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...
Life imprisonment for ex-prison officer who brutally murdered wifeFormer Prison Officer Sheldon Prince was on Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 30 years...
8 months jail for man who broke into couple’s Camp St. houseA 30-year-old man was on Monday sentenced by City Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus to eight months imprisonment for the offence of...
Female GDF rank assaulted during ‘lime’ at army baseA 23-year-old female rank of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) was physically assaulted by a male colleague during an afternoon...
Motorcyclist dies in Agricola accident, pedestrian in critical conditionAn accident on the Agricola, East Bank Demerara road on Monday night claimed the life of 24-year-old Nionel Berkley and...
Family of missing fishermen ‘frustrated’ but not giving up hopeBy Shikema Dey Shikema@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Captain Harold Anthony Damon was a quiet father of three who loved a good game of...
DPP instructs charges for police corporal in deadly Mahaica accidentLawrence Carmichael, the police corporal who was driving the force’s vehicle in pursuit of a young driver that led to...
Man remanded for attempted murder of schoolboyAn 18-year-old labourer was on Monday remanded to prison for the attempted murder committed of a 15-year-old schoolboy. Claudius James...
Wakenaam businessman welcomes help after fire destroys houseStill trying to cope with all that has happened over the weekend, 54-year-old Anil Rambarran of Belle Plaine, Wakenaam, says...
Man arrested for beating another with gun, discharging weaponPolice have arrested a man who reportedly gun-butted another and fired several shots at him on Sunday night at the...
19-year-old technician electrocutedPolice in Region Ten are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 19-year-old Anthony Monroe, an internet technician of Central...
Businessman pleads not guilty to murder of boy, 17Businessman Junior France known as ‘Bora’ on Monday pleaded not guilty to the murder of 17-year-old gold miner, Dane Jerrick,...
Wakenaam fire suspected to be electrical – Police ForceThe Guyana Police Force on Sunday revealed that a fire which completely destroyed the dwelling house and shop of Anil...
Ukraine invasion: Fighting breaks out in Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv(BBC) Ukrainian forces are battling Russian troops on the streets of Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv, according to local officials. Regional...
Russian forces pound Ukraine for third day, Kyiv still in Ukrainian hands(Reuters) – Russian forces pounded Ukrainian cities with artillery and cruise missiles on Saturday for a third day running but...
Triumph man arrested after police find cocaine, ganjaPolice arrested a Triumph, East Coast Demerara man on Friday after carrying out a cordon and search operation at his...
Venezuelan, 19, found floating in Demerara RiverThe partially decomposed body of a 19-year-old Venezuelan national identified as Eliadis Martinez was found floating in the Demerara River...
Pregnant woman arrested for attacking woman accused of having affair with husbandPolice have arrested a pregnant woman for reportedly assaulting a woman who was allegedly having an affair with her husband....
Search team to examine ‘missed’ area for missing fishermen As the search continues for three missing fishermen who reportedly sank along with their seabob trawler six days ago, Director...
