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...
After 8 years behind bars ‘Two Colours’ freed of hairdresser’s murderAfter spending the last eight years on remand, Lennox Wayne known as ‘Two Colours’ was on Tuesday freed of the...
Judge orders that cop who killed Quindon Bacchus remains confined under ‘open arrest’ at TSU HQA High Court Judge on Monday afternoon heard an application filed by attorney Kezia Williams – who commanded the Police...
Full compensation for affected Mon Repos vendorsVendors who were beaten, robbed and had their property damaged during a protest action at Mon Repos market, East Coast...
Millions in losses, vendors traumatised after robbed, beaten during protestBy Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Protest action on Tuesday for justice over the shooting death of 23-year-old Quindon Bachhus by a...
PSC ‘disturbed’ at violent protest, rejects assassination threats against PresidentThe Private Sector Commission (PSC) is disturbed by the protest action taking place on the East Coast of Demerara which...
Woman, 23, bites attacker’s tongue during attempted rape A 30-year-old fisherman, identified as Ajay Jag, who allegedly tried raping a 23-year-old woman, had a piece of his tongue...
President calls on all to condemn ‘barefaced theft, destruction of property’See below full statement issued by President Dr Irfaan Ali: I call on call decent and right-thinking Guyanese, Associations, Political...
Assassination threats against President to be investigatedThe Guyana Police Force currently has the momentous task of quelling a massive protest along the East Coast corridor that...
Protesters loot, burn stalls & vehicles at Mon Repos marketProtesters who want justice for 23-year-old Quindon Bacchus on Tuesday morning burnt a minibus, a car, and several stalls at...
‘Go home, clear the roadways & allow the system to work’ – Pres. Ali calls for end to ECD protestShortly after a peaceful protest turned fiery and spread to several villages along the East Coast of Demerara (EDC), President...
Protest over killing of Quindon Bacchus moves along several ECD villagesWhat started off as a peaceful protest at Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara turned into a fiery one on Tuesday...
Wanted man caught at Guest House in EcclesGopaul Tiwari, who is known by several names including ‘Omkar/Big Mike/Chris Persaud and Mike Persaud’, of Dora, Demerara River, was...
Soldier commended for rescuing baby from sinking boatChief-of-Staff (ag) of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Colonel Omar Khan on Monday met with the soldier who rescued a...
Cop who shot, killed Quindon Bacchus ‘confined’ to Police HQThe policeman who shot and killed 23-year-old Quindon Bacchus remains under “open arrest” and is “confined to Police Headquarters”, a brief statement...
Security guard arrested for armed robberyPolice have arrested a 22-year-old security guard who allegedly robbed a sales representative from Foulis, East Coast Demerara (ECD) of...
Dredge owner, 23, dies as mining pit caves inAkeem Khan, 23, the owner of a dredging/mining operation at Sand Hill Backdam, Cuyuni River, died on Sunday while jetting...
Cambio dealer who crashed into dead cow on Diamond interlink road diesCambio dealer, 43-year-old Vishraykanand Narayan of Downer Street, Grove, East Bank Demerara, died on Monday, hours after he was involved...
Toddler, 3, dies after hit by car while crossing roadDaniel Major, a 3-year-old of Islington Village, East Bank Berbice, has succumbed to injuries he sustained after being hit by...
