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...
Several arrested after cocaine found in bus at Meer ZorgenSeveral persons were on Wednesday arrested after officers of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) intercepted a Route 32 minibus and...
Embattled PS freed from corruption charge after victim refuses to give evidenceThe embattled Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Amerindian Affairs Ministry, Sharon Hicks, was on Friday freed from a corruption charge...
Two men nabbed with 17 pounds of ganjaTwo men, Dashwan James and Roshawn Moses, were arrested after they were nabbed with packages containing 17 pounds of marijuana...
Gunmen, posing as security officers, rob GTT outlet of millions in cashTwo gunmen, posing as private security officers, on Thursday night robbed the GTT outlet store at Giftland Mall, Liliendaal, East...
Driver in Blankenburg fatal accident pleads not guilty to causing man’s deathVickey Balgobin, the driver involved in the fatal hit-and-run accident along the Blankenburg Public Road, West Coast Demerara, which left...
‘Jumbo’ gets 15 years for killing brother-in-lawJermaine Barclay called ‘Jumbo’ was on Thursday jailed for 15 years for fatally stabbing his brother-in-law, Nkomo LaRose during a...
Boy, 4, found dead in car at MahdiaA four-year-old child was on Tuesday found dead in a car just outside his home at Mahdia in Region Eight....
Cousins stabbed at CharityRolin Benn and his cousin Kunraj Benn, both of Charity Extension Scheme, Essequibo Coast were on Tuesday beaten and stabbed...
Two men arrested by police moments after robbing minibus conductorA 23-year-old of North Road, Lacytown, and a 24-year-old man of Parfaite Harmonie West Bank Demerara, were on Tuesday arrested...
Man, 27, pleads guilty on break and enter charges; jailed for two yearsCarlos Hackett, a 27-year-old man, was sentenced to 48 months imprisonment for the offence of breaking into a police constable’s...
Burnt human remains believed to be missing Parfaite Harmonie manThe family of Marc Melville, who went missing in August, believe the burnt remains of a human found at Yarrowkabra...
GDF corporal, 36, dies by suicide at BelladrumThe death of a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) corporal is being investigated by police after he was found with a...
Deadly ECD accident: Police say driver lost control of minibusAndrew Albert, the bus driver involved in the East Coast Demerara accident lost control of the vehicle while trying to...
Body of fisherman struck by lightning foundThe body of 28-year-old Hemnarine Chandradeo, called “Ravin”, was Tuesday morning discovered floating in the waters at Mahaica. His wife,...
Bus driver among two dead after East Coast accidentA 38-year-old bus driver of Lamaha Park, Georgetown, is one of two persons who died after a route 44 bus...
Two dead, several injured in horrific Good Hope accidentA horrific accident at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara has left two persons dead and eight injured. The accident involved...
Accused nursing fraudster now poses as medical doctorNanda Kissoon, who is accused of operating several bogus nursing schools and medical schools between 2009 and 2016, is now...
Gold miner admits to luring, stabbing wife to deathDays after denying killing the mother of his child, Clevaughn Hamilton called “Quarters” on Monday opted to change his plea...
