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 shot dead in Linden
Police are investigating a shooting which occurred Easter Monday night in Wismar, Linden Region Ten resulting in the death of...
Body inside barrel: Suspect confesses to brutal murder
After being in custody for just over 24 hours, the prime suspect in the brutal murder of his 24-year-old reputed...
Man on the run after chopping, beating sister in Berbice
Police are on the hunt for Vivakan Indal, a resident of Whim Village, East Berbice Corentyne who brutally chopped and...
Young biker dies after crashing motorcycle
A 20-year-old biker died Monday hours after he crashed his motorcycle into a lamp pole in Bartica, Region Seven. Dead...
Family feud over loud music turns deadly in Enmore
A misunderstanding between two families living in the same yard went horribly wrong on Sunday evening, resulting in the death...
Motorcyclist killed in Easter Monday accident
A 43-year-old motorcyclist was killed on Easter Monday morning following a collision with a canter truck on the Number 64,...
Several homeless after kerosene stove explodes in Kitty house
The explosion of a kerosene stove early Easter Monday has a left a family of eight homeless in D’ Andrade...
Bandits attack, rob Berbice family
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a Zorg-en-Hoop, Blairmont, West Coast Berbice family by three men who were armed...
Man murdered in Enmore
Police are investigating the alleged murder of an Enmore, East Coast Demerara, man, which reportedly occurred between midnight on Sunday...
Body inside a barrel: Mother of suspect says he should be severely punished
Forty-seven-year-old Sattie Veersammy is thankful that the Police managed to capture her son who is accused of killing his reputed...
Lusignan man arrested for attempting to throw items over prison fence
A 40-year–old labourer of Lusignan Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara was arrested on Sunday after he was caught attempting to...
COVID-19: Four Venezuelans handcuffed to beds at quarantine facility
Four Venezuelan women were on Saturday night taken to one of the Ministry of Public Health’s COVID-19 quarantine facilities in...
Body inside a barrel: Suspect caught under Canje Bridge
The Police have arrested the suspect in the murder of the so far unidentified woman whose battered body was found...
Battered body of woman stuffed into barrel, dumped into trench
The body of a so far unidentified woman was on Saturday morning found in a trench at R and S...
Eight homeless after fire destroys Bent Street house
A fire which started in the wee hours of Saturday completely destroyed a two-story concrete building at Bent Street, Wortmanville...
Young soldier killed in motorcycle accident
The Guyana Defence Force is mourning the death of 20-year-old PTE Jermien Jones who crashed his motorcycle and died on...
Bandits invade Republic Park house; hold woman, children at gunpoint
Police are hunting for four males who invaded the home of a 40- year-old businessman of Republic Park, East Bank...
‘Thirsty’ bandits tie up security guard, rob Berbice store
Three bandits in the wee hours of Friday robbed the Sono, Rosey Son and Daughter general store at Cotton Tree,...
