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...
‘Critic’ discharged from hospital after Jet Ski accidentMikhail Rodrigues known as ‘Guyanese Critic’ and another man identified only as ‘Gonsalves’ were injured after they collided while on...
Security guard shoots three in attempt to calm ‘disorderly’ customerA 45-year-old security guard employed with CMC Reliable Security Service was arrested after he reportedly shot three persons in an...
Linden man dies in hit and runDale Nelson, 21, succumbed to injuries he received in a hit and run accident in the wee hours of Sunday...
Two miners killed after pit cavesTwo miners – Troy Scott, 44, and Seon Martin, 32 – were tragically killed after the mining pit they were...
Razor blades, cellphones among items seized at Lusignan PrisonA search by members of the Joint Services at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara on Saturday unearthed a number...
‘Notorious’ Mark Royden Williams found guilty of killing soldierNotorious mass-murderer and death row inmate, Mark Royden Williams was on Friday found guilty of the murder of a Guyana...
Cop loses eye after assaulted by driver with brickPolice Lance Corporal 33-year-old Rickland Edmundson who was injured after he was assaulted by a driver and his family will...
Unidentified man found dead along America StreetAn investigation was launched on Friday after the body of an unknown man was discovered in an America Street lot....
Firearm stashed in food box found in empty lot as police probe shooting at city restaurantPolice ranks on Thursday searched an empty lot at Lamaha Gardens, Georgetown where they discovered a firearm with its serial...
Sophia man caught during alleged robbery remanded to prisonDexter Samsair, a vendor of Sophia, was on Wednesday charged for being in possession of a firearm and ammunition without...
Miner, 43, charged for possession of unlicensed firearm, ammoThree days after police arrested Dion Cornelius with one .38 revolver and two live .38 ammunition, he was charged on...
$400k bail for driver who assaulted cop with brickCanter driver, 22-year-old Daniel Singh knows as ‘Anand’, who on Saturday last assaulted a police officer, was Wednesday charged with...
421 students displaced after fire destroys St George’s High SchoolA total of 421 students are displaced following a fire of unknown origin that ravaged the historic St George’s High...
Ruby ‘vigilante’ murder: Father, daughter, neighbour deny beating fisherman to deathThe three accused who were committed to stand trial for the brutal beating of a 22-year-old East Bank Essequibo fisherman...
Teachers, students saved after fire guts St. George’s High SchoolSeveral teachers and students escaped unharmed after a fire destroyed the St. George’s High School in Georgetown on Wednesday. Firefighters...
Region Five girl missing since July 9Police are currently looking for a 14-year-old girl who reportedly went missing after she left her El Dorado Village, Region...
Police hunting man accused of strangling woman, removing intestinesTwo weeks after 55-year-old Nariman Latifan was discovered gruesomely strangled to death with her intestines removed, the Guyana Police Force...
Labourer remanded to prison for murder of New Amsterdam manA 40-year-old labourer of Winkle Road, New Amsterdam, Berbice was this morning remanded to prison for the murder of a...
