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...
Berbice businessman suffers millions in losses after house goes up in flames
A Berbice businessman, his wife and two children had to jump off a shed to safety after a fire completely...
Essequibo salesman shot during robbery
A 40-year-old salesman attached to Takoor’s Hardware Store on the Essequibo Coast was shot Monday night during a robbery while...
Female driver in custody for accident that killed Police officer
Police Headquarters said Monday a 34-year-old female driver of Norton and Haley Streets, Wortmanville, Georgetown is in police custody assisting...
Paint salesman charged for gunpoint robbery on employer
A salesman, who was employed by Harris Paints Limited Guyana, was on Monday charged for the brazen $7.7M gunpoint robbery...
Two men found guilty of murdering security guard during Lethem post office robbery
Two men were on Monday found guilty by a 12-member jury for the murder of security guard Christopher John Friday,...
Essequibo man killed in hit and run accident
Police are investigating a suspected hit and run fatal accident which occurred early Monday, killing a 52-year-old man. Dead is...
Construction worker, wife arrested after 6-hour raid in North Sophia
Police Headquarters in a statement Monday said a construction worker and his reputed wife were arrested following a six-hour intelligence...
Cop killed in head-on collision
A 29-year-old Police Officer was killed on the spot when the motorcycle he was driving collided with a car just...
Man who was arrested for threatening wife found dead in Police Station
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 49-year-old prisoner, Chandatt Yodha, who was discovered hanging in the...
Father of newborn baby killed in East Coast accident
A 31-year-old father of one was killed in an accident on the Felicity Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD) early...
Youth killed, another seriously injured during shootout in Agricola
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 24-year-old Seon Bobb of Agricola, East Bank Demerara (EBD). Bobb was...
Royston ‘Crime’ Evans shot during altercation with Police
An Essequibo Coast resident, Royston ‘Crime’ Evans was on Sunday morning shot to the leg during an encounter with the...
Tuschen mother of three killed after speeding minibus crashes
A 31-year-old mother of Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo died on Friday morning after the minibus she was travelling...
Two years jail for teen father caught with unlicensed gun
A 19-year-old father of one was on Thursday sentenced to two years each for the possession of an unlicensed gun and...
Police operation nets illegal guns, ammo & drugs
Several Police operations conducted on Thursday resulted in the discovery of four unlicensed guns and over 20 live ammunition along...
Marcus Bisram charged with murder of Berbice carpenter
The infamous Marcus Bisram appeared before Magistrate Renita Singh at the Whim Magistrate’s Court Thursday charged with the 2016 murder...
Two years jail for stabbing friend in the neck
A 25-year-old fisherman was on Thursday sentenced to two years imprisonment by City Magistrate Rholdel Weaver for stabbing his friend...
22-Y-O paralyzed after beaten at wedding house
A Cane Grove, Mahaica East Coast Demerara family is calling for justice after 22-year-old Hansraj ‘Kevin’ Durga was brutally beaten...
