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 wanted for murder of Coast Guard Lieutenant arrestedJoshua Parris called ‘Stewie’, one of two men wanted in relation to the murder of Coast Guard Lieutenant Rondel Anthony Douglas...
Cyclist dies in Greenwich Park accident, intoxicated driver in police custodyA cyclist who has only been identified as ‘Shako’ died after he was struck on the Greenwich Park Public Road,...
Karasabai hostel fire: Teenagers charged, remandedThe four teenage boys who are accused of starting the fire that destroyed the St Angela’s Girls’ Hostel in Karasabai,...
Family says biker involved in Mandela Avenue accident ‘didn’t slow down in time’Relatives of Lakeram Etwaroo called “Anil”, who died on Sunday in an accident on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, say the man...
Relatives say post from collapsing shed killed Letter Kenny manRelatives of Romesh Peters, the 57-year-old Corentyne man who was found dead after an argument with his son, are claiming...
Two die in Long Creek accidentA motorcyclist and his pillion rider died on Monday night after they were involved in an accident along the Long...
Fisherman found dead moments after argument with sonA Berbice fisherman was Monday night found dead following a heated argument with his son at Letterkenny Village, Corentyne, Berbice....
Boy, 13, crushed after falling from canterAn Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast family is mourning the death of a 13-year-old boy who fell off a canter and was...
UPDATE: Soldier shot 27 rounds from AK-47 killing colleague during argumentPrivate Tevon Daymon was shot and killed Monday morning moments after he reportedly hit his colleague with a gun and...
Woman accused of operating Ponzi scheme slapped with 17 fraud chargesA former insurance manager, accused of swindling millions of dollars from residents on the West Coast of Berbice (WCB), was...
Biker dies after colliding with truckAn accident on Nelson Mandela Avenue, Georgetown on Sunday night has resulted in the death of a 47-year-old Diamond, East...
Miner found dead beneath loam at mining site in Region SevenThe body of 28-year-old miner from Goshen Village, Bartica, Essequibo River, was on Sunday found beneath a heap of loam...
Man found dead in city apartmentInvestigators are probing the death of a man whose body was discovered in his Regent and Cumming’s Street, Georgetown apartment...
Pensioner killed at Berbice Dharam ShalaAn investigation has been launched into the murder of a 62-year-old resident of the Fort Canje Dharam Shala, New Amsterdam...
Two men wanted for murder of Coast Guard LieutenantTwo men, Jamie Ghanie and Howard (only name given) called ‘Stewie’, are wanted by the Guyana Police Force for the...
Rice farmer killed during argument with labourer An 18-year-old labourer has been arrested after he stabbed a 25-year-old rice farmer during an argument. Dead is Pursoram Ganpat,...
GDF confirms soldier shot and killed by colleague at Army baseThe Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Monday confirmed that a soldier was shot and killed by a colleague at the...
Toddler hospitalised after locked inside car for 30 minutesPolice have detained a taxi driver who reportedly forgot a three-year-old baby boy inside his car and locked the vehicle...
