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...
Bartica man caught with illegal ammunitionA 27-year-old gold miner was arrested on Sunday after he was found in possession of 15 rounds of ammunition. In...
‘Dreddy’ gunned down in North RuimveldtPolice investigators are probing the murder of a Campbellville Housing Scheme, Georgetown resident, who was shot and killed during the...
Businessman’s house destroyed by fireA businessman is now counting his losses after a fire destroyed his Lamaha Park, Georgetown house at around 20:42hrs on...
Update: Stepfather, peacemaker chopped to death by jilted boyfriendA triangular love affair between two men and a woman turned deadly on Friday night at Alness Village, Corentyne, Berbice....
Two murdered in BerbicePolice are investigating the murder of two men which occurred on Friday at Alness Village, Corentyne, Berbice. Dead are 51-year-old...
$220M for new CANU HQ as $44B cleared for Home Affairs MinistryThe Parliamentary Committee of Supply on Friday evening approved spending in the sum of $44.8 billion for the Ministry of...
Armed bandits rob Rose Hall Town familyThree masked men, reportedly armed with guns and cutlasses, barged into the premises of a family living in Rose Hall...
Driver on $1M bail for causing death of Port Kaituma residentA 31-year-old driver was on Friday placed on $1M bail for causing the death of Port Kaituma resident, Julius Andrew...
‘Yankee’ sentenced, fined $112M for possession of ganjaSean Thomas called ‘Yankee’, a Kitty, Georgetown resident was on Friday sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined $112 million...
30 Prison Officers displaced as fire guts Kingston buildingA fire of unknown origin on Friday morning destroyed a two-storey wooden building on Parade Street, Kingston, Georgetown, which housed...
Young mother who set Wortmanville house on fire granted station bailA young mother of one, who is accused of deliberately setting the Norton Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown house on fire on...
Woman sets Wortmanville house on fireA woman deliberately set a Norton Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown house on fire on Wednesday at about 06:40 hrs. According to...
Police Academy building to be completed by FridayTop Cop Mr Clifton Hicken, along with Deputy Commissioner ‘Administration’ Mr Calvin Brutus, and Force Training Officer Superintendent Sonia Herbert,...
Benn sees crucial role for Community Policing Groups in fighting crime this yearMinister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn has placed heavy reliance on the National Community Policing Group (CPG) to track down...
Timehri man, 20, gets four years jail time after busted at ganja farmNishart Samsundar, 20, of Timehri North, East Bank Demerara was sentenced to four years imprisonment together with a fine of...
Food vendor who attempted to ‘falsely’ renew gun licence chargedCyril Joseph Dyer called ‘Bling’, a 45-year-old fast food vendor of Light Street, Alberttown, Georgetown, was Tuesday charged with possession...
NAREI Officer on work assignment in Ituni dies in vehiclar accdientAaron Leitch, a District Crop Extension Officer attached to the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) lost his life...
Murder of Corentyne grocery shop owner: Two found guiltyTwo men were on Monday found guilty of the murder of Corentyne businessman Lomenzo Johnny, whose body was discovered four...
