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...
SOCU seizes Yuri’s borrowed computers, phones
The Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) on Wednesday seized a number of borrowed computers and phones from Yuri Garcia Dominguez,...
Police, Army, GGMC destroy massive tunnel mine in New River Basin
The Police, Army and the Mines Commission this week unearthed a massive tunnel mining operation in the New River Basin...
Man who stabbed wife to death in his car and then tossed her out jailed for 60 years
Sixty-year-old Allan Sim was on Thursday sentenced to 60 years imprisonment, with the possibility of parole after serving 40 years,...
Teen brutally chopped to head by Venezuelans
A 17-year-old of Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara was brutally chopped to the head three times by four Venezuelan brothers...
Ex-police officer among three arrested for robbing teen
A 25-year-old ex-police officer, a 23-year-old technician and 25-year-old construction worker were arrested on Tuesday after robbing a De Willem,...
Bandits cart off $1.4M, CCTV equipment from Chinese supermarket
Four masked men, three of whom were armed with handguns, invaded the Egou Chinese Supermarket on the Melanie Public Road,...
Volda Lawrence: I have done nothing wrong
One day after being arrested and held for hours for questioning by the police, Chairperson of the People’s National Congress...
Woman, taxi driver busted with over 30 pounds of ganja
A 20-year-old female of ‘A’ Field Sophia and a 39-year-old taxi driver of Durban Street, Georgetown were arrested on Tuesday...
Guyanese woman took nap after tossing newborn out window
[New York Post] – The Queens woman who tossed her newborn son out a bathroom window simply showered and took a nap...
Chinese national shot during robbery, security relieved of gun
Bandits Tuesday night stormed the Egou Chinese Supermarket on the Melanie Public Road, East Coast Demerara shooting a Chinese national...
Volda granted $100,000 station bail and sent home
Arrested by police earlier on Tuesday and held for hours for questioning, Chairperson of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R)...
Albouystown teen beaten, stabbed to death
An Albouystown, Georgetown teenager was beaten and stabbed to death at his place of work on Tuesday morning. Dead is...
Volda Lawrence arrested, detained at CID
Chairperson of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) Volda Lawrence was Tuesday morning arrested and is currently being detained at...
Men freed of murder charges; were accused of paying junkie to set fire that killed girls, father
After being behind bars for over four years on three counts of murder, 74-year-old businessman Ganga Krishna and his 26-year-old...
Fire victims say Fire Service’s poor response caused two houses to be destroyed
Victims of Monday night’s fire at Charlotte Street, Georgetown fire say their houses could have been saved or there could...
Truck driver killed as drinking buddy reverses into him
Monday night turned ugly for three truck drivers who started off the evening with a casual drink. According to police...
Guyanese woman who hurled newborn out window charged with attempted murder
A Guyanese woman who gave birth to a baby boy in a bathtub and then hurled him through the window...
Drunk driver flees after crashing into Berbice business owners
Popular businessman Imran Hamid and his wife Saudia were on Monday evening rushed to a city hospital after they were...
