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...
Suspects in Croal St. ‘choke and rob’ incident arrestedPolice have arrested two suspects within 24 hours of the brazen Croal Street, Georgetown, robbery which occurred on Tuesday. CCTV...
Father of three killed during fight with manA 40-year-old man of Hardina Street, Georgetown, was killed after he was involved in a fight with another man on...
Man gets bail, another remanded for series of vandalismA 25-year-old man of Amelia’s Ward, Linden, was granted bail while his accomplice was remanded to prison on a series...
Police suspect murder after woman found hanging from tree Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 48-year-old Edith Reuben, a housewife of Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke/Linden Highway. The woman...
Court reduces 80-year jail time for convict who brutally murdered taxi driverBalram Singh, who was sentenced to 80 years imprisonment for the 2010 brutal murder of a taxi driver, had his...
Robbery accused wanted for murder of pawnshop ownerPolice have issued a wanted bulletin for Akeem Rajkumar called ‘Barney’ who is wanted in connection with the murder of...
Man found not guilty of fatally stabbing friend during argumentA 12-member jury on Tuesday found 29-year-old Levoy LaCruz called ‘Jagan’ not guilty of a manslaughter charge. LaCruz, of Lower...
Nothing found: Commander Watts, group of Police in tussle with motorcyclistRegion Three Police Commander, Senior Superintendent Errol Watts and a group of Police officers on Tuesday engaged in a tense...
National athletes among three injured in Mandela Avenue accident National Volleyball player Kristoff Shepperd and National Table Tennis Champion and Olympian Chelsea Edghill are among three persons injured in...
Swimming turns deadly: Carpenter dies after backflip into canalA 28-year-old man of Britannia Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB) died after he reportedly backflipped into a canal at Tempe...
Man falls to death from Mahaicony housePolice are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 64-year-old Omrowa Shamlall called ‘Bunta’ who died on Friday last after...
Police seeking ‘Lucky’ for Christmas Eve murder of ‘Sensei’Investigations into the Christmas Eve murder of Garfield Newton (Sensei) have progressed with a wanted bulletin issued for another suspect identified as...
47 years jail for robbery convict who stabbed prisoner to deathRobbery convict Akeem Edwards was on Monday sentenced to 47 years imprisonment for fatally stabbing fellow inmate, Teon Smith at...
Canje apartment building goes up in flames, arson suspectedA 29-year-old taxi driver is in a state of distress and disarray after the house he was renting went up...
Two busted with over $4.5M worth in ganja at #51 villageRanks of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Monday arrested two men in connection with the discovery of 15.104...
38 years jail for raping womanOdingo Emmanuel called ‘Dingo’ was on Monday sentenced to serve 38 years, five months for raping a 36-year-old woman at...
Pawnshop owner, 24, shot dead in Leopold St. while parting fightPawnshop owner 24-year-old Carlos Waithe died in the wee hours of Monday after he was shot while attempting to stop...
Motorcyclist in serious condition after crashing into carA sixty-two-year-old motorcyclist is in serious condition at the Suddie Hospital on the Essequibo Coast following a collision with a...
