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...
Elderly woman crushed to death while crossing Eccles public roadAn accident on the Eccles Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Saturday morning resulted in the death of 77-year-old...
Juveniles who broke out of Sophia Holding Centre recaptured Authorities have recaptured four juveniles who broke of the Sophia Holding Centre in the wee hours of Saturday. According to...
Girl, 12, hospitalised after relative gave her drugs, alcoholA 12-year-old girl of Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara is now a patient at the West Demerara Regional Hospital after a...
Marbaruma Sec. School destroyed by fireThe two-story wooden and concrete Marbaruma Secondary School in the North West District, Region One was on Friday night destroyed...
Cop robbed of uniform, other valuables on Water St.Police are on the hunt for a man who robbed a 38-year-old policeman at knifepoint on Friday morning on Water...
Linden fire: Children were playing with lighter– probe findsAn investigation into the fire which destroyed a flat concrete house in Blueberry Hill, Wismar, Linden, has found that the...
Pres. Ali wants thorough, impartial probe into killing of E’bo businessmanBy Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.stagingsites.cc One week after Essequibo businessman, 29-year-old Orin Boston was shot dead during an anti-crime operation by...
Linden food vendor robbed by gunmanA 42-year-old food vendor of Wisroc Housing Scheme, Linden was relieved of $65,000 cash by a lone gunman who threatened...
Neighbour saves 5 children from burning Linden houseFive children were saved by their neighbour after their Blueberry Hill, Linden house was allegedly set on fire on Thursday....
Man arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Rose Hall MayorA 55-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after he allegedly abused and threatened to kill the Mayor of Rose Hall...
Soldier accused of beating woman with rolling pinPolice in Region Three (Essequibo Islands – West Demerara) have arrested a 26-year-old Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Corporal for reportedly...
Families in shock after two fathers die in Buckhall accidentThe families of 50-year-old Nigel Headley and Ameer Jaitoon, a porter who both died in an accident at 53 Miles...
Industry woman robbed by lone banditPolice are on the hunt for a lone bandit who robbed a 63-year-old female shopkeeper at her Industry Housing Scheme,...
Two suspected dead, others pinned after truck topples in BuckhallPolice are probing reports that two persons are dead and at least two others are pinned underneath a truck that...
Man drops dead after complaining of feeling unwellPolice are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 67-year-old Ramchan Rampersaud of Britannica, West Coast Berbice, who dropped dead...
East Coast man chopped to death; one arrestedA 33-year-old man of Hope Estate, East Coast Demerara was chopped to death between 17:00hrs on Tuesday and 09:00hrs on...
Sophia sisters claim wrongful arrest in murder of 11-year-old boyTwo sisters from ‘C’ Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown have challenged police investigators on the arrest and charging of 27-year-old Shem...
Albouystown youth admits to armed robberies; jailed for 2 yearsA 21-year-old man, who claimed he is a baker, was on Wednesday sentenced to two years imprisonment after he confessed...
