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...
Charges for bar owners as Gov’t sounds alarm over ‘senseless deaths’ caused by drunk driversThe Attorney General Chambers on Wednesday issued a stern warning against liquor license holders, particularly bar owners, who continue to...
Porter dies, speeding driver survives with bruises following Bartica accidentA lorry driver was injured and his colleague died following an accident on the 15KM Potaro Road in Bartica, Region...
‘His blood was pouring out…blood from head to toe’- Mother recalls last moments with sonThe mother of Abdool Javid Razack, the 28-year-old man who was stabbed to death at Lusignan on Monday, is hoping...
Pump attendant gets life imprisonment for killing friendEssequibo pump attendant Nankishore Persaud was sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday for beating and killing his friend during an...
Herstelling arson: Elderly couple left homelessThe Guyana Fire Service has determined that someone maliciously set fire to a house at Third Street, Herstelling, East Bank...
Taxi driver dead, passenger critical after car topples on the Soesdyke/Linden highwayA 48-year-old taxi driver was killed and another man was critically injured when the car in which they were crashed...
Karasabai farmer dies after losing control of motorcycleA 57-year-old farmer was killed on Sunday after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a bridge at...
Pastor walks free of rape chargeAn Essequibo pastor who was on trial for raping and drugging a female just over a year ago was freed...
Lusignan man stabbed to death, suspect arrestedA 28-year-old man was stabbed to death during a confrontation on Monday at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara (ECD) and the...
Deadly crash: Presidential Guard was speeding, overtaking vehicles; woman seriously injuredThe 24-year-old Presidential Guard who died in an accident on Sunday morning was reportedly speeding and overtaking a line of...
Truck driver stabbed to death, others robbed by bandits at EcclesPolice are on the hunt for four bandits who allegedly stabbed to death a 45-year-old truck driver and robbed several...
Presidential Guard dies in Coverden accidentAvandel Narine, a Policeman attached to the Presidential Guard, died on Sunday after he was injured in an accident at...
Money changer robbed by men with toy gun, knife A businessman identified as 24-year-old Parshram Sukraj was on Saturday morning robbed of $70,000 while conducting business along the Rose...
Corriverton man electrocuted while erecting telephone poleA 27-year-old man from Dukestown, Corriverton, Berbice died on Saturday after he was electrocuted while working with several others to...
Watchman remanded for murder of Anna Catherina fishermanA 23-year-old watchman was remanded to prison on Friday for the murder of Monoff Azeem, the fisherman who was beaten...
Probe still ongoing into Roma Dookeran’s murderThe investigation into the murder of Roma Dookeran, the overseas-based Guyanese, whose body was found at the Leguan foreshore last...
Two brothers remanded for murder of Berbice teenagerTwo brothers on Friday appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court charged with the murder of 18-year-old Keon Byass, a...
Teenager stabbed at Berbice snacketteA 17-year-old labourer of Abary Creek, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, is currently hospitalised at the New Amsterdam Hospital after he...
