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...
Fisherman’s body recovered from Corentyne RiverRelatives early Tuesday morning recovered the body of 42-year-old Shunny Jagessar, a fisherman who fell into the Corentyne River on...
Cops recover gun, ammo following robbery of Linden businesswomanPolice in Linden are on the hunt for two bandits who robbed a businesswoman at gunpoint on Monday evening at...
Youth allegedly caught with ecstasy released on $35k bailWinston Bourne, a 25-year-old labourer of Wismar Housing Scheme, Linden, was on Monday released on $35,000 bail after he pleaded...
Two charged with armed robbery of Kimbia familyTwo men appeared via Zoom before Magistrate Wanda Fortune at the Linden Magistrate’s Court charged jointly with three counts of...
Top Cop tells Police Sergeants to stop harassing, bullying publicCommissioner of Police (ag) Clifton Hicken told Sergeants of the Guyana Police Force to stop bullying and harassing the public...
Boy, 16, stabbed to death in AlbouystownA 16-year-old boy, identified as Isaiah Smith, who resided at Lot 100 Middle Road, La Penitence, Georgetown, was allegedly stabbed...
Unarmed man shot by police dies in wife’s arms two years laterAlmost two years after he was shot twice by ranks of the Guyana Police Force and was left paralyzed, 30-year-old...
Fisherman missing after falling overboardRelatives are frantically searching for a 38-year-old fisherman who fell into the Corentyne River on Sunday afternoon while fishing in...
Four children hospitalised after stung by beesPandemonium broke out Sunday morning when bees swarmed the No.67 Village, Upper Corentyne, Berbice house of a woman and stung...
Power surge caused Wismar fireA power surge which led to the combustion of electrical materials has been deemed the cause of a fire that...
Fire destroys Wismar house, two homelessA fire on Sunday morning destroyed a wooden house at First Alley, Wismar in Linden, leaving a pensioner and her...
‘Desperate need’ for more support as authorities increase drug haulsMinister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn says local authorities have recorded greater successes in seizing more illegal drugs over the...
CANU blazes over 3,000 lbs of marijuana; value pegged at $523MThe Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) destroyed about 1,500 kilograms (or 3,307 pounds) of marijuana on Saturday at the old...
Man gets $4,000 during armed robbery, released on $40,000 bailA 24-year-old man was on Friday released on $40,000 bail for allegedly robbing another of $4,000 while being armed with...
BK driver strangled to death in Mazaruni River – autopsy revealsA 69-year-old driver employed with BK Quarries was strangled to death sometime between 18:00hrs on Wednesday and 07:30hrs on Thursday....
Man shows up in court claiming ownership of over $12M in drugs; others bailedFive persons were Friday released on $500,000 bail each for the recent cocaine and ecstasy bust at Prashad Nagar, Georgetown....
Missing fishermen: Rescuer backs Dazzel’s storySuspicions were raised about the story provided by Vincent Dazzel, the only known survivor of the fishing mishap that occurred...
Missing fishermen: Gov’t seeking legal advice on penalties as probe faults Noble HouseBy Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.stagingsites.cc The Board of Inquiry (BoI) launched to investigate the disappearance of three fishermen after their boat...
