Crime
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...
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...
Pedal cyclist killed after struck, dragged by speeding car
Police have arrested 41-year-old George Douglas after he crashed into a pedal cyclist on the Stewartville Public Road, West Coast...
Retired Priest found murdered in home
An 82-year-old retired Anglican Priest was found with multiple stab wounds in his Vlissengen Road, Lodge, Georgetown home on Monday...
Corentyne pensioner robbed of jewellery, cash
An 87-year-old pensioner of No.67 Village, Corentyne Berbice was robbed of a quantity of jewellery and an undisclosed amount of...
Security guard charged with murder of Cummings Lodge woman
A 46-year-old security guard was on Monday remanded to prison for the murder of 53-year-old Marilyn Singh, known as “Jean”,...
Father convicted of killing three children in 2011 loses appeal
Guyana’s Court of Appeal on Monday dismissed the appeal filed by John Blanchard, who is currently serving a life sentence...
Family desperately searching for man missing over a month now
Forty-two-year old Answar Stoll of Kuru Kuru on the Soesdyke Linden Highway has been missing since November 15, 2020 and...
Biker dead, another critical in New Amsterdam accident
A Sunday evening accident in the township of New Amsterdam, Berbice has left one motorcyclist dead and another in a...
Fire guts Eccles house; four homeless
A family of four is homeless after a Sunday morning fire gutted the house they were renting at 94 CC...
Youth dies after crashing into cow at Crabwood Creek
A construction worker was killed after he collided with a cow on the Crabwood Creek (CWC) Public Road, East Berbice...
Mahaica businesswoman, others robbed by gun wielding bandits
A Mahaica, East Coast Demerara businesswoman and two others were robbed of cash, jewellery and phones on Saturday by two...
Four arrested after CANU seizes over 150 lbs ‘ganja’
An operation conducted by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) has resulted in the seizure of over 150 pounds of marijuana...
Intoxicated woman, 2-Y-O grandson allegedly drown after boat capsizes
A 42-year-old man remains in police custody as investigations continue into an alleged drowning incident which claimed the life of...
Diamond man killed in accident
Vijai Doodnauth, 27, of Sea Dam Diamond Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara was killed on Friday afternoon after he allegedly...
Fisherman charged with attempted murder of wife
Forty-four-year-old Krishna Nandalall, known as “Wallis”, of Letter Kenny Village, East-Berbice, Corentyne was remanded to prison by Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh...
Man confesses to killing woman after she refused to have sex
A 46-year-old security guard of Eighth Street, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara (ECD), has reportedly confessed to murdering 53-year-old Marilyn...
Man, 70, admits to stabbing stepdaughter, 14, to death
A 70-year-old man was on Wednesday sentenced to 11 and a half years imprisonment after he confessed to stabbing his...
DPP orders psychiatric evaluation of mother who brutalised daughter, 6
The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised the police to facilitate the process for 25-year-old Drupattie...
Five injured as cop crashes into four vehicles, utility pole
Police are investigating a serious accident, which has left five persons hospitalised after a police constable, who also operates a...
