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...
Reg. One man missing, family fears he was eaten by wild animalA 23-year-old man of Moruca, North West District, Region One, who left his home last Friday for Aranka backdam, Region Seven,...
‘Known character’ ran into arms of cop after snatching US Officer’s purseAlvin Archer, a 28-year-old known character to police, was remanded to prison on Wednesday for allegedly snatching the purse of...
Truck driver dies in accident at John Fernandes wharfAn accident at the John Fernandes wharf on Water Street, Georgetown on Tuesday claimed the life of 36-year-old Sheldon Wilson,...
Drunk father stabs son who asked him to stop making noiseA 19-year-old boy is fighting for his life at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after he was stabbed with a...
Argument over stalls at Stabroek Market ends in deathAn argument between two vendors over the placement of stalls at the Stabroek Market in Georgetown on Tuesday afternoon ended...
Life imprisonment for pork-knocker who killed, dumped man in metal tankNoel Rodrigues was on Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment for the fatal beating of pork-knocker, Shawn McDonald, whose lifeless body...
Ex-cop charged for deliberately staying away from court so a murder charge is dismissedA former rank of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) was on Tuesday released on $70,000 bail for obstructing the course...
Boat captain dies in river accident near BarticaAn accident between two boats on the Essequibo River on Monday claimed the life of 87-year-old Richard Bowens, a pensioner...
Suspected trafficked Haitians found at hotel are all adults; police to arrest enablersFive days after the Guyana Government claimed that 10 Haitian juvenile nationals were found at a Skeldon, Corentyne, Berbice hotel...
Trio in attempted robbery of Republic Bank freedFour years after the attempted armed robbery of Republic Bank on Water Street, Georgetown, three men were on Tuesday freed...
Farmer accused of raping girl, 13, found not guiltyA 37-year-old farmer was set free by the Demerara High Court on Monday after a jury acquitted him of raping...
Goedverwagting woman found dead with multiple stab wounds, husband arrestedPolice have arrested a 59-year-old resident of Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara, in connection with the murder of his wife, Saskia...
Woman, 26, arrested for stabbing husband to death in Reg. 8A 26-year-old woman is in police custody for the alleged murder of her 23-year-old reputed husband who was stabbed to...
West Demerara accident: Venezuelan woman killed, four injured but stableThe woman who died in the horrific Stewartville, West Coast Demerara accident has been identified as Venezuelan national Alejandra Brazon,...
West Demerara accident: Woman confirmed dead; three others hospitalisedA 19-year-old woman was killed after the car she was travelling crashed into a lamp post at Stewartville, West Coast...
Two men jailed for life for murder of East Bank clothes vendorTwo men were on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment after they pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of 40-year-old...
Teen dies by suicide after thinking he killed his brotherAn 18-year-old man died by suicide on Sunday night after thinking he had killed his brother. Police reported that the...
Armed bandits hijack minibus after driver stopped to “cool down’ busA man who pulled over on the dark Linden Soesdyke Highway to “cool down” his overheating bus was relieved of...
