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...
Lethem police intercept big ganja, cocaine haulPolice officers in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), early Thursday morning intercepted a sizeable portion of marijuana and cocaine...
Five arrested in separate cocaine bustsFive men were arrested following three separate cocaine busts on Tuesday, after officers from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) conducted...
Wife killer to spend 10 years behind barsGanesh Dhanraj called Andre was on Wednesday sentenced to 10 years, seven months for killing his 29-year-old reputed wife during...
‘Jesus’ freed of seven counts of raping underage girlSahadeo Baichoo called ‘Jesus’ on Wednesday walked out of the Berbice High Court a free man after a 12-member jury...
‘Satan’ denies killing Ann’s Grove teenAlvin Reid called ‘Satan’ on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to the brutal murder of 14-year-old Malika Hamilton, whose lifeless body...
Gold miner, who left to buy sim card, goes missingA 24-year-old gold miner of Warapoka Village, North West District has been missing since Friday with no sighting by or...
Woman chopped to face after refusing to rekindle relationshipRezana Rahaman, a 23-year-old mother of two received 28 stitches after she was chopped and received a laceration on her...
East Coast Demerara men arrested with cocaine, ganjaTwo men who reside on the East Coast of Demerara were arrested by police at the weekend after they were...
Gold miners, boat captain charged with rape of Venezuelan womanThree men were charged on Monday for allegedly raping a 32-year-old Venezuelan woman when they appeared at the Bartica Magistrate’s...
Man freed of murder now wanted over student’s deathThe Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for Keron Taylor in connection with the murder of 19-year-old Rawle...
BREAKING: Woman confesses she force fed 4-year-old daughter poisonIn a shocking twist of events, the mother of a four-year-old girl who is hospitalised in a critical state at...
Student dies after beating by gang in school uniform; suffered severe brain damage A 19-year-old student of the Georgetown Technical Institute (GTI) died three days after he was beaten by a gang of...
Boyfriend confesses to killing La Grange womanThirty-three-year-old Nirmala Sukhai was reportedly strangled to death by her boyfriend last week. The News Room understands that the 30-year-old...
4-year-old girl consumes gramaxone left in goat penA four-year-old girl is currently hospitalised in a critical state at the New Amsterdam Hospital after reportedly ingesting a poisonous...
Man, 29, stabbed to death during drunken fight with teenDeonarine Ramachandran, a 29-year-old man who lived at the Conservancy Dam, Canal #1 Polder, West Bank Demerara, died on Saturday...
Five injured in early morning Wismar accidentAn accident between a truck and a car early Saturday morning on the Winifred Gaskin Public Road, Half Mile Wismar,...
Lethem schoolgirl, 10, dies after struck by speeding carRuth Glasgow, a 10-year-old pupil of the Arapaima Primary School in Lethem, Region Nine died after she was struck down...
Two men arrested after ganja found in vehicle’s gas tankTwo men, a 36-year-old taxi driver and a 28-year-old fisherman, were arrested on Friday after they were nabbed with 17...
