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...
Deadly nightclub brawl: Labourer charged with murder
A 21-year-old labourer was charged with the murder of Carlos ‘Tony’ Williams on Monday at the Whim’s Magistrate’s Court. Rickford...
Man charged with manslaughter in death of Berbice vendor at ‘Chic Chic’ game
Terry Roopnarine, 27 years, was on Monday charged with manslaughter after he stabbed to death a man after a game...
Man who tied up boss, raided mining camp jailed for 18 months; other remanded
Twenty-five-year-old old mines worker Terrence Bacchus was on Monday sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on...
Man who pretended to be Police to commit robbery jailed
A 21-year-old man who impersonated a police and committed a robbery was on Monday sentenced to two years imprisonment by...
Tenant dies as chaos breaks out at scene of Princes St. Fire
Chaos erupted at a building on Princes Street, Worthmanville, Georgetown after a fire threatened to destroyed it. The building was...
Corentyne family pleads for help after fire ravages home
A fire of unknown origin has plunged a Corentyne family in despair and uncertainty; they watched helplessly at what was...
Father and son homeless after early morning fire
A father and his 16-year-old son are now homeless after a fire of unknown origin ripped through their three- bedroom...
Man on the run after torching wife’s house
The Police in Region 5, West Coast Berbice are seeking the whereabouts of a man who allegedly set his wife’s...
Bicycle cops arrest men who robbed foreigners
Police have arrested two men shortly after they robbed two foreigners of their cell phones at about 09:50hrs at Longden...
Masked bandits with cutlasses rattle gold miner from sleep; later captured with loot
A 50-year-old miner of Block ‘8’ Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) was on Friday night robbed of $850,000...
Young interior mines worker found dead with stab wounds
Police have arrested two persons for the murder of a 22-year-old man of Lethem, Region Nine which occurred on Christmas...
63 beach murders: Second victim identified as worker
The bound and tortured body of the second victim who was discovered in a decomposed state at the Sunsplash Hotel...
63 beach murders: Canada-based Guyanese had two toes severed; other man was tied to post in balcony
New details have emerged into the gruesome murder of two men at the famous #63 beach on the Corentyne Coast;...
Canada-based Guyanese, other man believed tortured to death
Berbice Police believe that the two men found at a beach house at Number 63 Village on the Corentyne Coast...
Businessman, worker found dead at 63 beach property
The badly decomposed bodies of two men were on Friday found at a property at 63 Beach on the Corentyne...
11 Reserve Officers complete GDF Junior Command course
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has announced that 11 Reserve Officers have successfully completed the Reserve Officer Junior Command and...
Driver in fatal accident identified as 28-Y-O Vergenoegen resident
A driver who was this morning killed in an accident has been identified as 28-year-old Vijai Sankar of Vergenoegen, East...
Driver dies in Uitvlugt accident
An accident involving motor vehicle GPWW 9100 occurred at about 03:15hrs Thursday, killing the driver. The driver has not yet...
