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...
CANU seizes 78 pounds of ganja in BerbiceOfficers of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Sunday seized some 35.3802 kg (78 lbs) of marijuana during an operation...
Farmer arrested with illegal gun, 35 grams of ganjaA 28-year-old farmer of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice was arrested on Saturday last with a .22 handgun and 35...
Four pounds of ganja found in Lethem empty lot Officers from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) discovered a parcel containing four pounds marijuana in an empty houselot at Lethem,...
19-year-old remanded for alleged armed robberyMagistrate Alisha George on Friday remanded 19-year-old Mwange Smith known as Brandon Robertson to prison for the offence of armed...
Four years jail for man who admitted to break and enter chargesShawn Persaud called Shawn Yhap, a 46-year-old man of Lot 67 Pike Street, Kitty, Georgetown was sentenced to four years...
Loan Scam: Businessman, employee slapped with 14 new chargesChairman of Micro Business Developers and Consultancy Company, Clayton Allen, and his employee, Nobert Bailey, who are currently on remand...
Kaieteur News robbery: Two former employees, among seven, remanded to prisonSeven men, including two former employees, were on Friday remanded to prison for their various roles in the armed robbery...
Family accepts $1M settlement in fatal Meten-meer-Zorg accidentThe family of 79-year-old Clayton Grant, who died after he was struck down by a speeding motor pick-up on September...
Mother of two dies two months after doused with hot porridgeA 20-year-old mother of two young children has succumbed to injuries she received after she was burnt by her husband...
Woman remanded for killing reputed husbandA 30-year-old unemployed woman was on Friday remanded to prison for fatally stabbing her reputed husband during a domestic dispute....
Romance scam accused charged for cyberbullying SOCU investigatorFraud accused Jaffon Hinds was on Wednesday released on $100,000 bail on two cybercrime charges for allegedly harassing a Special...
With no-case submission upheld, Corentyne man walks free of murder chargeAfter spending two years on remand, 23-year-old Rickford Thomas called “Baba” was on Thursday freed of a murder charge after...
Jamaica bans music and TV glorifying crimeJamaica’s broadcasting authority has banned content that “glorifies illegal activity” – such as drug and gun use. The new rules...
Homeless man found dead in bus shed at AdventureA homeless man, identified as ‘Suresh’, was discovered dead in a bus shed at Adventure, Essequibo Coast, on Thursday morning....
Agricola teen missing; frustrated family seeking answersFifteen-year-old Colet Harris of Agricola, East Bank Demerara, has been missing since Sunday, October 9, after she left home to...
Duo nabbed with quantity of stolen items amounting to over $200,000A man and a woman were on Wednesday arrested after they were caught with a quantity of stolen items while...
Mocha man gets bail over theft of electrical toolsA man was on Wednesday released on bail after he denied stealing electrical tools valued over $1 million, while another...
Four charged for possession of 65lbs of ganjaFour men have been charged and remanded to prison following the seizure of 29, 600 grams (65.2 lbs) of marijuana...
