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...
‘Money Changer’ shot, robbed on America St.A 49-year-old ‘Money Changer’ is nursing a gunshot wound to his left leg after he was shot during a robbery...
Killer boyfriend was making plans to escape to French GuianaShaquawn Alleyne, the 21-year-old main suspect in the murder of his fiancé, 20-year-old Shonnette Dover, reached out to a friend...
Dover was found sitting in shallow grave – Police CommanderThe body of 20-year-old Shonette Dover, who was missing for more than three weeks, was unearthed in a sitting position...
Nursing assistant in pyramid scheme slapped with 15 more chargesNursing Assistant, Keziah Roberts, the woman accused of allegedly operating a pyramid scheme, was on Friday slapped with 15 additional...
Shallow Grave murder: ‘This is a shock, it is a stab in we back’ – GrandmotherThe news that 21-year-old Shaquawn Alleyne allegedly killed his 20-year-old fiancé, Shonette Dover, sent the mining town of Linden in...
Stewartville Secondary school student missingPolice are conducting investigations into the disappearance of 17-year old Stephanie Dorris, a student of Stewartville Secondary School, West Coast...
Killer suspect was ‘willing to pay any amount’ to find DoverShaquawn Alleyne, the boyfriend and suspected killer of Shonette Dover, had said that he was willing to pay any amount...
Sister, 15, of missing Linden woman knew she was shot dead by boyfriend and buriedThe 15-year-old sister of 20-year-old Shonnette Dover has confessed to the police that she saw when her (Dover’s) boyfriend shot...
Body found in shallow grave suspected to be missing Linden womanPolice in the mining town of Linden have found the body of a woman buried in a shallow grave in...
Man, 88, crushed by motor lorry on Avenue of the RepublicPolice are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 88-year-old Sandy Adonis of La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerera who...
Death row inmate ‘Smallie’ found not guilty for 2007 murdersSentenced to death for the 2008 Bartica massacre, notorious mass-murderer, Mark Royden Williams, also known as ‘Smallie’ was on Thursday...
‘Short Boss’ gets life in prison for 2018 execution in SophiaTravis Evans, also known as ‘Short Boss’, was on Thursday sentenced to life in prison for the execution-style killing of...
Sharon’s Mall: Business owners say more could have been done to save buildingBy Shikema Dey From law offices, clothing stores, electronic stores; salons and cafes, Sharon’s Mall on the corner of King...
Sharon’s Mall: Smoke was too much; Fire Chief fainted at sceneBy Shikema Dey The Guyana Fire Service is not accepting any blame for the escalation of the inferno that ravaged...
Almost 2,000lbs of cocaine seized during CANU, Suriname joint operationGuyana’s Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) in collaboration with the Surinamese police intercepted and seized 902 kilogrammes of cocaine at Tafelberg,...
Massive fire ravages Sharon’s MallWhat started out as a small fire at the Sharon’s Mall on Charlotte and King Streets, Georgetown has now grown...
Labourer falls to death from Regent St. buildingA labourer of Sisters’ Village, West Bank Demerara, on Wednesday reportedly fell to his death from the fourth floor of...
GDF rank dies after crashing into pedestrian, carA Guyana Defence Force (GDF) rank died on Tuesday after crashing into a pedestrian and a car on the Liliendaal...
