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...
President Ali attends funeral of Haresh Singh
President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday attended the funeral service of Haresh Singh, the 17-yearold who was killed at Number 3...
Update: Unidentified man dies in hit and run accident
The so far unidentified man of East Indian descent who was struck down in a hit and run accident succumbed...
Unidentified man struck down in hit and run accident in critical condition
A so far unidentified man of East Indian descent is in a critical condition in the High Dependency Unit of...
Robbery suspect escapes from Lusignan Prison
Police are on the hunt for a 23-year-old man who escaped from the Lusignan Prison on the East Coast of...
Mother of 4 admits to trafficking marijuana to support children
A 35-year-old woman, on Tuesday, confessed to Magistrate Crystal Lambert at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court that she trafficked cannabis to...
Mahaicony cyclist crushed to death by rice truck
A 68-year-old Wash Clothes, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara man was crushed to death Tuesday after a rice truck ran him...
Family of murdered father of two protest court after suspect granted bail
Family members of 25-year-old John Alexander Yhap of Kilcoy Settlement, East Berbice-Corentyne staged a protest outside of the Albion Magistrate’s...
Pump attendant shot during robbery at New Amsterdam gas station
A 34-year-old man was rushed to the New Amsterdam hospital after he was shot in his back during a robbery...
Teixeira says no attempt to usurp authority of Parliament
Minister of the newly formed Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira on Tuesday said she will not accept...
Death of Lusignan prisoners regrettable but action was necessary to prevent prison break – Benn
Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn told the National Assembly on Tuesday that the death of two prisoners at the...
Dredge owner killed in accident
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of dredge owner Kerwin Schultz. Police Headquarters in a statement said Schultz,...
Contractor who claims he fell asleep and crashed into woman on bicycle granted bail
A 44-year-old contractor attached to the Guyana Defence Force was on Monday released on $200,000 bail for causing the fatal...
13-Y-0 Corentyne girl missing
A mother of one is pleading for the safe return of her 13-year-old daughter who went missing from her Corentyne,...
Engineer dies after falling from four-storey building
A 69-year-old engineer was killed after he fell four floors from a concrete and steel building on Saturday. Dead is...
Guyanese couple swept off rocks in St Maarten; wife drowns
St Maarten News Network – A Guyanese couple who went fishing in Back Bay found themselves in difficulty due to...
2 prisoners shot dead; Ministers forced to exit after riot broke out at Lusignan
Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn and Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony were forced to exit the Lusignan Prison on the...
Zeeburg woman struck down and killed by sleeping driver
A 39-year-old fish vendor was killed Saturday afternoon after she was struck down by car on the Zeeburg Public Road...
Two prisoners shot during unrest at Lusignan Prison
Two prisoners at the Lusignan Prison were shot on Saturday by Prison Officers during an unrest in the Holding Bay....
