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...
Three US- based Guyanese die in massive NY fireA massive ‘five-alarm’ fire in Ozone Park in Queen’s, New York has claimed the lives of three people while about...
Boy, 17, sets mattress on fire; 3 homelessA Berbice family of three is now homeless after a 17-year-old male set a mattress on fire, which led to...
GT man accused of stealing $7.1M from pawn shop granted bailCity Magistrate Leron Daly on Friday released a 39-year-old supervisor on $250,000 bail for allegedly stealing $7.1 million in cash...
No bail for alleged knife-wielding thiefThirty-two-year-old Kevin King, a porter of Bare Root, East Coast Demerara, was on Friday denied bail after being charged with...
Security guard shoots co-worker during argument over parkingPolice have arrested a 27-year-old security guard who reportedly shot his co-worker, 30-year-old Junior Mohan on Thursday at about 15:50hrs....
Farmer, 79, dies in Charity accidentA 79-year-old farmer of Adams Creek, Pomeroon River in Region Two died after he was struck down on the Charity...
Construction worker gets 17 years jail for raping girl, 13A 45-year-old construction worker was on Friday sentenced to 17 years imprisonment for the rape of a 13-year-old girl. Clincy...
Bus driver, 42, dies in Bee Hive accidentA bus driver identified as 42-year-old Romeo Machado of Nooten Zuil, East Coast Demerara died in an accident in the...
Toy gun, knives, scissors seized from students at ECD schoolsThe police, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, carried out a search and lecture exercise at schools on the...
Corentyne man chops neighbours who provided help to abused wifePolice have arrested Collin Providence, a resident of Ankerville, Port Mourant, Berbice, who attacked and severely chopped his neighbours on...
‘Son’ found not guilty of murdering Army LieutenantAfter spending the last three years on remand, Komal Matthews known as ‘Son’ was on Thursday freed of the 2018...
Rex Paint store destroyed by fireThe BR&T Paint Store popularly known as ‘Rex Paint Store’ located at Grove, East Bank Demerara was completely destroyed by...
Girl, 14, dies by suicide after alleged rape; accused remandedA 14-year-old girl died at the Port Mourant Hospital on Wednesday night days after she was reportedly raped by a...
Security firms, firearm holders must lodge weapons with police when overseas – Pres. AliBy Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Days after police recovered several high-powered weapons at Blackwater Backdam, Region Seven, it was revealed on...
Cop accused of stealing drugs from Timehri police station granted bailA police detective sergeant attached to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Guyana Police Force was granted $100,000 bail...
Four years jail, $2.3M fine for 6lbs of ganjaRyan Marks was on Wednesday sentenced to four years imprisonment and slapped with a fine of $2.3 million for trafficking...
After death of youngest child, mother hopes to reunite with other kids at orphanageAfter her youngest child died on Thursday last from injuries she sustained in a vehicular accident, 31-year-old Melissa Samantha Ragnauth...
Linden man dies in accidentAn accident on the Washer Pond Public Road in MacKenzie, Linden on Wednesday morning resulted in the death of Shawn...
