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...
Massive Christmas Day fire leaves Berbice family homelessA massive Christmas Day fire at Ankerville, Port Mourant in Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) has left a family of...
Christmas Day: G/town house burnt after mosquito coil left unattendedA family of four is now homeless after a fire destroyed their Rose Street, West Ruimveldt Georgetown house on Christmas...
‘Christmas night fire’ destroys Friendship house; 4 homelessFour persons are homeless after a Christmas night fire destroyed their house at Company Road, Friendship on the East Coast...
Skeletal remains of woman found in Triumph housePolice are investigating the discovery of skeletal remains in a Triumph, East Coast Demerara (ECD) house, suspected to be that...
Man gunned down in Albouystown on Christmas eveDeon Charles known as ‘Zip’, a 28-year-old man from Middle Road, La Penitence in Georgetown, was gunned down by two...
Bodyguard shot dead during robbery in AlbouystownPolice are on the hunt for three “unidentified” men who robbed and murdered a 36-year-old training officer/bodyguard of Beharry Group...
Two survivors of deadly WCB smash-up discharged from hospitalAs investigations continue into the deadly West Coast Berbice smash-up that claimed the lives of six persons, the survivors of...
Porter remanded for allegedly stealing flat-screen televisionsA 48-year-old porter was on Friday remanded to prison for allegedly breaking into a man’s home and stealing two flat-screen...
‘Crime not out of control’ – Top Cop says media, critics sensationalise crimePolice Commissioner (ag) Nigel Hoppie is pushing back against the public perception that criminal activities have become more prevalent in...
Probe still ongoing to determine how boy died after consuming liquid; family in stable conditionThe surviving members of the Region One family that consumed a locally-made liquid are all in a stable condition but...
Taxi driver granted $200k bail after caught with ‘poppy’ worth over $1MLinden taxi driver Ezera Greene, who was busted with over $1 million worth in cannabis in his car, was on...
Nude body of unidentified man found with gaping head woundA party of policemen in the wee hours of Thursday discovered the body of an unidentified man of East Indian...
Taxi driver shot, robbed by bandits in LindenA 35-year-old taxi driver is in a stable condition at the Linden Hospital Complex nursing a gunshot injury to his...
Linden men wanted for alleged drug traffickingMr. Royden Rodney C/D “BUNDOCK” and Shaquille Lambert C/D “SHAQ” are wanted for questioning in relation to TRAFFICKING IN NARCOTICS....
CANU seizes over $1M worth of ‘foreign’ marijuanaTwo persons are in the custody of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) after they were reportedly caught with 2.64 lbs...
CANU intercepts over $13M in cocaine at Austin StreetRanks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Monday arrested a man who was found in possession of 2.374 kg...
Friendship man, 22, killed during quarrel; suspect beaten by residentsJoseph Ferdinand, 22, of Friendship Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara died on Monday night after being stabbed twice during a...
Boy, 13, dies as parents, siblings battle for life after consuming liquidPolice are investigating the death of a 13-year-old boy from the North West District who died on Monday hours after...
