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...
Deaths at Marriott: Cops reviewing CCTV, substance being tested for poisonInvestigators are reviewing CCTV footage in an effort to determine the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 25-year-old Paishnarine ‘Ritchie’ Hansraj...
Authorities searching for missing girl, 14The Counter-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Unit along with the Guyana Police Force are actively searching for a missing 14-year-old girl....
Friends found dead at Marriott parking lotBy Fareeza Haniff Fareeza@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 25-year-old Ritchie Hansraj and Justin Teixeira who...
11 years jail for ‘Chucky’ who admitted to brutal killing of pensionerGodfrey Gill called ‘Chucky’ was on Friday sentenced to 11 years and four months imprisonment for his role in the...
Two in custody after Rose Hall woman found with throat slitPolice have arrested two persons after a woman was found on her veranda at J.C Chandisingh Street, Rose Hall Town...
Escapee says was fleeing prisoner who tried to kill himHours after turning himself over to the police for escaping from a moving prison van, Kevin Valladares was on Friday...
Prison escapee surrenders at Leonora Police StationKeanon Harry, 40, who escaped from a moving Guyana Prison Service (GPS) van while being transported to the Lusignan Prison...
8 years jail for man who attempted to murder girlfriendA 48-year-old former cane cutter was on Friday sentenced to eight years imprisonment for brutally chopping his girlfriend and severing...
Prisoners escape from moving van; escapee flags down taxi & turns self inSome 20 hours after two inmates escaped from a Guyana Prison Service (GPS) van while being transported to the Lusignan...
Man who murdered teen son capturedPolice in Region One (Barima-Waini) with the assistance of the community policing group and residents captured 30-year-old Nigel Abraham who...
Rose Hall woman found with throat slitPolice in Berbice are investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident where a woman was found on her veranda at J.C...
Millions in losses for Kwakwani logger following fireA Kwakwani, Region Ten businessman is counting his losses after a fire completely destroyed the living quarters of his employees...
Fire destroys Kwakwani building, 12 homelessThe Guyana Fire Service is investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a building at Kwakwani Main Raod, Berbice...
Husband pleads guilty to brutal beating of wife, jailed for 18 monthsA Lower Pomeroon, Region Two man was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to brutally beating his...
$45M in ganja destroyed by cops in Berbice RiverPolice in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) on Wednesday destroyed about $45 million worth of marijuana at separate locations along the...
Woman freed of husband’s murder after six years behind barsAfter being behind bars for almost six years for the murder of her reputed husband, Alexis Turpin was freed by...
Murder suspect found hiding in father’s houseNineteen-year-old murder suspect Joshua Williams was arrested by police on Wednesday at his father’s Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke Linden Highway house....
Woman dies in Bachelor’s Adventure fireA fire of unknown origin which occurred on Wednesday afternoon at Lot 14 Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara has resulted...
