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...
Vendor fined $20,000 for selling firecrackersDaniel Smith, 20, a vendor of Sparendaam New Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara, was on Tuesday charged and fined $20,000...
Man, 28, found guilty of raping underage girlA 28-year-old man of Airy Hall, Essequibo Coast was on Tuesday found guilty of raping an underage girl in 2019....
Duo released on $500,000 bail over millions stolen from businessman’s homeTwo construction workers were on Tuesday charged over cash and items stolen from the home of a businessman at Coglan...
Man found guilty of repeatedly raping girl, 9A 39-year-old man was on Tuesday found guilty of three counts of rape committed on a 9-year-old girl in 2018....
‘Satan’ freed of Ann’s Grove teen murderAlvin Reid called “Satan” was on Tuesday freed of the brutal murder of 14-year-old Malika Hamilton, whose lifeless body was...
Fires in Berbice: Millions in losses, several homelessSeveral families are now homeless and left counting millions in losses after four separate fires destroyed their homes over the...
Two vendors arrested after cops find illegal firearm, ammunitionTwo vendors – Melissa Dundas, 33 and Anthony Mosley, 45 – are in police custody after they were found with...
Berbice man in police custody over unlicensed firearm, ammoA 32-year-old mechanic was on Monday arrested by police ranks after he was found with a .32 pistol and seven...
Carpenter remanded for possession of $489M marijuanaA 37-year-old carpenter was charged and remanded to prison on Tuesday after he found cultivating some $489 million worth of...
Body of Linden businessman, 75, found in decomposed stateThe body of a 75-year-old businessman was discovered in a badly decomposed state on Monday. The man has been identified...
Two charged for break and enter, burglarySteffon Cole, 19, of Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara was charged for the offence of break and enter and larceny....
Woman dies one month after set on fire by husbandSharon Scott, the 53-year-old mother of three from Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara who was chopped and set on fire...
Firecrackers seized; vendors arrested during police raid at Stabroek MarketThree vendors were arrested and a number of firecrackers were seized during a police raid at the Stabroek Market on...
Mother, son in custody as police recover millions stolen from businessmanPolice investigators recovered cash totaling $7 million and other valuables that were reportedly stolen from businessman Coglan Dam during a...
12 homeless following fire at Regent Guest HouseTwelve persons were rendered homeless Saturday morning following a fire that ravaged the upper flats of the Regent Guest House...
Girl, 14, reportedly drowns at Linden creekPolice are investigating the suspected drowning of a 14-year-old girl who has since been identified as Kenneitha Angela Graves, a...
Errant driver in police custody after woman, 19, dies in Coomacka Mines accidentTiffany Forde, a 19-year-old female of Coomacka Mines, Region 10, has succumbed to injuries received during an accident early Saturday...
Police find $489M worth of marijuana, shotguns at DeVeldtMarijuana with a street value of $489 million along with two shotguns were seized by the police on Friday during...
