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...
Four confess to brutal beating of Berbice Hindu PriestInvestigators in Berbice have managed to secure a confession from four suspects currently in custody for beating to death of...
Linden man remanded on murder chargeA Kara Kara Mackenzie Linden resident was on Monday remanded to prison for the murder of 36-year-old Keno Griffith, who...
Driver crashes vehicle, dies while fleeing from banditsA driver attached to Lins Bakery located at South Road in Georgetown died after he crashed into a fence while...
Ministry of Health driver charged with stealing COVID vaccination cardsA 31-year-old driver attached to the Ministry of Health was on Monday remanded to prison for allegedly stealing 66 COVID-19...
Linden contractor, businesswoman robbed at gunpointA 54-year-old contractor and a 55-year-old businesswoman, both of Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) were robbed of their jewellery and...
Beterverwagting man stabbed to death during fightA 27-year-old man of Quamina Road, Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara was killed during a fight with an identifiable man on...
Partly decomposed body of man found floating in Demerara RiverThe partially decomposed body of a man was found floating in the Demerara River at about 09:00hrs on Sunday Residents...
Fmr. Surinamese President sentenced to 20 years in prisonFormer President of Suriname Desi Bouterse was sentenced to 20 years in prison for complicity in the murder of 15...
Bosai employee burnt to death while at company’s Linden officePolice are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 39-year-old Kersa Robertson, a plant operator who was observed engulfed in...
Suspects hurled threats, insults at Hindu Priest & daughters before brutal beatingPolice have now arrested eleven persons in connection with the brutal beating to death of Crabwood Creek Hindu Priest 60-year-old Rishi...
Berbice Hindu priest beaten to death; 10 persons in custodyTen persons are in custody in connection with the brutal murder of a Hindu Priest who confronted several men that...
Car bursts into flames at mechanic shopA car owned by a Lightown, East Bank Berbice man suddenly became engulfed in flames Saturday, August 28, at about...
Pensioner beaten, choked, robbed by knife wielding banditsA 67-year-old pensioner of Huis ‘T’ Dieren Essequibo Coast is nursing injures about his body after he was beaten and...
Hefty bail for men accused of stealing sardines, coconut milk from employerThree men were released on $250,000 bail each on Friday after denying allegations of breaking into the bond of their...
Boy, 12, injured in Berbice accidentA 12-year-old boy is currently nursing a broken leg and other injuries about his body following an accident that is...
Woman, 44, forces bandits’ car into trench after robberyA 44-year-old woman of Golden Grove on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) was robbed by three armed bandits on...
Hospital staff remanded for theft of COVID vaccination booksA 27-year-old driver attached to the West Demerara Regional Hospital was charged with simple larceny and forgery during his appearance...
‘Oprah’ confesses to armed robbery, jailed for one yearA 33-year-old male sex worker was on Friday sentenced to one year imprisonment after he confessed to robbing a man...
