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...
Vendor nabbed with cocaine at ParikaA 29-year-old female vendor of De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara was Wednesday busted by police at Parika, East Bank Essequibo...
Vendor loses $1M in jewellery during East Ruimveldt break-inA 47-year-old female vendor of East Ruimveldt, Georgetown lost over $1 million worth in jewellery in an alleged break-in by...
‘Basha’ charged with murder of Wakenaam loggerSeon Russell known as ‘Basha’ was on Tuesday charged with the murder of Rohit Hansraj when he appeared before Magistrate...
‘Notorious’ Mark Royden Williams denies murdering soldierNotorious mass-murderer and death row inmate, Mark Royden Williams on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to the murder of a Guyana...
Sister offers cop $280k bribe to release brother found with ganjaSeeranie Rameshwar of Schoonord, West Bank Demerara is in custody after she attempted to bribe the police with $280,000 to...
Ganja, improvised weapons among items found at Mazaruni PrisonA total of 1,580 grams (3.4 pounds) of marijuana was seized during a search at the Mazaruni Prison on Tuesday...
$600,000 in cash stolen from parked car on Church StreetA total of $600,000 belonging to the Phenotech company located at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, was on Monday stolen...
Happy Acres man found dead in five-storey building on Sandy Babb St.A 47-year-old man was discovered dead in an unfinished five-storey building at Sandy Babb Street in Kitty, Georgetown on Monday....
Fisherman, 31, admits to killing girlfriend with iron barA 31-year-old fisherman on Tuesday confessed to beating his girlfriend with an iron bar and killing her in 2017. Raywatram...
Pork knocker, 27, drowns while taking ‘shortcut’ across Konawaruk RiverA 27-year-old pork knocker reportedly drowned about a week ago while he and a co-worker were crossing the Konawaruk River...
Mother of six struggling financially after daughter imprisonedChristina Williams is a 41-year-old mother of six children and when her second child, 22-year-old Princess Williams was sentenced to...
Judge apologetic as murder accused walks after five years behind barsMarlon Garrett who spent the last five years on remand for murder, was freed on Monday by High Court Judge...
UPDATE: Miners’ bodies recovered in Pomeroon RiverThe search for 29-year-old Devor Naughton and 18-year-old Sherwin Adolphus ended tragically after their bodies were fished out of the...
Speeding truck driver, 27, dies in Brickery accidentA 27-year-old truck driver died hours after he was involved in an accident along the Brickery, East Bank Demerara (EBD)...
Farmer critical after losing control of motorcycleA 49-year-old farmer of Somerset and Berks, Essequibo Coast, is currently in a critical condition at the Suddie Public Hospital...
Missing Pomeroon man found floating in riverThree days after he went missing, the body of Danneyvyen Daniels was found floating on the western side of the...
Man arrested with illegal gun, raw gold at Supenaam StellingA 41-year-old man of Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara was arrested by police at the Supenaam Stelling in Region Two...
Miners heading home to family feared dead in Father’s Day mishapRelatives of 29-year-old Devor Naughton and Sherwin Adolphus, 18, of Hackney, Pomeroon River, were up to Monday desperately searching for...
