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...
Man stabbed to death by wifeA 40-year-old man was on Monday morning stabbed to death by his reputed wife, 30. The dead man has been...
Man, 24, who burnt wife with hot porridge two months ago nabbed in BerbiceA 24-year-old man who was wanted in connection with the attempted murder of his wife was over the weekend nabbed...
Suspect in Kitty multi-million-dollar gold heist arrested in SurinameAfter a year on the run, Dequan King, who was wanted in connection to the daring robbery committed on Wallison...
Teacher on $100k station bail as probe still ongoing into fatal D’Edward Village crashPolice are still continuing their investigation into the fatal accident that claimed the life of Salim Yusuf some three weeks...
State building housing Region Six REO ravaged by fireA building belonging to the State which housed the Regional Executive Officer of Region 6, Narindra Persaud, was ravaged by...
$6.3M worth of cocaine found in curry, 2 arrestedRanks of the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) intercepted an outgoing male passenger at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA)...
Labourer hospitalised in critical state after chopped during argument over bicycleA 56-year-old labourer is hospitalised in a critical condition after he was chopped about his body during an argument with...
Housewife, 35, gets $200k bail for possession of marijuanaLeona Gomes called “Alliah”, a 35-year-old housewife of Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo was granted $200,000 bail for the offence of...
Woman who fed 4-year-old daughter poison remanded to prisonThe 23-year-old woman who force fed her 4-year-old daughter a poisonous substance was earlier today remanded to prison at the...
GRA pulls in ambulance with smuggled chickenAn ambulance attached to the Skeldon Public Hospital in Region Six was early Friday morning found with a quantity of...
Teen charged with murder of Canal manA 17-year-old boy was on Thursday charged with the murder of Deonarine Ramachandran, 29, who died on Saturday night after...
Man charged with murder of La Grange womanThirty-year-old Ryan Johnson was on Thursday charged with the murder of Nirmala Sukhai, 33, of La Grange, West Bank Demerara....
Duo on remand for robbing soldier of GDF motorcycle, other itemsTwo men were on Wednesday remanded after being charged with stealing a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) motorcycle from a soldier....
Enmore businessman caught with contraband items after breaching roadblockA businessman of Logwood, Enmore, East Coast Demerara, was arrested after he was caught with a vanload of contraband items....
Truck driver gets five years for Mandela fatal accidentAslom Masood, the sand truck driver involved in the horrific Mandela Avenue smashup, which claimed the life of businessman Nigel...
Housewife, allegedly attempting to traffic teen girl, nabbed with ganjaA 35-year-old housewife of Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo, was arrested after 438 grams of marijuana was found in her possession...
Trio caught with 40 grams of cannabis at AdventureThree men, aged 19, 30 and 39, are now in police custody after being found with 40 grams of cannabis...
19-Y-O fined, sentenced to six months in jail for marijuana possessionJaheim Bowen, a 19-year-old porter of Bareroot Village, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was fined $283,320 and sentenced to six months...
