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...
$215.1M fine, $2M bail for men found with millions worth of marijuanaMassiah Durant, 52, one of three men who were found with 1, 580 pounds (717 kg) of marijuana valued over...
‘I’m sorry’- 23 years jail for man who killed mall ownerKurt ‘Banana’ Erskine was on Monday sentenced to 23 years imprisonment for the 2015 fatal shooting of 48-year-old Ganesh Ramlall...
Windsor Forest man dies in early morning accidentAn accident on the Windsor Forest Public Road, West Coast Demerara on Sunday morning has resulted in the death of...
Boy, 19, struck down, ran over by another car at CraigTwo drivers are in police custody following the death of a 19-year-old boy who was struck down on the Craig...
Sergeant dies after crashing car into shop at LusignanA 34-year old Police Sergeant Kwame Kellman died at the scene of an accident at the Lusignan Public Road, East...
Three busted with over $79M in ganjaA joint operation by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) and the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard resulted in the seizure...
Driver’s license exam goes onlineProspective drivers dreading the lengthy time to get their results for the Driver’s License Theoretical exam, now have a new...
Girl, 19, busted with 38 pounds of ganja A 19-year-old female marketing clerk of Perry Street, Tucville, Georgetown was busted with 38 pounds (17.1 kg) of marijuana on...
Alleged serial rapist accused of brutalising Venezuelan woman found guiltyAlleged serial rapist Thurston Semple was on Friday found guilty of the gruesome rape and attack carried out on a...
Search for missing Rosignol fisherman at a standstillThe search for Suraj Dhaneshwar, a fisherman of Railway Line, Rosignol, West Coast Berbice, is now at a standstill after...
Gov’t employee busted with guns, ammo remanded to prisonA 23-year-old storage attendant, who is attached to the Ministry of Health bond at Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was...
Relatives charged in ‘fake kidnapping’ report of US citizenTwo relatives of Rohan Kirpaul Mangra – a United States citizen – were charged with giving false information about an...
Labourer critical after stabbed multiple times by tenantA 53-year-old labourer of Parika Façade, East Bank Essequibo, is in a critical condition at the West Demerara Regional Hospital...
Three to face judge & jury in gruesome murder of Canadian citizenThree men were on Thursday committed to stand trial in the Berbice High Court for the murder of Nicholas Ramkissoon...
Tighter restrictions for fishing vessels as probe completed into disappearance of fishermenMore than a month after three fishermen disappeared off the coast of the Mahaica River, a Board of Inquiry (BoI)...
Suspect confesses theft of drugs spans several years; ex-GDF rank among several arrestedA probe by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has unravelled a criminal enterprise involving the theft of drugs and supplies...
Teen in deadly De Willem accident granted $1.5M bailAfter spending almost two weeks on remand for the horrific De Willem, West Coast Demerara accident which claimed the lives...
Police uncover another fake kidnappingPolice have managed to unravel another fake kidnapping involving a 22-year-old woman who was eventually found at a No. 1...
