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...
$25,000 bail for women who assaulted, chopped Port Mourant womanThe two women who attacked, assaulted and chopped another woman of Freeyard, Port Mourant, Berbice on Sunday, was charged and...
U.S. Embassy conducts Human Rights training for Police, Prosecutors and Judges(U.S. Embassy Press Release) On February 25, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL)...
Taxi driver stabbed during robbery diesInsaf Zakir, called ‘Gaddafi’, has died hours, after he was stabbed multiple times during a robbery on Monday night. The...
Appeal Court upholds 25-year prison sentence for convictThe Court of Appeal on Thursday dismissed the appeal of Travis McDougal, who was challenging his 25-year jail sentence for...
$100K reward still out to locate man missing since April 2020Relatives of 30-year-old Lalbachan Bhagwandat have been searching for him for almost two years with no success. Bhagwandat, who suffers...
Decomposed body of miner discovered in Puruni backdamThe decomposed body of Marlon McCalmon, 33, was discovered on Monday last along the Puruni River at Suewanda Backdam. Investigators...
Parliament employee dies in Friendship accidentMichael Munroe, the head of the Library Department of Guyana’s Parliament, died in an accident on the Friendship Public Road,...
Speeding driver crashes into truck while overtaking, killing porterAn accident between two trucks on the Yarrowkabra Public Road, Soesdyke/Linden Highway on Thursday afternoon resulted in the death of...
Two trawlers, ‘special vessel’ to aid in search of missing fishermenFive days after a seabob trawler with three fishermen onboard reportedly sank near the Mahaica River offshore Guyana, search efforts...
‘There was no lifeguard’ – relatives devastated at death of boy at Jubilee ResortThere was no lifeguard present when 13-year-old Ray Stuart Jnr. drowned at the Jubilee Resort at Timehri, East Bank Demerara...
Man remanded for alleged brutal beating of ex-girlfriendA 29-year-old labourer was on Thursday remanded to prison for allegedly brutally beating his ex-girlfriend because she refused to have...
Man remanded to prison for allegedly murdering son-in-lawSherwayne Brandt called ‘Brave’ was on Thursday remanded to prison for the fatal shooting of his son-in-law Leon Gittens called...
Hire car driver dies in horrific Diamond accidentA hire car driver identified as 18-year-old Prakash Salvador called ‘Bolo’ died on Thursday morning after he crashed into a...
Hotel owner brutally murdered; discovered bound with weapon stuck in skullPolice are investigating the brutal murder of a 62-year-old Brazilian national, who was found bound in his bed with a...
Boy, 13, drowns while celebrating birthday at Jubilee ResortA 13-year-old boy reportedly drowned during a birthday celebration at the Jubilee Resort at Timehri, East Bank Demerara, on Wednesday....
Boat with missing fishermen lost; dive team now expanding search effortsThe MARAD diving team that was dispatched to locate three fishermen who are feared dead at sea has been unable...
Speeding driver crashes into concrete fence after swerving from horseA 31-year-old man of Lovely Lass, West Coast Berbice is in a stable condition at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital...
Deadly Schoonord crash: Victim was speeding, unlicensed; another hospitalisedPolice sources have confirmed the driver killed in an accident along the Schoonord Public Road, West Bank Demerara, is 49-year-old...
