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...
Men shoot at farmer who refused to sell them eggsA 64-year-old farmer was reportedly shot at by two men after he refused to sell them eggs on Tuesday at...
Victoria teenager drowns while trying to swim across Ekereku RiverNineteen-year-old Simon Jones of Victoria, East Coast Demerara, reportedly drowned while attempting to swim across the Ekereku River at Rock...
Detainee found dead in Leonora lock-upsA detainee at the Leonora Police Station, West Coast Demerara, identified by police as Brian Knight of Fellowship Street, Den...
Hypertensive, epileptic man found dead in trench on Mandela AvenueThe body of a 68-year-old man was discovered in a trench early on Monday along Mandela Avenue in Georgetown. Dead...
Boat captain missing after collision in Mazaruni RiverA 40-year-old man is missing after the boat he was in collided with another boat at Jawalla Village, located in...
Crane teacher died from head injuries, brain haemorrhage – PMEThe results of an autopsy conducted on Monday revealed that 41-year-old high school teacher, Omega Ault died as a result...
Freed taxi driver calls for fresh probe into Kescia Branche’s murderMatthew Munroe, the 52-year-old taxi driver who was charged with the 2017 murder of schoolteacher Kescia Branche, is calling for...
Current, new police ranks must learn foreign language Prospective and current members of the Guyana Police Force must learn to speak a second language as part of a...
Williams now pleads not guilty in cocaine bust, but bail deniedOne month after confessing to a cocaine trafficking charge, former media worker Zanneel Williams on Monday changed her plea to...
Speeding Police Constable slams into parked vehicle at PatentiaA 22-year-old Police Constable of Belle West Housing Scheme, West Bank Demerara, is currently admitted in a stable condition at...
Wakenaam logger shot dead by co-workerA 29-year-old logger was reportedly shot dead by his co-worker on Saturday after he intervened in an argument between the...
Driver dead, another injured as car slams into culvert, electrical poleOne person is reported to have died, while another is hospitalised with serious injuries following an accident on the No.63...
Better Hope fight leaves engineer, 31, deadNeil Rampersaud, a 31-year-old engineer of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was allegedly murdered Sunday morning during a fight...
Man, 27, nabbed with ganja at Reg. 7 checkpointA 27-year-old resident of Guyhoc Park in Georgetown was nabbed with 386 grams (14 ounces) of marijuana at the 70...
67-Y-0 man riding electric bike dies after colliding with truckKaran Mahadeo, a 67-year-old man from West Ruimveldt housing scheme, died on Saturday after a collision with a truck on...
Labour Ministry probing electrocution, death of two men at Trans rice millThe Occupational Safety and Health Department of the Ministry of Labour has launched an investigation into the electrocution of two...
Gun, other weapons seized at National Park j’ouvertA firearm and other weapons were seized from patrons who attended the j’ouvert which started on Saturday night, at the...
Man who stabbed ex dies by suicideAdrian Anthony Persaud, the 26-year-old cane cutter of Bennett Dam, Rosignol who viciously stabbed his ex-partner on Saturday, has died...
