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...
Hardware bond fire: Welding near foam mattresses ignited massive blaze; firefighters injuredThe massive fire that engulfed the Z. Mohammed and Sons hardware store bond at Felicity, East Coast of Demerara (ECD),...
Ann’s Grove minibus driver who assaulted cop slapped with 13 chargesA minibus driver who was on Saturday arrested for assaulting a Police Lance Corporal, was on Tuesday charged and released...
Businessman eager to ‘build back’ after fire destroys store bondBusinessman Zaid Mohammed is eager to return to normal business operations soonest after a massive fire on Monday destroyed the...
Massive blaze rips through Felicity hardware store bondA massive blaze on Monday destroyed the bond behind the Z. Mohammed and Sons hardware store located at Felicity, East...
Relatives say teacher who murdered grandmother grappled with post-partum depressionThe 22-year-old Essequibo teacher who is accused of murdering her grandmother has been grappling with post-partum depression, relatives have told...
Two found guilty of deadly 2018 pirate attack off Surinamese coastBerbice businessman Nakool Manohar called “Fyah” and co-accused Premnauth Persaud called “Sanbat” were on Monday found guilty of their involvement...
Men dressed in black, armed with knives stabbed Bushlot pensioner six times – PoliceAs Police investigate the fatal stabbing of Sumintra Sawh called “Aunty Betty”, an 85-year-old pensioner of Bushlot, West Coast Berbice,...
Zero-tolerance for abuse towards Police – HickenIn light of recent attacks meted out to officers of the Guyana Police Force by members of the police, Commissioner...
Woman, 85, found murdered on her birthdayPolice in West Coast Berbice are investigating the alleged murder of an 85-year-old woman, who was found dead in her...
Gruesome Charity murder: Teacher cut off grandmother’s hairAs Police investigate the murder of a Charity woman by her granddaughter, more chilling details have emerged. Agatha Gamell, 75,...
Teacher, 22, arrested for reportedly murdering grandmotherFamily members and neighbours of 73-year-old Agatha Gamell of Charity, Essequibo Coast are in a state of shock after she...
More than half a billion in ganja destroyed by Joint Services in Berbice RiverA Joint Services team has conducted an operation in the Berbice River where $585.1 billion of marijuana was destroyed. The...
Labourer, 46, dies after pinned by tractorA 46-year-old labourer died on Saturday after he was pinned by a tractor while ploughing a rice field. Dead is...
Ann’s Grove minibus driver arrested for assaulting Police CorporalA minibus driver was arrested on Saturday for assaulting Police Lance Corporal Singh. A video posted on social media shows...
570 grammes of ganja found stashed under a bucket at PlaisancePolice from Regional Division 4’C’ on Friday found 570 grammes of marijuana hidden under a bucket in an abandoned yard...
Brazilian teen arrested in Lethem with cocaineA 19-year-old Brazilian lad was arrested by ranks of the Guyana Police Force stationed at Lethem after he was found...
US tourist ‘panicked, jumped overboard’ during boat mishap – PoliceUnited States tourist Thomas Carsten Jnr who reportedly drowned after the boat he was in capsized in the Essequibo River,...
Suspect in Riverview murder confesses, says stemmed from old grievanceThe 32-year-old man stabbed to death on Friday during an argument has been identified as Mark Frank. The News Room...
