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...
Burnt human remains found at YarrowkabraPolice investigators have launched a probe after burnt human remains were discovered on Sunday at Yarrowkabra on the Soesdyke Linden...
Man, 24, charged with murder of Wairuni loggerA 24-year-old man was charged with the murder of Selmon King, a logger of Wairuni, Berbice River. Corwin Walker, a...
Labourer, 30, gets $300,000 bail on armed robbery chargeA 30-year-old labourer of La Penitence, Georgetown, was on Monday granted bail after he denied robbing a man at Plaisance...
Man, 80, confessed to killing wife in 2012Eighty-year-old Gordon Durant on Monday confessed to the gruesome killing of his wife, Joan Durant whose lifeless body was found...
New Amsterdam gas station robbed of $125kThe C. Mohabir and Sons gas station at New Amsterdam, Region Six, was robbed of $125,000 by two men, one...
Speeding driver dies after losing control of carA 45-year-old man of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara died after he lost control of the car he was driving...
Parika man admits to killing reputed wifeGanesh Dhanraj called Andre on Monday, confessed to killing his 29-year-old reputed wife during a domestic altercation at their Parika...
‘Triggerman’ admits to killing ‘Saga’Aubrey Bobb called ‘Triggerman’ on Monday pleaded guilty to the murder of Godfrey Scipio called ‘Saga’ – a popular D’Urban...
Driver in fatal hit and run accident arrestedThe Driver in the fatal hit-and-run accident along the Blankenburg Public Road, West Coast Demerara which left 42-year-old Azaad Khan...
Pedestrian, 42, killed in ‘hit-and-run’ accident at BlankenburgA ‘hit and run’ accident along the Blankenburg Public Road, West Coast Demerara has left 42-year-old Azaad Khan dead. Police...
Men robbed $5.8M in minibus shortly after receiving salariesTwo employees of Elite Protection Service located at Leonora, West Coast Demerara were robbed almost $6 million on Friday hours...
Gold miner chased, stabbed to death by drinking partnerA man identified by the police as 26-year-old Peter James of Baramita, North West District (NWD) was stabbed to death...
Power outlet sparked electrical fire at St George’s HighAlmost two months after the St George’s High school was destroyed by a fire, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has...
Family of fisherman struck by lightning still hopeful he is aliveThe family of the fisherman who was struck by lightning Thursday night while out fishing with his brother and another...
Workers escape unharmed after electrical pole falls on vehicleTwo employees of Beesons Windows and Doors narrowly escaped after an electricity pole fell on the vehicle they were in...
Caretaker pleads guilty to cocaine traffickingA 54-year-old caretaker on Friday pleaded guilty to trafficking cocaine when he appeared before Senior City Magistrate Leron Daly. Lawrence...
Three homeless after fire destroys Agricola housesThree men, who are neighbours at Brutus Street, Agricola, East Bank Demerara, are now homeless after a fire destroyed their...
Labourer remanded for breaking into man’s home and stealing TVA 30-year-old labourer was on Friday remanded to prison for breaking into a man’s home and carting off his television....
