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...
Two die in Corentyne accidentThe driver of a hire car and a female passenger died on Sunday following an early morning accident along the...
Mason still unresponsive four days after Zeelugt accidentA 35-year-old mason is currently hospitalised in a critical condition after he was being stuck by a motorcar on the...
Blue Iguana owner caught with $2.1M in cocaineRanks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Friday arrested the owner of the Blue Iguana nightclub with some five...
Body of security guard who fell into Demerara River recoveredThe partially decomposed body of Zephyr Stanislaw, the security guard who accidentally slipped into the Demerara River on Wednesday morning...
Two busted trying to transport $13.3M in cocaine to U.SRanks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Thursday arrested two men in connection with the discovery of $13.3 million...
Alleged con artist on $250,000 bailAndre DeFreitas, the real estate agent who was arrested for allegedly collecting $100,000 in marked bills, under the pretext that...
‘The wound is still fresh’ but closure for Reonol Williams’ family after DNA testBy Sharda Bacchus shardabacchus@newsroom.stagingsites.cc The family of Reonol Williams has finally found closure, albeit almost one year ago since his...
Rape charges dismissed against Coen Jackson after victim refuses to testify Former Bishops’ High School teacher, Coen Jackson was on Friday freed of three rape charges after the victim opted not...
Former Deputy Mayor of Georgetown found deadThe body of former Deputy Mayor of Georgetown, Lionel Jaikaran was discovered in his Parade Street, Georgetown home on Friday...
Stanleytown man dies after crashing into kokerA Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara (WBD) man died on Thursday after he lost control of his car and plunged into...
Labourer’s body found floatingPolice in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supernaam) are investigating the death of a man whose body was found floating in a trench...
Zeelugt man in critical condition following early morning accidentA 37-year-old resident of Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo is in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he...
Businessman guilty on human trafficking charge gets three years jail timeMagistrate Faith McGusty earlier this week sentenced Feezal Shaw to three years imprisonment on one account of Trafficking in Persons....
Marijuana farms destroyed in Berbice; farmer arrested with firearm, ammoMembers of the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard on Wednesday conducted a successful drug...
Police find hundreds of AK47 ammo at Kara Kara CreekA bag containing 260 suspected AK47 rounds of ammunition was found and removed from Kara Kara Creek, South Amelia’s Ward,...
Fatal Corriverton accident: Mother loses second son in less than a yearRamkumarie Persaud is grappling to come to grips with the death of her son, 24-year-old Ronny Persaud, who died in...
Court finds Kitty businessman guilty of brutalising daughterA Kitty businessman, who was last year caught on camera brutally assaulting his 25-year-old daughter, has been found guilty of...
Juvenile mom who abandoned baby boy locatedA Police search for the mother of a newborn baby boy who was abandoned in a gift bag at Mahaicony,...
