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...
5 rescued by Prison Officers after boat capsizesRanks from the Mazaruni Prison location rescued five miners following a boat mishap in the Mazaruni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni)....
Burnt remains of suspected fruit thief found, farmer arrestedBy Sharda Bacchus Shardabacchus@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Months after he was reportedly electrocuted while scaling a fence during a fruits raid with his...
Bartica taxi driver charged for possession of marijuanaA 28-year-old taxi driver was on Monday remanded to prison after he was charged for possession of 33,470 grammes of...
‘Splash-A-Mani’ patron remanded on illegal gun, ammo chargesAndrew Marks, a 27-year-old vendor, who was allegedly found in possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition at last Friday’s...
Trio busted with illegal ammoA 28-year-old driver and two other men were arrested on Saturday following the discovery of five live .32 rounds of...
Wanted man arrested for 2022 murderAfter managing to elude law enforcement officials for more than one year, Shawn Thomas called Troy Richards, who was wanted...
UPDATE: Taxi driver was shot in face, Police looking for two suspectsInvestigators are on the hunt for two suspects in relation to the murder of taxi driver Eon Holder who was...
Taxi driver shot dead during argumentPolice are investigating the murder of a taxi driver, who was shot and killed on Saturday morning during an argument...
Duo busted collecting $64 million in cocaine over airport fenceRanks of the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Thursday arrested two men at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA),...
Cops probing Berbice murderPolice are continuing their search for Nicholas Johnson called ‘Suga’, 24 of No.51 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, who stabbed a man...
18 months jail, $115,000 fine for ganjaOdingo Marks, a 30-year-old Vendor of Sand Reef, Queenstown, Essequibo Coast, was sentenced on Tuesday to 18 months imprisonment, with...
Duo remanded on simple larceny chargeTwo men on Tuesday appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Grove Magistrate’s Court charged with the offence of Simple...
Construction workers remanded on break and enter and larceny chargeThree construction workers on Tuesday appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court charged with the offence of...
Berbice man murdered during argument over cellphonePolice are on the hunt for Nicholas Johnson called ‘Suga’, 24 of No.51 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, who reportedly murdered a...
Sophia woman who suffers from seizures missing since Valentine’s DayThe relatives of Eugenie Holder of Sophia, Greater Georgetown are seeking the public’s assistance to locate her after she went...
Man, 33, dies in early morning accidentMashaun Tyrell, 33, of David Street, Kitty, Georgetown died during the wee hours of Tuesday in a motor vehicular accident....
Two prisoners escape from Police custodyTwo prisoners, 31-year-old Keon Webster and 23-year-old Kareem Douglas, escaped from Police custody on Monday, just as they were being...
Fire destroys Bartica house, arson suspectedA house at Bartica, Agatash Squatting Area, Region Seven, was on Sunday destroyed by a fire that was maliciously set....
