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...
Journalist’s vehicle destroyed by fire; arson suspected
Police are investigating the cause of a fire which completely destroyed a brand new vehicle belonging to TV journalist Travis...
Deadly fire: Arson suspected, man arrested
A fire on Saturday evening which destroyed an apartment building and claimed the lives of three family members at Sixth...
Family killed in Cummings Lodge fire
A family of three was killed in a fire which destroyed a huge apartment building in Sixth Street, Cummings Lodge,...
Gunman seen on video robbing victim hospitalised after attempting another robbery
A 22-year-old gunman is under Police guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he fell off his motorcycle and injured...
Gunmen invade cellphone store at Mon Repos
Two men on Friday afternoon invaded the Celltronicx store in Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara and escaped with 25 cellphones...
Employees confess to beating, robbing gold miner
Three men have reportedly confessed to beating and robbing their boss of a quantity of raw gold at Sandhill/Oku Landing,...
Guyana maintains Trafficking In Persons status; new report points to insufficient labor inspectors, inadequate training
Guyana has retained its Tier 1 ranking in the latest Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report of the United States Department...
Boyfriend charged with murdering pregnant girlfriend
A Berbice man was on Friday charged with murder after he confessed to beating his girlfriend in the head with...
Fire completely destroys ND&S furniture factory
A fire of unknown origin completely destroyed the ND&S Furniture factory and everything in it at La Jalousie, West Coast...
Coalition supporters in Berbice charged with breaching COVID-19 restriction
Six supporters of the A Partnership for National Unity and the Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) were charged with breaching the...
Fire destroys Pensioner’s house in Kingston
An 81-year-old man is now homeless after his Lot 33, Barack Street, Kingston, Georgetown wooden and concrete house went up...
20 years later, no clues into disappearance of horse trainer
Burchell Garrett, a father of five, mysteriously disappeared on August 18, 2000, after going out for a drink with a...
Mother of 6 jumps out of burning house with 6-month-old baby
A mother’s instincts to protect her children resulted in Natasha Gittens jumping from her two-storey house which was on fire...
Police investigating skeletal remains found in abandoned building
Police are making efforts to identify the skeletal remains of a human which was found in an abandoned two-storey building...
Boat captain caught transporting ganja grabs Policeman and jumps overboard
A boat captain who was Tuesday caught with three others fetching ganja in the Berbice River grabbed on to the...
Toddler drowns after canoe capsizes in Upper Mazaruni
Police are investigating the death of a two-year-old girl Nandra Alban who died after the canoe she was in capsized...
Two years jail, $99.7M fine for drug traffickers
Two Essequibo residents have been sentenced to two years imprisonment and slapped with a $99.7M fine each after they were...
Cop in speeding biker’s crew dies without regaining consciousness
A Police Constable who crashed into a pedal cyclist and killed him on the spot on June 14, succumbed to...
