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...
New Amsterdam woman who fed husband poison charged with murderA 42-year-old woman of Timmers Dam, Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam was remanded to prison Monday after being charged with murder....
Mahdia tragedy: 15-year-old student charged with 19 counts of murder; remandedThe 15-year-old student who is accused of setting the Mahdia Secondary female dormitory on fire was on Monday charged with...
NDC chairwoman arrested for removing elections materialPolice have arrested the Chairwoman of the Lancaster/Hogstye Neighbourhood Democratic (NDC) following a report that flags placed by the People’s...
Smallie’s accomplice snatched gun from Police after he was caughtNeon Howard, a 33-year-old man of Friendship, East Coast Demerara (ECD) who was an accomplice of prison escapee, Royden Willams,...
Police kill Smallie’s accomplice during crossfire An unidentified accomplice of notorious convicted criminal, Royden Williams, who recently escaped from the Mazaruni prison, was killed during a...
Mahdia tragedy: 19 murder charges for alleged teenage arsonistPolice have received legal advice to charge the 15-year-old girl who allegedly set the female dormitory of the Mahdia Secondary...
Shopkeeper chopped at Frenchman BackdamRandy Tello, a 36-year-old shopkeeper of Frenchman Backdam, Upper Demerara River, Region Ten was chopped in his face and other...
Mahdia tragedy: DNA results back, all bodies positively identifiedFollowing meticulous tests and analyses conducted this week, the bodies of the remaining 14 persons who perished in the tragic...
Fire rips through two houses, seven homelessThe Guyana Fire Service has come under heavy criticism for showing up unprepared at the scene of the fire at...
Mahdia tragedy: President Ali commits to full compensation for affected families; hints at special inquiryPresident Dr. Irfaan Ali on Thursday committed to providing full compensation to the families affected in the horrific fire at...
Superintendent of Prisons among six charged with ‘Smallie’ escapeA total of six persons, including a Superintendent of Prisons and his second-in-command, were remanded to prison on Thursday after...
Hunt continues for ‘Smallie’; woman, boat captain remain in custodyDays after he fled from the Mazaruni Prison in what was a well-planned escape, law enforcement officials are continuing their...
Suspect busted with loot hours after burglaryHours after he allegedly broke into a Hydronie, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) house and carted off with a quantity of...
Gold miner shot while out with family in AlbouystownPolice are investigating a shooting incident which has left a 27-year-old gold miner with a gunshot wound to his left...
Couple freed of drug trafficking chargeA Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara (ECD) husband and wife were freed some two years after they were charged with trafficking...
Father of seven beaten to death on D’Urban StreetA father of seven was on Tuesday beaten to death by three men during an argument at D’Urban Street, Lodge,...
Man, 20, hospitalised after hit & run; mother wants justice A 20-year-old is hospitalised following a hit-and-run accident that occurred almost two weeks ago in the vicinity of Blygezight Gardens,...
Mahdia Tragedy: Five dorm doors were locked with keys – Fire Service reportMore details into the deadly fire at the Mahdia Secondary School female dormitory on Sunday night are being made available....
