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...
Woman dies after husband forces her to drink poison with cutlass to her neckA 27-year-old woman of Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice (WCB) died 14 days after her husband beat her, held a...
MARAD tells T&T to look out for boat with decomposed bodiesSee below full statement issued by the The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD): The boat with the seemingly lifeless persons on...
Teen charged for Valentine’s Day accident which killed his two friendsNineteen-year-old Rayon Alves was on Wednesday released on $600,000 bail for the fatal accident on Valentine’s Day at Homestretch Avenue,...
Families of Cemetery Road fire appeal for assistanceBy Shena Henry Three Houses at Castello Housing Scheme, Cemetery Road, one of which housed a famous soup shop, were...
Two charged for murder of Anglican priestTwo months after the murder of 82-year-old retired Anglican Priest George Chuck-A-Sang, a man and a woman were on Wednesday...
Blue Lake tragedy: PME finds minibus driver died from drowningA Post Mortem Examination (PME) conducted on the body of 25-year-old Eusi Lindo revealed that he died from drowning. The...
Cop infected with chickenpox dies at GPHCRockliff Cozier, a police constable who was infected with chickenpox, died at around 18:15h at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation...
Guyanese authorities lose sight of boat with bodies at seaLocal authorities were late Tuesday still trying to locate and recover the vessel containing several decomposed bodies which was spotted...
Police hunt for suspect, victim in alleged TIP probePolice are searching for a 40-year-old suspect and a 17-year-old victim in connection with a suspected case of Trafficking in...
Boat with bodies at sea yet to be recoveredLocal authorities were on Tuesday still trying to locate and recover the vessel containing bodies; the vessels was first spotted...
Inmates tampered with locks, removed cell bars to escape from Mazaruni prisonHours after four high profile inmates escaped from the Mazaruni Prison in Region Seven, on Tuesday morning, the Guyana Prison...
Cop under close arrest for allegedly raping woman at MorucaAn alleged rape report has been filed with the police against a serving member of the Guyana Police Force. The...
Wife, hit-man slapped with 68 years jail sentenceBeverley Persaud, who reportedly paid to have her husband killed, and the man who carried out the heinous act for...
Father of two killed in head-on collisionA father of two young children – a four-year-old girl and a two-month-old baby boy- was killed after he collided...
Four high profile inmates escape from Mazaruni prisonFour high profile inmates, who were serving sentences relating to murder and manslaughter, escaped from the Mazaruni prison in Region...
Soldiers being investigated for rape pulled from MabarumaThe Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has pulled the five soldiers who are being investigated for rape at Mabaruma in Region...
Father, daughter, neighbour to stand trial for beating fisherman to deathThree persons on Monday pleaded not guilty to the murder of a 22-year-old East Bank Essequibo fisherman who was tied...
Sophia man who stabbed handyman to death charged with murderTwenty-six-year-old Randy Wiggins was on Monday remanded to prison for the murder of a 36-year-old handyman who was fatally stabbed...
