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...
Linden contractor who shot Police Sergeant now facing murder chargeFawaz McRae, the Linden contractor who was initially charged with attempting to murder Police Sergeant Jermain Semple was on Wednesday...
Death at Ogle Day Care: DPP asks Police to conduct further probeThe Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has returned the file to the Police Force advising them to...
Shop owner, three others arrested as cops probe death of Mabaruma manPolice in Region One (Barima-Waini) are investigating the death of a resident of Mabaruma, who succumbed on Tuesday, hours after...
Teenager claims self defence in murder of porknockerThe 17-year-old suspect, who is accused of murdering Shimron Benjamin, the porknocker who was found with his face bashed in...
Cabinet to soon approve new laws to address use of electric bikesEven with an influx of electric bikes in Guyana in recent years and several fatal accidents involving these vehicles, its...
Several persons charged for chicken smuggling operations- GRA statementThe Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Tuesday said several persons were charged for chicken smuggling following investigations and reminded the...
Queens, NY men convicted for murder of Guyanese visitorTwo men have been convicted for the murder of a Guyanese man who was visiting New York for his grandmother’s...
Pedestrian succumbs hours after struck down on Canje BridgeA 61-year-old security guard who was attached to the New Amsterdam Technical Institute has succumbed to injuries he sustained after...
Man nabbed with imported ganja fined $5.4 million, jailed for 5 yearsA man nabbed with imported marijuana has been fined $5.4 million and jailed for five years. Andy Jainandan appeared before...
Construction worker remanded to prison for killing Canje manTrevor Rajmangal, a construction worker of West Canfield, East Canje Berbice, on Monday appeared via Zoom before Magistrate Sherdel Isaac-...
Days after, Region Nine man still in shock after caiman attackDays after he was attacked by a caiman while fishing at the Takutu Pond in Region Nine, a 25-year-old man...
Suspect arrested for murder of Port Kaituma porknockerPolice have arrested the 17-year-old suspect in connection with the murder of 21-year-old porknocker Shimron Benjamin, who was found with...
Porknocker found dead with face bashed in –police looking for teenage suspectPolice are on the hunt for a teenager who allegedly murdered his 21-year-old drinking buddy at Port Kaituma early Tuesday...
New $1.4 billion prison facilities: Over 680 prisoners moved from Lusignan holding baySome 689 prisoners who were previously housed in the Holding Bay area of the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara were...
Body at Leguan: Taxi driver claims he dropped Roma Dookeran at DiamondPolice have arrested the taxi driver who last transported overseas-based Guyanese Roma Dookeran. The News Room was reliably informed that...
Mon Repos bar fight: Real Estate agent charged with attempted murderA real estate agent has been charged with attempted murder after he stabbed a taxi driver during a fight at...
Major Crimes Unit takes over Roma Dookeran murder probeAs the investigation into the murder of overseas-based Guyanese Roma Dookeran widens, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has confirmed that a...
Chesney man detained by Police while house goes up in flamesA Chesney, Berbice man remains baffled Monday morning about his arrest on Saturday night while his house burnt. The man,...
