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...
‘Most’ deficiencies at Mahdia Fire Station rectified; more firefighters needed – Fire Chief tells COIAcknowledging that the Mahdia Fire Station, with the lone appliance in the township, faced with a number of shortcomings during...
Police suspect ‘gangs’ involved in assault, robbery of studentsAs investigations into the assault and robbery of two students on Tuesday night continue, Police are now probing whether the...
Man, 19, charged for armed robberyMwange Smith, a 19-year-old unemployed youth of ‘B’ Field Sophia, Georgetown, was arrested on Sunday last and charged on Wednesday...
Welfare officers, Police called in after student ‘choked’ by another with a twineThe mother of a 15-year-old student of Friendship Secondary School on the East Bank of Demerara made a report at...
Friendship man who assaulted woman remanded to prisonSimon Corlette, a 27-year-old resident of Friendship Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara, was arrested and charged on October 03, 2023,...
Human Services Ministry ramps up focus on elder abuseThe Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MHSSS), through the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Policy Unit, in collaboration...
Charlestown fire: Woman, 97, among a dozen persons homelessMore than a dozen persons, including a 97-year-old woman, are now homeless after a fire of unknown origin destroyed a...
Corentyne shooting: File sent for legal advice, fiancé remains in custodyDays after 32-year-old Ashmin Mahadeo was shot to her neck at her Williamsburg Corentyne, Berbice home, her fiancé remains in...
Five months later, four charged for wounding manTrevor Carter was assaulted by four men on April 9, 2023, at Capoey Mission, Region 2, and five months later,...
Essequibo businessman accused of raping 13-year-oldA 60-year-old Essequibo Coast businessman accused of raping a 13-year-old child turned himself into police on Wednesday. Police Headquarters said...
Two students assaulted, robbed by five menTwo students, a 16-year-old and a 15-year-old, were assaulted and robbed by five men while leaving lessons on Tuesday night....
Daniel Seeram assault charge: Reg.4 Chairman summoned after failing to appear in courtChairman of Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) Daniel Seeram was initially expected to appear in court last week to answer to a...
Man, 72, remanded for possession of unlicensed firearm, ammunitionGeorge Aubrey Archer, a 72-year-old pensioner of Suddie Public Road, Essequibo Coast, has been charged with the possession of a...
Capoey logger remanded to prison for attempted murderArkanel Edwards, a 22-year-old logger of Capoey Mission, Essequibo Coast, was on Tuesday charged with attempted murder. Edwards was charged...
Daniel Seeram: Reg. 4 Chairman to be charged for assaulting wifeChairman of Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) Daniel Seeram is slated to appear in court next week to answer to a charge...
Trio charged for Reg. 6 RDC robbery, released on $500K bail eachThree men, who are accused of breaking into the Region Six Regional Democratic Council (RDC) office and carting off with...
Demerara Assizes opens with 276 cases listed for trialA total of 276 cases are listed for trial during the October 2023 session of the Demerara Criminal Assizes. This...
Gun found stashed in ceiling of house where Berbice woman was shotPolice investigating how a Berbice woman was shot Sunday morning have found a gun in the ceiling of the room...
