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...
After one year on the run, Mazaruni Prison escapee recapturedPolice in Region Eight (Potaro – Sipuruni) have managed to recapture a high-profile convicted prisoner who escaped from the Mazaruni...
Two busted with mask, gloves, bulletproof vest & ganja at Meadow BankPolice have arrested two men – a 30-year-old and a 36-year-old – in connection with the discovery of 18 pounds...
Two female students robbed by eight menTwo female students of the Critchlow Labour College at Woolford Avenue in Georgetown were robbed at knife-point on Monday night...
Bartica ‘peacemaker’ was stabbed to the heart – PMEAn autopsy conducted on the body of 24-year-old Alston Seon found that he died from a single stab wound to...
Charges for people who post abused children on social mediaThe Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) says it will take steps to file charges against people who post abused children...
Over 3,500 child abuse cases reported for 2021; mothers most culpableBy Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.stagingsites.cc In 2021, a total of 3, 691 child abuse cases were reported, representing a 17.9 per...
Bartica woman stabs son during argument on Mother’s DayA woman from Bartica, Region Seven, is in police custody following allegations that she stabbed her son during an argument...
Female driver gets $520k bail in Nigg fatal accidentA 35-year-old woman was granted $520,000 bail when she appeared at the Albion Magistrate’s Court on Monday charged with causing...
Berbice painter was revived after pulled from creek but died by the time he reached hospital – friendDellon Kenroy Jacobs, the 21-year-old painter of Lichfield, West Coast Berbice who lost his life after plunging into a creek...
Woman, 44, dies as speeding driver slams into culvertA 44-year-old woman of Green Field, East Coast Demerara died in an accident along the Hand-En-Veldt Public Road, Mahaica, East...
Berbice painter drowns during family outingA 21-year-old man drowned while on a family outing on Sunday at the Splashmins Creek Resort along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway....
Bartica man stabbed to deathPolice are investigating the murder of Alston Seon, a resident of Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni- Mazaruni), which occurred on Sunday...
Taxi driver fakes kidnapping after abandoning car with ganjaPolice are on the hunt for a 23-year-old taxi driver who reportedly faked his kidnapping after he ran away from...
Man, 23, busted with 69 lbs ganja at police roadblockA 23-year-old man from New Amsterdam, Berbice, was nabbed with 30.8 kilograms (or about 69 pounds) of cannabis while travelling...
‘Fineman’ stabbed to death, suspect hospitalisedA man identified thus far as “Fineman” was Friday evening stabbed to death by another during a drinking spree at...
Man, 60, found dead in home, days after last seenThe partially decomposed body of 60-year-old Roystan Lam was found in his Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home around...
Boy, 7, bedridden after struck down by hire carThe mother of a 7-year-old boy who was struck down by a car on February 13, is pleading for justice...
Six years jail for businessman who killed boy, 17Businessman Junior France known as ‘Bora’ was on Friday sentenced to six years imprisonment for the fatal shooting of 17-year-old...
