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...
Corentyne student, 14, drowns at OreallaNathaniel Nelson, a 14-year-old Line Path Secondary School student died on Sunday in an alleged drowning which occurred at about...
Boy, 13, drowns at ‘Buck Town’ creekAnthony Gordon, a 13-year-old student of Wismar/Christianburg Secondary School, reportedly drowned at around 13:00 hrs on Sunday at ‘Buck Town’...
Man attacked, stabbed to death at Vreed-en-HoopA man was attacked and died on Saturday, moments after going to see his aunt who was visiting from the...
Police, bandits in high-speed chase after Chinese nationals beaten, robbedA robbery at the Hong Tai Supermarket at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara led to a high-speed chase between a...
10 days later, a mother still waits at the head of a street for her 10-Y-0 sonJormin Thomas, a 10-year-old boy from Shieldstown, West Coast Berbice was last seen on April 18 and his family is...
Kero stove explodes: GWI worker counting losses after fire guts homeA 59-year-old Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) employee is now homeless after a fire, caused by a kerosene stove, gutted his...
With improvements at forensic lab, some foreign experts to lecture at UG Some forensic scientists hired by the Guyana Government to work at the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory will also be engaged...
30 more 4x4s; aviation unit soon as Top Cop reports less accidents involving Force vehiclesCommissioner of Police (ag) Clifton Hicken on Thursday said more vehicles are being bought for the Guyana Police Force even...
Driver in hit & run granted $80,000 bailBudhram Heeralall, the driver in the hit-and-run accident that has left 52-year-old Allan Downes critically injured was charged with two...
Softer approach to crime fighting as Restorative Justice Centre launched Almost two years after efforts began on restorative justice in Guyana, a centre was launched on Wednesday with a pilot...
Mechanic dies after losing control of car at ColdingenA 28-year-old mechanic lost his life on Tuesday night after he allegedly lost control of his car along the Coldingen...
Murder in Sophia: Woman stabbed 22 times by boyfriend, wanted to end relationshipBy Sharda Bacchus shardabacchus@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Lisa George, the mother of two who was brutally stabbed to death by her partner on...
Interpol issues ‘red notice’ for couple wanted for murder of Police Constable The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has issued red notices for Thakurdial Samaroo and Naqeeba Zahid Zafarali, the couple wanted...
Three years jail for possession of illegal gun, ammoA 34-year-old shopkeeper of Sophia Squatting area in Georgetown was on Tuesday sentenced to three years imprisonment for the possession...
Gold miner remanded for murder of brotherGordon Henry, a 33-year-old gold miner of Falls Top Village, North West District (NWD), was on Tuesday remanded to prison...
Labourer dies after crushed by piles at construction site in LindenA workplace accident at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Ground in Linden on Tuesday resulted in the death of Cledwin...
Security guard charged with rapeDevon Williams known as ‘Lootie’, a 36-year-old security guard, of Fyrish, Corentyne Berbice and Wismar, Linden appeared before Magistrate Clive...
Businessman accused of stealing millions worth of equipment, contractors’ tools from several bondsDevindra Moteeram, a 26-year-old businessman of Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, was remanded to prison after he was charged with...
