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, 93, dies in North West wildfireThe authorities are probing the death of 93-year-old Alexander Josephine, a “respected member” of the Parakies Village community in the...
Teen accused of stealing from pensioner released on bailArshaad Kowshall, an 18-year-old labourer was last Friday placed on bail after he was charged with stealing from an Essequibo...
Farmer charged for wounding Pomeroon menA 38-year-old farmer was on Monday placed on $150,000 bail after he denied wounding two Pomeroon, Region Two men several...
Labourer, 39, busted with illegal gun, ammo & ganjaPolice on Wednesday arrested a 39-year-old labourer following the discovery of an unlicensed gun with ammunition and a quantity of...
Police Constable under close arrest after Sergeant dies during manhunt for prison escapeeA shooting incident on Tuesday resulted in the death of 53-year-old Police Sergeant Alex Vaughn. Police Headquarters on Wednesday said...
Two farmers, driver get bail on simple larceny chargeTwo farmers and a driver were on Tuesday jointly charged with simple larceny and were each released on $75,000 bail....
Man to compensate victim after he confesses to stealing car partsA taxi driver who was last week charged with stealing car parts opted to compensate the victim with $125,000. Joseph...
Security Guard, 60, remanded on rape chargeMicheal Adams called ‘Crocklie’, 60, a Security Guard of Goedverwagting Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara, was on Tuesday charged with...
Joint Services intensify search for escapee, prison officers questionedAs the investigation into the brutal murders of David Gomes and his 75-year-old mother Elizabeth Gomes continues, a team of...
Tuschen security guard killed in robbery at supermarketPaul Waterman, a security guard and resident of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo was shot dead allegedly by three male bandits...
Teen charged after caught with illegal gun used to shoot Berbice womanLess than two weeks after a woman was shot and injured, an eighteen-year-old Berbice resident was on Monday slapped with...
‘He lived life, he loved bikes’ – Sister says Trim survived recent accident with injuriesDomall Trim, the 26-year-old motorcyclist who lost his life in an accident Sunday night was recently injured in a mishap...
UPDATE: Trim rode past waiting vehicles and collided with a trailerA 26-year-old motorcyclist died Sunday night after he collided with a trailer on the McDoom Public Road, East Bank Demerara...
Eteringbang fire ravages three buildingsA fire of unknown origin on Sunday morning ravaged three wooden buildings at the Eteringbang Landing, in the Upper Cuyuni...
Two years jail for man, 67, involved in Bartica fatal accidentByron Pearson, a 67-year-old resident of Mongrippa Hill, Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni- Mazaruni), will spend two years in jail after...
Taxi driver, mother hacked to death allegedly by prison escapeeDavid Gomes, a 49-year-old driver of D’Urban Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown, and his 75-year-old mother Elizabeth ‘Nellie’ Gomes, were chopped to...
Security guard’s house destroyed by fireA security guard is counting his losses after a fire destroyed her No.76 Village, Corentyne, Berbice house on Thursday....
City Constable who shot and killed vendor in 2018 freedA 55-year-old Lance Corporal attached to the City Constabulary, was on Friday freed of the 2018 fatal shooting of a...
