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...
Guyanese couple killed in Canada accident
A Guyanese couple was on Saturday killed in a crash in Ontario, Canada. Ramnauth Seebachan called Buddy, 65, and his...
Fisherman in custody for stabbing labourer to death
A 67-year-old fisherman of Logwood Squatting Area, Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was arrested for stabbing a labourer to death....
Linden house rented by ‘Spoil Child’ burnt down
A fire of unknown origin destroyed a two-story wooden/concrete house early Saturday morning at Lot 12 Fairs Rust, Mckenzie Linden....
President grants Christmas pardons to two women prisoners
Two women prisoners, who were serving sentences related to larceny and threatening language, have been granted pardons by President David...
Change Guyana retracts endorsements of Anthony Snow, Robert Gates; highlights policies
See full statement from the Change Guyana political party issued on Friday, December 20, 2019. Since the launch of Change...
Cops charged for kidnapping, felonious wounding of teen; granted bail
Two Police constables who kidnapped and tortured a teen at their Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD) home were on...
Cop who beat vendor transferred to TSU
A Police Officer who recently found himself in hot water for beating a vendor to his face with a handcuff...
Mahaicony accident: Pregnant mother was due to give birth next month
Family members of the five persons who died in the horrific accident at Fairfield Mahaicony Wednesday are in a state...
Mahaicony accident: Father of two recently started to drive minibus
Forty-eight-year-old Seechand Lall Chandilall commenced driving the route 50 minibus BRR 5478 only a month ago but has been a...
Mahaicony accident: Huge amount of money stolen from victim
Sixty-four-year-old Ewart Reynolds of Calcutta Mahaicony was employed as a Debt Collector with Courts Guyana in Georgetown and at the...
Mahaicony accident: Mother had just exited minibus that killed son
Sixty-three-year old Wallie Sealey had moments before exited the route 50 minibus which crashed head-on into a truck resulting in...
Hire Car driver charged with rape of girl, 12
A 22-year-old man remanded to prison Wednesday by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl. Sahadeo Pooran,...
Death sentence for youth who murdered US-based businesswoman
A 25-year-old man was on Thursday sentenced to death for the murder of 45-year-old United States-based Guyanese businesswoman Samantha Benjamin,...
Pregnant nurse among five dead in Mahaicony accident
Alana Vaughn, a 31-year-old pregnant nurse, is among the five persons who were killed in the Fairfield, Mahaicony deadly accident...
Teen kidnapped, tortured by Police says he believes they were going to bury him alive
By Fareeza Haniff The West Bank Demerara teenager who was kidnapped, burnt and tortured by two Policemen, has described how...
Four dead in Mahaicony smash-up
Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at Fairfield, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD) killing atleast four persons on...
Mother of murdered Police coach wants justice
By Isanella Patoir When single mother 58-year-old Jennifer Benn heard that her son 28-year-old Seon ‘Senestro/Tyrone’ Burry was found lying...
Linden man found guilty of raping child
A 25-year-old Wismar, Linden resident was on Tuesday found guilty on two counts of rape of a child under the...
