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...
Two years jail for teen found with illegal gunShakel Thomas, the 18-year-old handyman from Laing Avenue, Georgetown who was arrested at the weekend with an illegal gun was...
Two brothers arrested after beating Mahaica fisherman with cutlassesTwo brothers were arrested on Tuesday as police ranks continue their search for two others who broadsided a Mahaica, East...
16 sugar workers among 20 persons charged for unlawful acts during protestTwenty persons, including 16 sugar workers, were arrested in Berbice and charged on Tuesday with several offences, ranging from obstruction...
Motorcyclist, 71, dies following collision with carAn accident on the Zealand Public Road, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD) Tuesday morning claimed the life of 71-year-old Beersain...
Motorcyclist dies in Berbice accident while overtaking carAn accident on Kendall Public Road in East Berbice Tuesday morning claimed the life of Ajay Ramchand, a 43-year-old motorcyclist....
Bodies of quarry employees recovered following suspected drowningThe bodies of a man and his son-in-law were recovered in the Essequibo River on Tuesday, hours after they reportedly...
Sophia man charged, remanded for ganja possessionJerome Bernard, a 42-year-old labourer of Sophia, Georgetown was on Monday remanded to prison after he was charged for allegedly...
Businessman accused of conspiring to traffic marijuana remanded to prisonA 30-year-old businessman was on Monday charged with conspiring to traffic more than 11,000 grams of marijuana three weeks ago...
Taxi driver who jumped traffic light gets $300k bail for death by dangerous drivingA taxi driver identified as 52-year-old Lloyd McKenzie of Belfield, East Coast Demerara was Monday released on $300,000 after he...
Chef, wanted for spate of robberies, arrested during Police operation at Peters HallCorwin Estwick, a 29-year-old Chef who was wanted for several robberies that occurred in Region Three was Monday morning arrested...
Man escapes with $600k after falsely promising to sell carJarrel Barker, 21, of Tuschen, West Demerara was Monday charged with fraud. Baker appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before...
$300k bail for duo charged for armed robbery at Lusignan supermarketJamal Seymour, a 26-year-old Carpenter Campbell and Sussex Street, Albouystown, Georgetown and Ryan Goodluck, a 29-year-old Vendor of Herstelling, East...
Cyclist, 73, dies after struck by carAbdool Mohamed, 73, died Sunday night after he was allegedly struck by a motor car on the Harlem Public Road,...
U.S. Army, Guyana Defence Forces conduct training exercise See the full statement from the U.S Embassy in Georgetown below: A team from the United States Army 1st Security...
Handyman, 18, arrested with firearm at Vergenoegen barAn 18-year-old handyman of Laing Avenue, Georgetown was arrested at around 03:49 hrs Sunday after ranks on a mobile patrol...
Mahdia tragedy: Lawyer wants COI paused until criminal case against teen girl is completeAttorney-at-law, Dexter Todd, who is representing the 15-year-old girl who allegedly set fire to the Mahdia Secondary School female dorms...
Body of boat captain found floating in Pomeroon RiverThe body of Reagan Rodriguez, which was submerged due to a boat mishap in the Pomeroon River at about 14:40...
Bartica businessman charged over shooting at nightclubVivendra Balgobin, a 46-year-old businessman of Fifth Avenue, Bartica was Friday charged with the attempted murder of Conroy Cox, called...
