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...
Mason charged with murder of Rosignol businessman
A 21-year-old mason of Onderneeming, West Bank Demerara was on Friday last charged with the murder of Rosignol businessman, Tony...
Sisters who attacked, stabbed Linden schoolgirl advised to undergo counselling
Two sisters, ages 13 and 15 who attacked and brutally stabbed their classmate outside of the Linden Foundation Secondary School...
Driver surrenders after fatal hit and run accident on Brickdam
A 38-year-old driver of Vryheids’ Lust, East Coast Demerara surrendered to the Police in the company of his lawyer after...
Zeelugt taxi driver robbed of car, valuables at gunpoint; female suspect among two on the run
Police are hunting for three bandits, including a female who posed as passengers on Sunday night and robbed a taxi...
Driver hospitalised after crashing cement truck
A 39-year-old driver of Non-Pariel, East Coast Demerara (ECD) is said to be in a stable condition at the Georgetown...
Pedestrian killed in hit and run accident on Aubrey Barker Rd.
Police are hunting the driver of a car who struck down and killed a pedestrian on the Aubrey Barker Road...
Camp St. prisoner sets fire after inmate refused to lend him cellphone, DVD player
Officers at the Georgetown Prison on Camp Street managed to quickly extinguish a fire set by an inmate in the...
Ex-GDF rank charged with manslaughter, released on bail
A 40-year-old former member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) was on Friday slapped with a manslaughter charge following the...
Linden double murder: Businessman was recently charged for threatening ex-lover
A 48-year-old businessman of Prosville Housing Scheme, Wismar, Linden who stabbed his ex-lover and her new spouse to death Wednesday...
Man convicted of raping 20-Y-0 woman
Nick Skeete was on Thursday convicted by a 12-member jury for the rape of a 20-year-old old woman between July...
Man stabs ex-lover, her new spouse to death in Linden
A man is in Police custody after he reportedly stabbed his ex-lover and her new spouse to death at the...
Two wanted for murder of Rosignol businessman
Police have issued wanted bulletins for two men in connection with the murder of 78-year-old businessman, Tony Bisnauth who was...
Taxi driver accused of raping multiple women to face High Court trial
Taxi driver Lindon Daniels, who is accused of raping multiple women, was on Wednesday committed to face trial in the...
Three years, three months jail for teen who confessed to raping 10-Y-0 girl twice
An 18-year-old boy, who confessed to raping a 10-year-old girl on two occasions, was on Tuesday sentenced by High Court...
Teen jailed for rape of boy, 7
A 19-year-old boy was on Tuesday sentenced by High Court Judge Jo-Ann Barlow to two years imprisonment for the rape...
Businessman arrested for discharging firearm in presence of wife, children
Police have arrested an auto-dealer of Congress Drive, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown who was indiscriminately discharging a loaded firearm from his...
Rosignol businessman gunned down on 78th birthday
Popular Rosignol businessman Tony Bisnauth was shot dead outside his snackette Friday night as he celebrated his 78th birthday with...
12-Y-0 girl bedridden after struck down by speeding car
A 12-year-old girl who was struck down by a speeding car one month ago while crossing the Supply Public Road...
