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...
Teacher dies after crashing into utility pole at AlbionA Teacher from Rose Hall Town, East Berbice, Corentyne is now dead after he lost control of the vehicle he...
Two men nabbed with firearm, ammo in carTwo men, a 23-year-old businessman from Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown and a 26-year-old Personal Assistant from ‘B’ Field Sophia, Georgetown, were found...
Linden woman, 69, dies in highway accidentMarva Alder, a 69-year-old woman of Wismar Housing Scheme, Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice) died after the taxi she was...
Police seize weapons, toy gun at Emancipation J’ouvertSeveral weapons and a toy gun were among items seized by police officers between Friday night and early Saturday morning...
Minibus Driver remanded for possession of 60 grams of cannabis City Magistrate Leron Daly on Friday remanded a 34-year-old minibus driver to prison for having 60 grams of cannabis in...
Mason, 19, remanded for breaking into Laing Avenue houseA 19-year-old mason was on Friday remanded to prison for breaking into a man’s Laing Avenue, Georgetown home and carting...
Murder suspect shot dead after killing drinking buddyA day of drinking ‘high wine’ between two friends ended tragically as they both died at Peady Machie Backdam in...
La Penitence woman is latest to be charged in online romance scheme Susan Richards, 25, of Go Slow Avenue, North East La Penitence, Georgetown was Wednesday charged by the Special Organised Crime...
Security guard jailed for 16 years over rape of teen girlCollin Venture, 41, was on Wednesday, sentenced to serve 16 years imprisonment for three counts of rape committed on a...
Stepson, friend admit to killing estate workerRoopnarine Persaud called “Helicopter” and Deonarine Lakhan called “Pascal” on Wednesday pleaded guilty to killing 39-year-old estate worker Kawal Shivnauth...
Update: Bandit begged businessman to take his life – wife tells policeAnil Singh, a 34-year-old businessman of Unity Street La Grange, West Bank Demerara shot and killed a bandit during a...
Bandit killed; businessman injured during home invasionOne of two bandits was killed in the wee hours of Wednesday when they broke into the property of a...
Two wanted after CANU intercepts car with $10M worth of cannabisThe Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) is currently seeking information about the whereabouts of two West Coast Berbice men who are...
Murder of Sophia bread vendor: Second suspect freedNeville Forde, who was on trial for the 2016 fatal shooting of Sophia, Georgetown bread vendor Andre Melroy Alexander, was...
FBI, Guyana looking to strengthen relationshipFollowing a meeting between Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, S.C., and lead officer of the Federal...
Trinidad man sentenced to death for murder of 9-month-old stepson[Trinidad Guardian] A Trinidad man has been found guilty of murder and his former common-law wife guilty of manslaughter over...
Driver who dumped Reonol Williams body after accident released on $1.8M bail Daniel Melbourne, the driver who is accused of causing the death of Reonol Williams and then dumping his body was...
Security guard dies while on duty at city hotelSecurity guard, 61-year-old Mark Yaw died while on duty at a hotel situated on the corners of Cummings and Robb...
