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...
Man accused of stabbing neighbour to death freed by High Court
After being behind bars for over three years on a charge of murder, Sheldon Bowen, called ‘Muslim’, was freed by...
Bartica tragedy: Family says woman was abused
The family of 48-year-old Carolina Kennedy pleaded with her to leave her abusive husband for years but she did not...
Teen’s body washes up at Windsor Forest foreshore
Relatives Monday morning recovered the body of 17-year-old Surendra Singh at the Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara foreshore. Singh reportedly...
Young father stabbed to death in Bachelor’s Adventure
Police are investigating the murder of 23-year-old Keith Andrew Willis, a father of one, whose bloodied body was found on...
Man struck down and killed on his way to buy ‘pine tart’
A 39-year-old man, who left his house to purchase pastries, died after a minibus struck him off his bicycle on...
Teen boy drowns, friends rescued at Windsor Forest
A fishing trip among friends turned deadly on Sunday after a 17-year-old boy reportedly drowned and his friends – two...
Pensioner, children among six homeless after fire guts NA house
A pensioner and three children are among six persons who are now homeless after a fire of unknown origin destroyed...
Suspected bandit shot dead in Eccles identified
A suspected bandit who was shot dead Friday night at Eccles Industrial Site, East Bank Demerara has been identified as...
Guyanese man convicted in JFK terror plot deported
(T&T Guardian News) – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has confirmed that a Guyanese national, who...
Man burns wife, children to death in Bartica
Police have arrested a man who reportedly burnt his wife and two young children alive in their Four Miles Squatting...
Suspected bandit shot dead in Eccles
Police are investigating the shooting death of a so far unidentified man which occurred on Friday night at Eccles, East...
Argentine Forensic rep. here to assist in murder probe of Berbice boys
Director of the Argentine Team of Forensic Anthropology (EAAF), Dr Luis Fondebrider will be in Guyana from Saturday until December...
Leaked secret document reveals surveillance of top security official in fmr. Gov’t
Leaked secret documents, seen by the News Room, show that special orders were given on April 22, 2020, during the...
Triumph man found murdered in home, labourer arrested
Police have arrested a 29-year-old labourer of Triumph, East Coast Demerara in connection with the murder of a 50-year-old man...
Kitty man to be charged with murder of building contractor
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised the Guyana Police Force to charge 28-year-old Kacey Heyliger of Shell Road,...
325 imprisoned for marijuana; another 79 mentally challenged – Prison Director
By Kurt Campbell Guyana’s Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels on Friday pressed the issue of alternative forms of imprisonment during...
Attempts made to burn down Arakaka police outpost
Police investigators are probing an alleged arson attempt at the Arakaka Police Outpost, North West District (NWD). A police statement...
Woman dies after speeding driver crashes into fence
Deoranie Sukhram, a 43-year-old resident of Dundee, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, lost her life after the minibus she was travelling...
