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 brutally murdered in La Penitence house; one of four suspects arrestedPolice have arrested one of four persons who brutally murdered a man on Tuesday afternoon at Middle Road, La Penitence,...
Two die as truck slips off bridge, lands in creek 25 feet belowAn accident on the Lethem Trail Road, North Rupununi, in the vicinity of Canopy Bridge, on Monday claimed the lives...
Venezuelans charged jointly for firearms, drug possessionDays after they were arrested, three Venezuelan nationals were charged jointly for the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and...
Man, 45, charged for making child watch sexual actKurt Spencer, a 45-year-old mason of Bartica, Region Seven was charged on Tuesday and placed on $150,000 bail for allegedly...
Teen dies in Mahaica accidentA 16-year-old pedal cyclist, identified as Varesh Mangal, lost his life in an accident on Sunday at Mahaica, East Coast...
Corentyne shooting: Fiancé granted $500k bail for attempted murderNeil Madramootoo, a 29-year-old engineer, appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on Monday charged with the attempted murder...
Father of 5 remanded on robbery chargeA 45-year-old gold miner and father of five was remanded to prison on Monday for allegedly robbing a woman of...
Cops recover shotgun stolen during robberyPolice on Saturday recovered a shotgun at Crane, West Coast Demerara, days after it was allegedly stolen during a robbery....
Gun, ammo found; suspect on the runRanks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are on the hunt for a man, who allegedly dropped a bag containing...
Gold miner, friends shot and robbed by lone gunmanA 45-year-old gold miner and two of this friends were shot and injured by a lone gunman, who allegedly opened...
Motorcyclist, 32, dies in Haslington accidentAn accident on the Haslington Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Saturday night resulted in the death of a...
Overheated fan caused deadly fire at NAAn “energized” electrical fan overheated and caused the early morning fire at St Magdalene Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice, on Saturday,...
Corentyne shooting: Fiancé re-arrested based on new evidenceThe Police in Berbice have re-arrested the fiancé of Ashmin Mahadeo, a 32-year-old woman who was shot in the neck...
NA woman dies in early morning fireA fire at St. Magdalene Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice, early on Saturday claimed the life of 58-year-old Sharon Austin. She...
Venezuelans nabbed with guns, ammo and drugsRanks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Friday arrested three Venezuelan nationals after they were allegedly found in possession...
Motorcyclist, 26, dies in collision at LindenA 26-year-old motorcylist died on Friday following a collision with a car on Sir David Rose Avenue, Mackenzie, Linden. Dead...
Sir Clive Lloyd’s lawsuit against Chronicle dismissedThe defamation lawsuit filed by former West Indies captain, Sir Clive Lloyd against the State newspaper, Guyana Chronicle has been...
West Ruimveldt man remanded after injuring three in public shootingNicholas Smith, a 27-year-old man of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was remanded to prison on Friday for allegedly discharging a loaded...
