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...
Porter fined $19.7M, sentenced to prison for drug trafficking; alleged supplier freed
One of two men who were reportedly caught with $6.5M worth in cocaine and cannabis was fined and sentenced to...
Father & daughter robbed at gunpoint
A 50-year-old man and his 21-year-old daughter were robbed at gunpoint by two men on a motorcycle on Sunday at...
60-Y-0 motorcyclist killed in accident
A 60-year-old man died on Saturday after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed on the Industry Public Road,...
50-Y-0 man killed after tractor overturns in backdam
The lifeless body of a 50-year-old man was pulled from under the tractor he was operating in the Number 72...
Driver charged with murder of Atlantic Gardens woman
A 35-year-old driver of Chandra Nagar Street, Prashad Nagar was Friday charged with the murder of 61-year-old businesswoman Monica Singh...
Atlantic Gardens woman was struck multiple times in the head – PME finds
A Post Mortem Examination (PME) conducted on the body of 61-year-old Sattie Beekharry, who was brutally murdered in her Atlantic...
Marcus Bisram freed; plans to sue the State, DPP
Murder accused Marcus Bisram walked out of the Camp Street Prison a free man after the High Court on Monday...
Murdered Atlantic Gardens woman suffered injuries to the head – Police Commander
Police are continuing their investigations into the brutal murder of 61-year-old Sattie Monika Beekharry whose body was found in a...
Police fire tear gas to nab man who stabbed woman to death
The Police on Monday surrounded a house and fired tear gas in their attempts to arrest a man who is...
Farmer arrested after Police destroy $5.8M in ganja
An estimated $5.8 million in ganja was destroyed on Saturday at Vryheid’s Lust, West Canje Berbice. Police Headquarters in a...
Miner, 23, killed after helping woman in lover’s brawl
A 23-year-old miner was killed on Friday last after he assisted a woman who reportedly stabbed another woman during a...
Man arrested after stabbing brother to death
Police have arrested Khemlall Bisnauth who reportedly stabbed his 45-year-old brother to death during an argument Saturday at their Shieldtown...
Woman, child killed after tree falls on kitchen
Tragedy struck a Kambaru Village, Region Seven family Thursday evening after a tree fell on their kitchen while they were...
Mother still in shock after daughter dies in Rupert Craig Highway accident
By Isanella Patoir Forty-four-year old Anita Ramjit, a mother of three of Lusignan Pasture, East Coast Demerara (ECD) remains in...
Miner beaten to death by drinking buddy
Police are on the hunt for man who beat his friend to death after a drinking spree. One person has...
Update: Woman dies, injured passengers robbed in Rupert Craig Highway accident
One of the women injured in an accident Thursday morning on the Rupert Craig Highway, East Coast Demerara has died....
Breaking: Two in critical condition after Rupert Craig Highway accident
Two women are in a critical condition following an accident on the Rupert Craig East Highway on Thursday morning. In...
23-Y-0 killed in Saffon St. accident
A 23-year-old man died hours after he was involved in an accident after curfew hours Monday night. Dead is Terry...
