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Crime

February 12, 2026
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Smithfield woman granted $500,000 bail after caught with ganja

A 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 upgraded

Georgetown’s iconic markets, historic buildings and community spaces are set for a major facelift this year, as government moves ahead...

February 12, 2026
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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...

July 30, 2021
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Mother who stole cellphones to feed children to do 6 months community service

An unemployed mother of three, who admitted to stealing cell phones to feed her children, was on Friday ordered to...

July 29, 2021
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Bladen Hall man beaten by Policeman after complaining of disturbance

Relatives of a man who was brutally assaulted by a Police officer because he joined in complaining about children pelting...

July 29, 2021
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Crowbar bandits rob Rose Hall Town Superbet

Two masked bandits armed with a crowbar carted of G$33,500 in cash after storming a Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, Berbice,...

July 29, 2021
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Venezuelan nationals trapped in Alberttown apartment perish in fire

Two women, who are Venezuelan nationals, died after they were trapped in an apartment complex at Fifth Street, Alberttown, Georgetown,...

July 29, 2021
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Driver charged for causing death of Financial Analyst Pretipaul Jaigobin

Nand Singh, 43, was on Wednesday charged with dangerous driving in the April 1,2021 accident that caused the death of...

July 29, 2021
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Bus driver escapes after slamming into pedal cyclist

A 34-year-old pedal cyclist of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice is now hospitalised after a bus slammed into him while...

July 29, 2021
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Linden man charged for exposing genitals

A 57-year-old man was on Wednesday charged with exposing his genital area. The accused, Clyve Lewis, appeared at the Linden...

July 29, 2021
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Two perish in Alberttown fire

The bodies of two persons were found by firefighters who responded to a fire at an apartment complex earlier on...

July 28, 2021
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Three men freed as Police fail to produce evidence in brutal murder of Berbice woman

Four years after the brutal murder of Tain, Corentyne domestic worker Leelawattie Mohamed, the case against three of the men...

July 28, 2021
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Mother finds toddler’s body floating in fish pond 

The body of a 1-year-old boy was on Tuesday pulled from a fishing pond by his mother at Onderneeming Sand...

July 28, 2021
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Ganja, cocaine found during police raid in Reg. 6

A quantity of suspected cocaine and ganja were found at Kildonan village, Corentyne during a police raid carried out on...

July 28, 2021
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Yuri, wife absent from Court as police file 60 new ‘conspiracy to defraud’ charges

On Tuesday, the Guyana Police Force filed sixty (60) new charges against Cuban National Yuri Garcia and his Guyanese wife...

July 27, 2021
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Lindeners shocked as woman, 83, who lived alone killed in fire

Residents of Block 22, Wismar, Linden are still in shock after the remains of one of the community’s residents –...

July 27, 2021
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Baton rape case: AG, police officer awarded $1M after Colwyn Harding failed to comply with court order

Attorney General Anil Nandlall S.C. and police officer Devin Singh were awarded $1 million in costs after the two claims...

July 27, 2021
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‘My only son is gone’ – Mother of DJ killed in Uitvulgt smash-up

Nadira Hussain is still coming to grips with the loss of her only son Issac Hussain, 18, who was killed...

July 26, 2021
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La Penitence man identified as victim in Providence accident

The pedestrian killed in the Sunday evening accident that occurred at the Providence Public Road, East Bank of Demerara (EBD),...

July 26, 2021
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Five injured, one critical in Den Amstel accident

Several young people were seriously injured on Saturday night after 22-year-old Marissa Lam lost control of the motorcar she was...

July 26, 2021
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Pensioner dies in early morning fire in Linden

Norma Semple, an 83-year-old pensioner of Block 22 Wismar, Linden, died on Monday morning after a fire of unknown origin...

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