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...
Wanted bulletin issued for alleged fraudsterThe Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for 28-year-old Kevon Lloyd Lagodou called ‘Yusuf Ali Lagodou’ or ‘Shaykh...
‘Justice system failed’ Sergeant by keeping him in prison for over 5 years – lawyersThe lawyers for the former Police Sergeant Colin Bailey who was on Wednesday freed of a 2013 murder charge have...
Mahdia businesswoman found dead, husband arrestedDenise Vieira, a 47 year-old businesswoman of Pepper Hill, Mahdia in Region Eight (Potaro- Siparuni), was found dead in her...
Three boys caught after allegedly robbing Bharrat’s Jewellery storePolice have arrested three young men in connection with the daylight robbery of the Bharrat’s Jewellery store on Robb Street,...
Grove shooting: Man was shot to buttocks, bullet exited pelvis & damaged blood vessels – PMEA Post Mortem Examination (PME) conducted on the body of 34-year-old Kevin Andries found that he was shot on the...
Fire Service refutes false reports on firefighters’ performance at Charlotte St fireA statement from the Guyana Fire Service on Wednesday, which in large measure addressed the performance of firefighters who responded...
Essequibo man found guilty of rape jailed for 18 yearsFrancis Gonsalves was on Wednesday sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for raping a 35-year-old woman in 2018. Gonsalves, 30, of...
Sergeant freed of ex-girlfriend’s murder after prosecution fails to prove its caseFormer Police Sergeant Colin Bailey was on Wednesday freed of a charge that he carried out the 2013 murder of...
Conditions good but prison service eyes more comfortable, secure housing for inmatesThe Guyana Prison Service is well on its way to transform former agricultural lands it once farmed at Lusignan, East...
Judge refuses guilty plea of man accused of killing British teenHigh Court Judge Sandil Kissoon on Wednesday did not accept the guilty plea of Aaron Hing, the man accused of...
‘I don’t know where to go from here’ – Camp street fire victimBy Shikema Dey shikema@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Single mother Ashanna Moffat stood among rubble on Wednesday morning watching men cart off charred remnants...
Male nurse who jumped into trench to flee cops found with gunJust after 19:00hrs on Tuesday police arrested a 24-year-old male nurse along Woolford Avenue, Georgetown for possession of an unlicensed...
Police arrest two after ganja found in bedroomPolice on Tuesday arrested two males, ages 19 and 25, at Betsy Ground, East Canje, Berbice after a quantity of...
Man, 65, found dead in drain at Parika BackdamA 65-year-old pensioner who the police identified only as Mahadeo was on Tuesday found dead in a drain at Parika...
Update: Several homeless in Camp St. fireSeveral makeshift houses on a stretch of land on Camp and Charlotte Streets in Georgetown were destroyed by fire of...
Fire destroys building on Camp StreetThe Guyana Fire Service is currently battling a fire on Camp Street in Georgetown. The News Room understands that a...
Grove shooting: Family says man was already in handcuffs when killedThe relatives of 34-year-old minibus driver Kevin Andries are disputing police claims that he was killed during a shootout with...
Essequibo man found guilty of rapeFrancis Gonsalves was on Tuesday found guilty by a 12-member jury for raping a 35-year-old woman in 2018. Gonsalves of...
