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...
‘Mark Lee’ found not guilty of murder outside Blue IguanaMark Lowchee, 47, called “Mark Lee”, who was on trial for the 2003 fatal shooting of a man outside of...
Security Guard robbed of gun, ammoSecurity guard, Benson Jarvis was on Tuesday robbed while performing duties at the A- Chang Supermarket at Lusignan, East Coast...
13 stolen motorcycles recovered; Pouderoyen welder, father arrestedPolice have arrested a 26-year-old welder and his 55-year-old father in connection with the discovery of 13 suspected stolen motorcycles...
Pedestrian crushed to death by truckA 60-year-old pedestrian of Albouystown, Georgetown was crushed to death by a truck on Monday at the junction of the...
Six arrested as CANU finds cocaine in saltfish headed for MiamiThe Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Monday night announced that it had arrested six persons after cocaine was discovered...
Police find marijuana stashed in car bumperJust before noon on Monday, police ranks manning a roadblock at Weldaad, West Coast Berbice found a quantity of suspected...
Linden man found dead shortly after chased by woman, daughter; murder suspected Police on Monday reported an alleged homicide in the mining town of Linden in which 47-year-old Samuel De Souza was...
Guyanese convicts deported from SurinameFour Guyanese nationals, who were imprisoned in neighbouring Suriname for various offences, were deported on Sunday after completing their prison...
Bandits chop, beat Craig resident during robberyA 45-year-old resident of Buzz Bee Dam, Craig, East Bank Demerara is nursing a chop wound to the head after...
Backtrack tragedy: Woman’s decomposed body foundAlmost one month after she went missing, authorities found the badly decomposed body of 48-year-old Sharida Hussein of Pilot Street,...
Mother of 3, co-accused remanded for trafficking ganjaTwo days after ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) intercepted 25 parcels of marijuana with a total weight of...
4 years jail, $2.3M fine for Agricola resident who gave ganja to visually impaired manMicheal Solomon called ‘Sono’, or ‘Skinny’ was on Friday sentenced to four years jail and slapped with a $2.3 million...
Taxi driver found guilty of raping girl, 12A 32-year-old taxi driver was on Friday found guilty by a 12-member jury of raping a 12-year-old girl in 2019....
Alleged serial rapist accused of brutalising Venezuelan woman remandedAlleged serial rapist, Thurston Semple, was on Friday remanded to prison for the alleged rape and gruesome attack on a...
Husband dead, wife unconscious in horrific Berbice accidentAn accident on the Berbice River Bridge public road on Thursday afternoon claimed the life of 33-year-old Vijay Jaigobin and...
60 years jail for pensioner who murdered brother-in-lawA 65-year-old man was on Thursday sentenced to 60 years imprisonment for the murder of his brother-in-law, which occurred in...
Father turns in Lethem prison escapeeOne of the four prisoners who escaped from the Lethem Police Station in Region Nine by digging a hole in...
Murder accused on remand for almost 7 years applies for bail, files motion against the StateLennox Wayne called “Two Colours”, who is currently on remand awaiting a retrial at the High Court for the 2014...
