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...
Man, 51, found floating in Ogle canalVendanand Khemraj, a 51-year-old driver and resident of Ogle, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was found in a canal near his...
Last seen about 7 months ago, skeletal remains of woman found at ZeelugtThe skeletal remains, suspected to be that of a 55-year-old woman, were discovered at her Lot 43 Zeelugt, East Bank...
Three arrested in Guyana’s waters following alleged piracy attack Three persons suspected to be Venezuelan nationals were nabbed in Guyana’s waters by ranks of the Guyana Police Force and...
Car destroyed by fire in West BerbiceA car was completely destroyed on Wednesday afternoon after it caught fire at around 16:30hrs on the Number Three, West...
PNC/R Region Nine official charged for threatening behaviour, damage to propertyCarl Parker, a 59-year-old unemployed resident of Hiowa Creek, Central Rupununi was arrested and charged on Wednesday for threatening behaviour...
Fire destroys Enmore houseA family is left devastated after a fire of unknown origin destroyed their two-storey house and most of their belongings...
Bandits storm Enmore masjid, rob Imam & others during morning prayersTwo cutlass wielding bandits stormed the Anjuman Anwarul Islam Masjid at Enmore, East Coast Demerara on Tuesday and after carrying...
Laptops, printers gifted to Prison Service for inmates’ rehab programmeIn efforts to rehabilitate prisoners in Guyana and in preparation for their reintegration into society, equipment for Information Technology Labs...
Baby reportedly wanders off, found floating in canal at Dredge CreekA child, just 15 months old died by drowning on Monday at Dredge Creek on the Essequibo Coast. Police Headquarters...
UPDATE: Death toll climbs to four following Greenwich Park accidentPolice have confirmed that a total of four persons including a minibus driver perished in Monday’s accident at Greenwich Park,...
Rickford Burke could face extradition soon – AGSeveral months after two wanted bulletins were issued for overseas-based Guyanese and political activist Rickford Burke, authorities in Guyana expect...
Fisherman stabs wife to death, claims she was unfaithfulA 26-year-old woman died on Monday after she was brutally stabbed by her husband who tried to take his own...
Two confirmed dead, several others injured as truck collides with minibusTwo persons are confirmed dead and several others are hospitalised with life-threatening injuries following an accident at Greenwich Park, East...
Cocaine in milk: US-based Guyanese jailed, local singer remandedUnited States-based Guyanese Cranson Henry was Monday sentenced to four years in prison and fined $30,000 after he confessed to...
Blue Iguana owner remanded to prison on trafficking cocaine chargeOwner of the Blue Iguana nightclub Royston Peniston, 44, was on Monday remanded to prison for allegedly trafficking $2.1 million...
12-Y-O Anna Regina boy drowns while fishingA 12-year-old boy lost his life on Sunday while fishing in a trench at Anna Regina, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam). Dead...
Another incoming passenger arrested with marijuana at CJIAOn Friday last, the Guyana Revenue Authority’s Law Enforcement and Investigation Division operated at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport and...
One feared dead, two rescued after boat capsizes at Bonasika CreekA 19-year-old farmer is missing and two other men were rescued after the boat in which they were travelling capsized...
