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...
‘Gladiator’ Crime Chief now a lawyer; says cases will be stronger Wendell Blanhum is one of the newest attorneys to be admitted to the local bar. Being the country’s Crime Chief...
Youth gets 12 years jail for killing former Top Cop’s brotherA 21-year-old man was on Wednesday sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for the 2017 killing of Hemant Persaud, the brother...
Driver crashes into trench after losing control of carPunraj Samaroo, a driver of Richmond Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast lost control of his fielder wagon on Wednesday morning, damaging...
Violent bicycle row: Cane harvester who chopped man remanded to prisonA 26-year-old cane harvester of lot 32 Sisters Street, Rose Hall Town, Berbice was Tuesday charged and remanded to prison...
Minibus conductor found guilty of stabbing fruit vendor to deathTimothy McKenzie, a 25-year-old minibus conductor, was on Tuesday found guilty of the 2018 fatal stabbing of fruit vendor Richard...
Man admits to trafficking cocaine in curry; co-accused pleads not guiltyLoaknauth Persaud on Tuesday pleaded guilty to trafficking $6.3M worth of cocaine in two bowls of curry through the Cheddi...
Fake Doctor: McLennon released on $80,000 bail; to undergo psychological evaluationA psychological evaluation has been ordered for Mikhail McLennon, who was on Tuesday released on $80,000 bail on a charge...
Kaieteur News robbery: Cops recover stolen cash, gun; ex-employee reportedly confessesInvestigators have made a major breakthrough hours after three gunmen invaded Kaieteurs News and made off with a safe and...
JetBlue pilot takes evasive action as CAL aircraft approaches path[Trinidad Guradian] The pilot of a JetBlue Airways aircraft approaching the Piarco International Airport around 12.30 pm Monday, was forced...
Police seize over 60 pounds of ganja, four arrestedFour men are in police custody following the seizure of 29, 600 grams (65.2 lbs) of marijuana in Johanna South,...
Cops probing suspicious incident at Brickdam Police StationPolice are investigating the circumstances under which several ranks along with 40-year-old Anthony Snow and a female experienced a burning...
Kaieteur News robbery: Former employee in custodyA former male employee of Kaieteur News has been arrested hours after three gunmen invaded the local newspaper, the police...
NDC Chairman dies after stung by bees, two others injured in separate attacksCheemanlall Youardhan, Chairman of the Wyburg/Caracas Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) succumbed on Monday after he...
‘Fake doctor’ Mikhail McLennan to be chargedThree months after he was accused of impersonating a doctor, Mikhail McLennan will be charged with the offence. Police Headquarters...
Man found guilty of raping 12-Y-0 girl twiceGavin Assanah was on Monday last found guilty by a 12-member jury of raping a 12-year-old girl twice. Assanah was...
Woman who stabbed man to death said he abused her frequentlyA 30-year-old woman who is accused of murdering her partner says she was frequently abused by him. Michael Wilson, 40,...
Bus driver, lone passenger dies after collision with parked truckTwo persons are now dead following an accident along the Kiltern, Public Road, East Berbice Corentyne. Dead is Yusuf Ali,...
Kaieteur News robbery: Publisher suspects inside jobThree gunmen invaded local newspaper Kaieteur News just after midnight on Monday, held three staff at gunpoint and made off...
