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...
Shot ‘Smallie’ accomplice identified as ‘Gully Side’The man, who was shot and killed along with convicted mass murderer and prison escapee, Mark Royden Williams on Thursday...
‘Smallie’, accomplice shot dead – Crime Chief confirmsCrime Chief, Wendell Blanhum moments ago officially confirmed that notorious convicted mass murderer and prison escapee, Mark Royden Williams and...
Pilot/businessman denies trafficking Venezuelans, placed on $1.3M bailDays after a wanted bulletin was issued for him, Orlando Charles, a 45-year-old pilot, and businessman was placed on a...
Arson suspected in fire that destroyed Karasabai hostelFour teenagers have been detained in relation to the fire that destroyed the St Angela’s Girls’ Hostel in Karasabai Village,...
‘Smallie’ killed during Joint Services operation, rifle recoveredBy Sharda Bacchus shardabacchus@newsroom.stagingsites.cc After several failed attempts to elude law enforcement officials after escaping from the Mazaruni Prison two...
Karasabai girls’ hostel gutted by fire; no injuries reportedThe St. Angela’s girls’ hostel in Karasabai, Region Nine (Upper Takutu- Upper Essequibo) was completely destroyed after an early Thursday...
With no help from Police, woman lives in fear of abusive ex-partnerAfter years of abuse allegedly at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, a 33-year-old woman has walked away from the relationship...
Bodies of mother/daughter at Providence: Suicide note found in living roomSleuths probing the discovery of the decomposed bodies of a mother and her teenage daughter at their rented house at...
Calls to Police Station unanswered as thieves steal millions worth of devices from storeSeveral smartphones and other devices, valued over $2.5 million, were stolen from the Smartphone Solution store at Cornelia Ida, West...
Bodies of mother/daughter at Providence: Door ‘braced’ from inside, bottles of substances foundThe badly decomposed bodies of a woman and her daughter were Wednesday found in a house they rented at Providence,...
Kian Jabour’s ex-partner feels vindicated after court rules her complaints of abuse were not defamatoryAs he protests calling for accountability after the Mahdia dorm fire, politician/businessman Kian Jabour’s ex-partner has come out to call...
Mahdia Tragedy: Family’s hope shattered with passing of Sherana DanielsThe sister of 13-year-old Sherana Daniels who on Tuesday succumbed to injuries sustained during the Mahdia dorm fire says the...
BREAKING: Injured Micobie girl dies at GPHC, taking death toll to 20Following two successful resuscitations since the Mahdia dorm fire on May 21, Sherana Daniels, 13, passed away at the Georgetown...
Guyanese influencer gunned down in ‘targeted’ shooting in AtlantaA Guyanese woman was found dead in the back of an Uber SUV after an early morning shooting in northeast...
Mechanic stabbed to death; girlfriend’s uncle arrestedA 23-year-old mechanic succumbed Monday night, hours after he was allegedly stabbed by his girlfriend’s uncle over an old grievance...
Pilot/businessman Orlando Charles to be charged for trafficking 16 VenezuelansOrlando Charles, a 45-year-old pilot and businessman of Middle Street, Georgetown, will be charged for trafficking 16 Venezuelan nationals between...
Appeal Court reduces jail time for man found guilty of raping boyMark Campbell, who is currently serving a life sentence after he was found guilty of raping a boy twice, had...
48 months jail for fisherman who bought illegal gun for ‘protection’A 24-year-old fisherman was on Monday sentenced to 48 months imprisonment for the possession of an illegal firearm which he...
