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...
Ogle Day Care owner remanded to prison on manslaughter chargeDenise Benn, the owner of the Ogle, East Coast Demerara day care where seven-month-old Oriya Gravesande died was on Thursday...
Pastor perishes in Corentyne fireA pastor has been killed after his Williamsburg, Corentyne home went up in flames Thursday morning. Dead is Herman Pereira,...
$1.54 billion in marijuana plants destroyed at Ebini, DeVeldtThe Police and the Army’s Coast Guard have destroyed marijuana plants with a street value of $1.54 billion at Ebini...
Berbice clothes vendor nabbed with suitcase of ganjaA 39-year-old Berbice clothes vendor has been arrested after she was caught carrying a suitcase packed with 13 parcels of...
Woman hospitalised in critical state after boyfriend attacked her with cutlassA 34-year-old woman is currently hospitalised in a critical condition at the New Amsterdam Hospital after she was chopped multiple...
Turkeyen businessman gets $200,000 bail for possession of firearm, ammo chargesJoshua Taylor called ‘Chiney’, who was arrested after he was caught with an illegal firearm and a quantity of ammunition was on...
E/bo man gets $100,000 bail after charged for break and enter, burglaryHeamwant Charritar, a 27-year-old labourer of Lot 20 Columbia, Essequibo Coast, was Tuesday charged with the offence of break and...
Woman killed in accident had just paid for house lot, was returning home to celebrate son’s birthdaySixty-nine-year-old Kissoondai Sewratan, the woman who was struck down by a minibus on Tuesday night, had just paid for a...
Man, 51, busted with 30 pounds of ‘ganja’Pradesh Hardwar, a 51-year-old resident of the Zeelugt Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo, was nabbed with about 30 pounds (13.4...
Tucville duo charged with robbery granted bailChief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Wednesday released two Tucville, Georgetown residents on $20,000 bail for robbing a man. Neville Dundas,...
Woman, 69, dies after struck down by minibusA 69-year-old woman was killed after she was Tuesday night struck down by a minibus on the Rupert Craig highway....
37 cases heard in Demerara’s first Criminal Assizes for the yearThe Demerara Criminal Assizes heard a total of 37 cases, out of the 307 which were presented in its first...
Death at Day Care: Manslaughter charge recommended for owner Two weeks after an infant died while in the care of an Ogle, East Coast Demerara Day Care, the Office...
Miner arrested after Police find shotgun hidden in bushes at ImbaimadaiA 35-year-old miner was arrested on Monday following the discovery of an illegal shotgun, which he allegedly hid in some...
Turkeyen businessman arrested with firearm, ammoPolice have arrested a 21-year-old businessman from Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown after he was found with an illegal firearm and a...
Former cop, who was wrongfully imprisoned, loses $100M lawsuit against the StateFormer Police Sergeant, Colin Bailey last Friday lost his bid to secure $100M from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP),...
Zeelugt motorcyclist injured in collision with Police vehicleA 25-year-old motorcyclist is currently nursing injuries sustained in an accident with a Guyana Police Force (GPF) pickup at the De Willem...
Ruimveldt man shot, robbed; suspect arrestedPolice have arrested a suspect in connection with the robbery and attempted murder of 33-year-old Damion Allicock which occurred on...
