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...
Motorcyclist, 17, dies in Linden Highway accidentSeventeen-year-old Stanton Garraway of Kairuni Village, Soesdyke died on Saturday in an accident along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. Police, in a...
Two arrested, ganja seized in separate bustsTwo persons were arrested on Saturday and a large quantity of marijuana were seized in two operations conducted by the...
Two reporters in custody for extortionTwo media operatives were nabbed by police during a sting operation on Friday as they attempted to extort $1 million...
UPDATE: Teacher in custody, accused of being speeding driver in WCB accidentColin Bynoe, a 33-year-old teacher of Kildonan Village, Corentyne, Berbice is identified by the police as the driver of the...
Linden vendor fined $5k after found with ganja, secures bail on firearm charges Royston Hilliman, a 47-year-old vendor of Main Street Amelia’s Ward, Linden who was arrested Tuesday with a gun and a...
Miner dies as pit caves in at Sand Hill BackdamOmar Oselmo, a 37-year-old miner of North West District, Region One died on Thursday at Sand Hill Backdam, Cuyuni River....
Taxi driver dies in Cotton Tree accident Traffic ranks in Region Five are investigating an accident that occurred along the Cotton Tree Public Road early on Saturday...
Twin brothers attacked, one shot deadThree persons, two of whom are brothers, were attacked on Thursday night by a father and son who opened fire...
Police Sergeant dies hours after killing wifePolice Sergeant Rory Francis of Anna Regina Police Headquarters died by suicide on Friday at the Suddie Public Hospital hours...
Businessman, employee charged in ‘loan scam’Chairman of Micro Business Developers and Consultancy Company, Clayton Allen, and his employee, Nobert Bailey, were charged on Friday for...
Police Sergeant kills wife then attempts suicideA mother of one who resided at Lima Sands along the Essequibo Coast was tragically killed on Friday at the...
Overseas-based Guyanese struck down on High StreetA 53-year-old overseas-based Guyanese man died on Thursday night after he was struck down by a minibus at High and...
First-time offender jailed for 33 months, fined $3.5M after caught with over 8lbs ganjaA 29-year-old resident of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Andrew Sealey was Friday sentenced to two years nine months imprisonment and...
Chicken smuggler to pay GRA $4.9M fine or serve one year in jailSee full statement from the Guyana Revenue Authority below: A Magistrate in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, on September 22, 2022...
With a gunshot wound to his back, man wrongfully released from prison in 2019 recapturedWanted man, 37-year Alvin Reid called ‘Satan’, who has been on the run since 2019 when he was wrongfully released...
E-ticketing system now operational; already flagged 1, 500 traffic violationsThe e-ticketing system along the Mandela to Eccles Highway is now operational and will begin issuing tickets within the next...
Pressure pot explodes setting Crabwood Creek house on fireA man, his wife and two children – ages 11 and 7 – are now homeless after the house they...
Boy, 19, saves bedridden grandfather from burning houseQuick action by a 19-year-old student enabled him to save his bedridden 70-year-old grandfather after their house at Amelia’s Ward...
