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...
After 6 years on remand, man pleads guilty to killing owner of Regent MultiplexAfter spending the last six years on remand, Fazeel Bacchus on Monday confessed to the 2015 fatal shooting of 48-year-old...
Man accused of killing son-in-law arrested at Ogle AirportHours after reportedly shooting and killing his son-in-law, 44-year-old Sherwayne Brandt was arrested at the Eugene Correia International Airport, Ogle,...
One dead, another injured in NA accidentAn accident at Main Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice on Sunday night has claimed the life of Raul Victor, a poultry...
Two injured after car crashes into restaurantTwo persons are now injured after a car crashed into a restaurant located along the public road of Main Street,...
Cops hunting man who raped girl, 16Police in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) are currently investigating a report of an alleged rape committed on a 16-year-old...
Vessels & divers deployed to find fishermen feared deadHours after media reports of missing fishermen, who are feared dead, surfaced, the Ministry of Public Works has announced that...
Man busted with $17.2M worth in cocaine hidden inside bowl of fried riceEsmond Jermaine Anderson, a 28-year-old man from the #5 Village on the West Coast of Berbice, was nabbed with cocaine...
Fishermen radioed for help before boat capsized, were reportedly trapped underneath vesselThe three fishermen who are feared dead after a boat reportedly capsized near the Mahaica River in the Atlantic Ocean,...
Fishermen feared dead after trawler reportedly sinks near Mahaica RiverSeveral fishermen are feared dead after one crew member told the fishermen’s families that the trawler they were all working...
Tomb raiders tell cops they heard corpse was buried ‘with plenty money’Two men who were arrested on Thursday for breaking into the tomb of 19-year-old Vishnu Samaroo at the Hampshire Burial...
Unlicensed motorcyclist dies in Berbice accidentTwenty-one-year-old Devon McCalman is the country’s latest road fatality after he succumbed to injuries sustained in an accident on the...
Father-in-law, dressed as woman, suspect in La Penitence murderA 44-year-old man is the main suspect in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Leon Gittens. The incident occurred on Friday...
Man gunned down in La PenitenceLeon Gittens, a young man whose age is currently unknown, was gunned down by another man dressed in a woman’s...
CCJ reduces prison sentence of convicted rapist in brutal Soesdyke caseThe Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Friday reduced the 23-year jail sentence of convicted rapist Calvin Ramcharran to a...
Police destroy $90M in ganja at Berbice RiverPolice in Region Six on Thursday conducted an eradication exercise at Gateroy Village, Berbice River during which they destroyed approximately...
Venezuelan woman remanded for allegedly killing manA Venezuelan woman was on Thursday remanded to prison for allegedly fatally stabbing a miner at Sandhill Backdam, Kaikan, Upper...
Commander says ‘will not rest’ until tomb raiders are caughtThe Regional Commander for Region Six (Corentyne-Berbice) says he will not rest until he catches the suspect (s) who raided...
Kaneville man found guilty of killing boy, 16A 24-year-old Kaneville, East Bank Demerara man was on Thursday found guilty by a 12-member jury for the 2017 fatal...
