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...
Four brothers granted bail for brutal beating of Mahaica fishermanFour brothers who reportedly broadsided a Mahaica, East Coast Demerara fisherman were charged on Friday with felonious wounding and granted...
Man remanded on robbery chargeShawn Bobb appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Friday before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly charged with the offence of...
Repeat offender charged with robberyShamar Davis appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Friday charged with the offence of...
Officers’ training to be improved as Police Force Academy now accreditedTraining of local policemen and women will now be enhanced as the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Academy on Friday received...
Five homeless after fire destroys house at Itaballi LandingA 44-year-old woman and her four children are now homeless after a fire gutted their home at Itaballi Landing in...
Fires almost double this year, 42 people diedFor the year so far, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has responded to a total of 1,347 fires, almost double...
Businessman plans to rebuild after suffering almost $1B in losses from fireStill reeling from almost $1 billion in losses after a fire destroyed his business, the owner of White Boy’s Auto...
Quarry employees died from drowning, blunt trauma to headA post-mortem examination (PME) conducted on Vijai Lallmoni and his son-in-law, Solendra Bhookmohan, whose bodies were recovered in the Essequibo...
Duo charged with murder of ‘Socks’Days after a man was found dead in the vicinity of a mall at Parika, East Bank Essequibo, two labourers...
Motorcyclist dies in accident after failing to stop at traffic lightA motorcyclist who failed to adhere to a stop light at the intersection of North Road and Camp Street has...
Woman, 53, dies on ferry from Mabaruma to GT; teen suffers asthma attackSee below full statement issued by the Ministry of Public Works: The Ministry of Public Works, through the Transport and...
US-based Guyanese drowns in BahamasA 26-year-old US-based Guyanese man drowned last week while he was on a vacation cruise in The Bahamas. The dead...
Burnt body at Parika: Woman died from blunt trauma to head, suspect arrestedA post-mortem examination (PME) conducted on the remains of 29-year-old Shannen Obermullah-Mohamed, found that she died from “severe blunt trauma...
Mother rescues children from burning house in MainstayThe swift actions of a mother saved three of her children after a devastating fire engulfed their house in Mainstay,...
Hammer, crowbar found next to woman’s burnt remains; Cops hunting suspect with mental illnessPolice are on the hunt for a man known as ‘Rodwell’ in connection with the murder of 29-year-old Shannen Obermullah-Mohamed,...
Burnt remains of woman found at ParikaThe burnt remains of a woman were found on Tuesday night outside a house under construction at Parika, East Bank...
Chef confesses to robbing Vreed-en-Hoop betting shop, Goed Fortuin Chinese supermarketDays after he was arrested, 28-year-old Corwin Estwick confessed to robbing a Vreed-en-Hoop betting shop and a Goed Fortuin, West...
Two arrested as CANU ranks seize cocaine worth $8MTwo persons were arrested and just over 17 pounds of cocaine were seized by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit...
