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...
Parika man found guilty of raping, robbing womanRonald Armstrong known as ‘Sargie’ was on Thursday found guilty of raping and robbing a 20-year-old woman in 2013. Armstrong,...
Man, woman busted with ganja, large quantity of ammoRanks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Thursday arrested a man and woman at Guinep lane, East Ruimveldt, Georgetown,...
Husband accused of murdering Crane teacher arrested at Berbice hotelAlmost one week after she was discovered brutally murdered, the husband of 41-year-old high school teacher, Omega Ault was arrested...
Bee attack kills fisherman, two hospitalised, four others injuredA bee attack on Thursday afternoon at No. 27 Village, West Coast Berbice, resulted in the death of a man,...
Barnwell tragedy: House had illegal electricity connectionThe authorities have clarified that the house at Barnwell, aback Mocha, East Bank Demerara, in which three siblings perished in...
Police vehicle was ‘undertaking’ when schoolgirl was struck down on pedestrian crossingTwelve-year-old Kayla Barnabas was struck down while on a pedestrian crossing by the police pickup that was undertaking a car...
Where is Reonol Williams? Is he alive? – family wants answersBy Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.stagingsites.cc On May 22, 2022, 50-year-old Reonol Williams called ‘Ram’ left his Enmore, East Coast Demerara home...
‘Be careful on the road’ – mother’s last words to schoolgirl killed in Goed Fortuin accidentBy Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Somatee Barnabas was waiting on her daughter to return home from school on Wednesday when she...
Court frees third man charged for murdering South Road grannies Murder accused Phillip Suffrein was on Thursday freed for the 2017 murders of Constance Fraser, 89, and Phylis Caesar, 77,...
Threats from overseas-based persons to be monitored via new police watch listPersons living overseas who publicly threaten the safety of residents here, via social media or other means, can be arrested...
Gun, appliances among items stolen from Kitty womanA Taurus revolver and several electrical appliances are among items stolen from the house of a 67-year-old Kitty, Georgetown woman....
‘Coconut Man’ on $500k bail for allegedly killing Better Hope engineerStherlinga Gilkes, 43, called ‘Coconut man’ or ‘Herby’, was granted $500,000 bail after he was charged with the stabbing death...
Security guard charged with murdering father of fourA 22-year-old security guard was charged and remanded to prison for the murder of Collin McPherson, a 43-year-old father of...
Schoolgirl dies in Goed Fortuin accident involving police pickupA 12-year-old student of the West Demerara Secondary school, Kayla Barnabas, died after she was struck down by a police...
Specialised training for firefighters as new fire station opens at Eccles In Guyana, only general firefighting training is offered, but that is expected to change now that Barbados has agreed to...
Deaths at Marriott: Police still awaiting results sent overseas One month after two friends were found dead in a car in the parking lot of the Marriott Hotel in...
10 months jail for man who beat Police SergeantSeon Prince was on Wednesday sentenced to 10 months imprisonment for cuffing a Police Sergeant to his face during an...
‘Trini’ gets life imprisonment for murder of AgriculturalistKeino Corbin called ‘Trini’ was on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after serving more than...
