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...
Illegal connection, faulty wiring caused fire at BourdaThe Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has determined that the cause of the fire at Bourda Street, Georgetown, on Monday morning...
‘Rasta Man’ remanded for murder of labourerChief Magistrate (ag), Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on Monday remanded Dillon Frank, known as ‘Rasta Man’ and ‘Buggaz’ to prison for the...
Wife killer gets 19 years jailWazim Perreira known as ‘Johnny’ was on Monday sentenced to serve 19 years behind bars for the murder of his...
Insufficient evidence: Judge frees trio accused of murdering elderly coupleThree men were on Monday freed of the murder of an elderly rice-farming couple, Mohamed Munir and his wife, Bibi...
Ogle shooting: Motorcyclist died from three gunshots to head, one to chestA post-mortem examination conducted on the body of 42-year-old Kimal Khan found that he died from multiple gunshot injuries –...
Man arrested for brutally stabbing wife to death in Reg. 8Police have arrested a 41-year-old man who reportedly stabbed his wife to death on Monday morning at Princeville Backdam, Potaro,...
Inspector Chisholm retires after 41 years of serviceInspector Jacqueline Chisholm has retired after dedicating more than four decades — forty-one (41) years to be exact — to...
Fire allegedly started by vagrant destroys stalls at BourdaA fire that destroyed vending stalls at Bourda Street, Georgetown, on Monday morning was allegedly started by a vagrant who...
Vreed-en-Hoop miner dies after fight with ‘Saw Man’Perry Budhram, a miner from Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara (WCD), died on Saturday after he was chopped during a fight...
Stepfather arrested after allegedly raping child multiple timesA man is in Police custody after he was accused of sexually assaulting his 10-year-old stepchild several times in Region...
Cop hospitalised after crashing into truckA Police Constable is hospitalised in a serious condition after the vehicle he was driving collided with a truck early...
Mon Repos man gunned down at OgleKimal Khan, a 42-year-old resident of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was shot dead at the Ogle Public Road...
Cop under close arrest after air gun, ammo found in carA Police Constable from Regional Division #2 (Pomeroon- Supenaam) has been placed under close arrest after an air pistol and...
Labourer, 23, jailed for unlawful woundingKevin Odit, a 23-year-old labourer of Anna Regina, Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam), was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for unlawfully...
UPDATE: Man, 33, was unconscious & trapped inside garbage truck after others rescuedAngel Azocar, 33, a porter of Reliance, Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam) died on Saturday morning after he was trapped inside...
Porter dies after garbage truck crashes into trenchA porter died on Saturday morning at Cullen, Essequibo Coast, after the garbage truck he was in crashed into a...
Duo charged in 2021 multi-million-dollar gold heist freed due to insufficient evidenceTwo men, who were accused of the 2021 multi-million dollar gold heist at Wallison Enterprise at Gordon Street, Kitty, Georgetown,...
Family clings to hope for justice two years after taxi driver found dead in Bagotstown homeRelatives of Raoul Melville called ‘Tony’ made a harrowing discovery on March 4, 2021 when they when they stumbled on...
