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...
Five found guilty of murdering father of 4 during robberyFive men were on Friday found guilty of the murder of phone card vendor, Danian Anthony Jagdeo, who was fatally...
Bus driver found not guilty of raping woman with disabilityA 47-year-old minibus driver walked out of the Demerara High Court a free man on Friday after a 12-member jury...
Cummings Lodge businessman robbed while opening gatePolice are on the hunt for three bandits who attacked and robbed a 46-year-old businessman in front his Fourth Street,...
Unidentified pedestrian dies in Madewini accidentA so far unidentified man died after he reportedly ran into the path of a truck GAB (1668) early on...
Cuban national arrested with ‘forged’ Canadian visa at CJIAPolice on Friday morning arrested a Cuban national at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, East Bank Demerara, after...
Motorcyclist succumbs to injuries hours after accidentThakur Rajnarine, a motorcyclist of Sheriff Street, Georgetown, succumbed to injuries he received in an accident involving a 13-year-old pedestrian...
Father, son hospitalised following accident at Land of PlentyA father and his son are currently hospitalised after they reportedly collided with a motorcar along the Land of Plenty...
Driver in Mahaica fatal accident gets $275k bailThe 21-year-old driver involved in the fatal accident at Hand-en-Veldt, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Monday last, was granted...
Employees, customers of Mahaica gas station robbed at gunpointSeveral employees and customers were held at gunpoint by three men and robbed of thousands of dollars in cash and...
Mahaicony fatal accident: Teen driver in custody, couple unconsciousA 19-year-old driver who was involved in a fatal three-vehicle accident at Bushy Park, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara on Thursday...
Young rice farmer dies in Mahaicony three-vehicle accidentRelatives and friends are mourning the death of Nareshwar Arjune, known as Ryan, a 26-year-old rice farmer and welder of...
Woman killed in Mahaica accident died from multiple injuries – autopsyThe autopsy performed on Shaziah Hoosain, the 44-year-old woman who died in an accident along the Hand-En-Veldt Public Road, Mahaica,...
Man caught driving on pavement charged, to appear in courtMarlon Otto Nunes, a 36 year-old minibus driver who resides at West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was arrested and charged by police...
53 lbs ganja found in unoccupied Vigilance housePolice officers on Wednesday found 24 kilograms (53 pounds) of suspected cannabis in a flat concrete house located at Vigilance...
Police nabs several armed robbery suspects during raid in SophiaSeveral “known characters” who are wanted for a series of armed robberies were on Wednesday arrested following a police raid...
22-year-old charged for murder of Bartica minerKellorn Crighton, aged 22 of Byderabo Road, Bartica, was charged with the murder of Alston Seon, a miner of Potaro...
Woman nabbed, remanded to prison after escaping custody through hospital toiletA 20-year-old woman, who is currently awaiting sentencing for attempting to extort and frame her boyfriend for rape, was on...
Police launches probe into ‘mischievous allegations’ about the National Unity MonumentThe Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into allegations made by Desmond Alli, the architect of the National Unity...
