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...
Health Ministry employee dies in car accident, wife hospitalised with head injuriesA 30-year-old man of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, died on Friday night after he reportedly lost control of his...
Family of ‘Smallie’ & authorities agreed on funeral arrangements – Home AffairsSee below full statement issued by the Home Affairs Ministry: Royden Williams was charged, inter alia, with the total of...
Murdered Coast Guard Lieutenant’s car recoveredInvestigators probing the murder of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lieutenant (Coast Guard), Rondel Anthony Douglas, have recovered the car that...
Young security guard dies hours after motorcycle accidentA security guard from Black Bush Polder, East Berbice-Corentyne, died hours after he crashed into another motorcyclist along the Mibicuri...
Black Bush Polder man dies days after hit by truckA Black Bush Polder, East Berbice-Corentyne man has succumbed to injuries he sustained in an accident last weekend. The News...
Man remanded for possessions of ganjaTwenty-seven-year-old Malik Forde was on Thursday remanded to prison for the possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. Forde...
Man gets three years jail for robbing taxi driverA Pike Street, Kitty, Georgetown resident was on Thursday sentenced to three years imprisonment for the armed robbery committed on...
Deadly Mahaica fire: Children were playing with matchesA preliminary investigation into the fire that claimed that lives of two sisters at Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on...
Son sentenced to 4 years jail, father released on time served for murder of Mon Repos manA man was on Thursday sentenced to four years imprisonment for the 2018 murder of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara...
Murdered Coast Guard Lieutenant was robbed of car after suspect posed as customerGuyana Defence Force (GDF) Lieutenant (Coast Guard), Rondel Anthony Douglas, who was shot and killed on Wednesday night, worked as...
Lieutenant Douglas was a ‘committed, dedicated’ officer – GDF mournsSee below full statement issued by the Guyana Defence Force following the murder of Rondel Douglas, a Lieutenant (Coast Guard):...
Berbice man wanted for attempted murder of ex-partnerThe Guyana Police Force on Wednesday issued a wanted bulletin for Sasenarine Sankar of the #69 Village, Corentyne, Region Six...
Woman in stable condition after stabbed by security guardPolice have arrested a 25-year-old female security guard who reportedly stabbed a 43-year-old labourer in the vicinity of Republic Bank...
Berbice man, 44, arrested with ganja worth $12.5MPaul Lewis, 44, of No. 30 Village, West Coast Berbice was arrested on Wednesday at his home by ranks of...
GDF captain shot and killed in North RuimveldtInvestigators are probing the death of a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) captain who died in a shooting incident at North...
Bandits steal safe with money from Eureka labArmed bandits on Tuesday night reportedly pounced on the Eureka Medical Laboratory on Thomas Street, Georgetown, where they bound the...
10 persons now homeless after Mahaica fire that claimed lives of two girlsThe Guyana Fire Service is still investigating the cause of a fire that resulted in the deaths of two children...
Man remanded for allegedly snatching woman’s cellphoneA man appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday charged with the theft of a Samsung Galaxy A03 cellphone...
