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...
Sophia fire leaves six homeless
Six persons including two children, ages four and ten, are now homeless after a fire of unknown origin on Monday...
Drivers detained after fatal accident on West Coast
Police have detained two drivers, 23-year-old Totaram Munishwar and 20-year-old Saeed Ali, after they were reportedly racing along the West...
Man jailed for 21 years for killing bedridden mother
Terrence Madray, called Throw back, was on Monday sentenced to 21 years imprisonment for killing his 76-year-old bedridden mother at...
Stepfather arrested after boy found with injuries to head, eyes dies
A four-year-old boy identified as Alex Prince has been pronounced dead after he was Monday found unconscious, naked and with...
Mahaica man admits to court that he hacked his wife to death
A 44-year-old man on Monday confessed to the gruesome killing of his wife Candacy Pitt, called Cindy who was hacked...
Tuschen man killed in early morning accident
A 25-year-old man from Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo died Monday morning after the car he was in crashed into a...
Former guard pleads guilty to killing colleague who allegedly made fun of his daughter
A former MMC Security guard on Monday confessed to the fatal shooting of his colleague during a heated exchange over...
Baby saved as young mother of four shot in back while sleeping
A 24-year-old woman, Alicia Henry, was shot in her back while she slept with her baby and husband at her...
Vendor, granddaughter beaten, robbed by bandits in Port Mourant
A watermelon vendor and her 17-year-old granddaughter remain in a traumatized state after they were attacked, beaten and robbed by...
Family attacked, robbed by 10 knife-wielding bandits after cricket match
Two brothers and their female cousin of Ruimzeight, West Coast of Demerara were robbed by a group of men after...
Festival City father of two shot dead in home invasion
By Isanella Patoir An early morning shooting and robbery has left a Festival City, North Ruimvedlt, Georgetown man dead. Dead...
Four years jail for Trini who faked kidnapping in Guyana
A 35-year-old Trinidadian national who was arrested in Guyana for faking his own kidnapping and demanding US$700,000 from his family,...
Teen faces rapist in court, says attempted suicide many times
A 41-year-old taxi driver of Linden, Region 10 was on Friday sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old...
Hung jury in rape trial against Zeelugt man
A 27-year-old businessman who was indicted at the Sexual Offences Court for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in 2012, will...
GDF rank remanded, friend released on bail for illegal gun, ammo, ganja
Interdicted Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard Lieutenant Dominic Gilpin, who was recently nabbed with $2.5M worth in cannabis along...
Four years jail for teen boy who raped girl, 6
A 17-year-old boy was on Thursday sentenced to four years imprisonment after he was found guilty by a 12-member jury...
Three years jail for robbing wheelchair-bound elderly man
A 48-year-old pushcart vendor was on Wednesday sentenced to three years imprisonment by City Magistrate Faith McGusty for robbing an...
Fisherman confesses to killing Mahaicony businesswoman
A 27-year-old fisherman on Wednesday confessed to killing Mahaicony businesswoman, 56-year-old Bibi Nesha Shairoon known as ‘Shakeela’ during a home...
