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...
Ex-cop back in court for fraudEx-police officer Paul Watson was released on $1.3 million bail on Tuesday for fraudulently obtaining money by posing as a...
Driver in Rupert Craig Highway fatal accident on bail as probe continues-Traffic ChiefThe businessman who was driving the minibus that crashed into 69-year-old Kissoondai Sewratan last Tuesday has been released on bail...
Canje man’s ex-partner being questioned after house goes up in flamesThe home of a 28-year-old sales assistant of Adelphi Village, East Canje Berbice was last night destroyed by fire. Andre...
Geography scholarship student dies days after attack at barAn 18-year-old University of Guyana (UG) student succumbed last Friday, days after he was allegedly assaulted and stabbed by masked...
Five in custody for murder of Anna Catherina fishermanPolice have arrested five suspects who are accused of beating and stabbing 26-year-old fisherman, Monoff Azeem at his Anna Catherina,...
Fisherman, 26, beaten & stabbed to death at Anna CatherinaPolice are investigating the murder of a 26-year-old fisherman who was allegedly beaten and stabbed to death by a group...
Child hospitalised after struck down by carAn accident on the Golden Fleece Public Road, Essequibo Coast on Sunday has led to the hospitalization of a 12-year-old...
One dead, two injured in motorcycle accident at EnmoreAn accident on the access road at Enmore, East Coast Demerara in the wee hours of Sunday resulted in the...
Man dies, five hospitalised after driver loses control on Mabura trailOne man is dead and five others are hospitalised after a driver lost control of a pick-up and crashed on...
Ann’s Grove man arrested for murder of North West resident A 44-year-old pork-knocker from Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara is in Police custody over the stabbing death of Joel Ramitt,...
‘Don King’ arrested with unlicensed pistol, ammoPolice in Region Seven have arrested a 32-year-old Bartica resident for the alleged illegal possession of an unlicensed 9mm pistol...
Major disaster averted at Essequibo rice millThe Guyana Fire Service is being recognised for its efficacy in averting a major disaster at the Imam Bacchus Rice...
Berbice clothes vendor sentenced, fined for narcotics possessionA Berbice clothes vendor was on Thursday sentenced to three years, nine months in prison and fined after admitting to...
Fire Service warns of fine, jail time for open burning of garbage, grassThe Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is reminding persons that the burning of garbage and/or grass openly is prohibited and those...
Berbice NDC robbed of over $1.3 million in cashThe Fort Ordinance Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) was in the wee hours of Thursday morning broken into, with thieves carting...
Weapons, wine found during Mazaruni prison searchThirteen improvised weapons and two grammes of cannabis were among items smuggled into the Mazaruni Prison in Region Seven (Cuyuni-...
Mahaicony man, 75, burnt to death after fire from rubbish heap next door spreads to houseA 75-year-old Mahaicony man was burnt to death on Wednesday afternoon after fire from a rubbish heap next door spread...
Overheating AC conductor caused fire which killed Corentyne pastorAn overheating AC conductor ignited nearby combustibles, sparking a fire that destroyed a house at Williamsburg, Corentyne, leaving a 64-year-old...
