Hintzen, a 32-year-old taxi driver of East La Penitence, Georgetown, was injured in the wee hours of Wednesday in...
Murder at Kurupukari: Businessman’s butchered body found outside shop Businessman Johnny Ragubeer, whose age and address are currently unknown, was found dead on Tuesday outside a shop he operated...
Speeding Mahaicony DJ dies in accident along Cottage Public RoadShemroy Henry, 27, of Belmont Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara died Tuesday night after he lost control of his vehicle and...
Construction worker, 18, shot a week after Phagwah Day argumentAydil Francis, an 18-year-old Construction Worker from South Sophia, was shot Tuesday night by a man with whom he argued...
Duo caught with cocaine on ‘go fast’ boat charged, remandedDays after parcels of cocaine were discovered in a “go fast”, the two occupants were on Tuesday charged for the...
DPP Chambers yet to receive files on police shootingsAlmost a week after the Guyana Police Force indicated that it has wrapped up the probes into the fatal shooting...
Duo charged after CANU finds $1.8M worth of marijuana at their houseTwo men, Shammy Edwards and Ken Summer, were arrested over the weekend following the discovery of almost six kilograms of...
Uitvlugt man, 51, dies after hit by minibusNicholas Khelawon, a 51-year-old resident of Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara (WCD), died early Tuesday morning after he was struck down...
