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...
Minibus driver remanded for assaulting, cop, resisting arrest
A minibus driver was on Wednesday remanded to prison by Magistrate Faith McGusty for series of charges including assaulting a...
Leopold Street protesters damage Fire Service vehicle
Protestors on Leopold Street, Werk-en-rust, Georgetown on Wednesday threw missiles at a Guyana Fire Service vehicle, damaging the front windshield...
Teen boy found guilty of raping girl, 6
A 17-year-old boy was on Wednesday found guilty by a 12-member jury for raping a 6-year-old girl in 2016. The...
Elderly man trapped in heavily-grilled house burnt to death
An 85-year-old man met an untimely and fiery death Wednesday morning after he was unable to get out of his...
Leopold Street man shot dead by Police; family protests for justice
By Isanella Patoir A Leopold Street, Georgetown man was shot dead by two Police Officers after reportedly committing a number...
Deadly Agricola accident: Driver granted $500k bail, license suspended
Three months after that gruesome accident along the Agricola Public Road, East Bank Demerara, which claimed the life of 7-year-old...
Gov’t vehicle bursts into flames
A vehicle attached to the Ministry of Communities, Central Housing and Planning Authority Tuesday afternoon burst into flames on the...
Enterprise painter killed by brother during argument
The community of Enterprise on the East Coast of Demerara is left in a state of shock after a 47-year-old...
Police looking into gang operations, find Lindeners with Army clothing
Two men Monday appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus for having military shirts, property of the Guyana Defense Force (GDF) in...
Venezuelan teen murdered in Lethem
A 16-year-old Venezuelan national was on Sunday murdered at about 04:00hrs at Tabatinga, Lethem, Region Nine. According to the police,...
Police investigating death of Kamarang man
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Doreian Brown of Warmadong Village, Kamarang River, Region Seven. Initial inquiries...
Good Hope family loses everything in fire
A businessman and his family are thankful for their lives after a fire of unknown origin gutted their Good Hope...
Teen named in phone snatching spree caught in the act again
Chris Pollard, 19, who is before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for a series of armed robbery charges, was on Monday remanded...
Lamaha Springs residents burn bridge to Sophia in bid to reduce robberies
As a result of an increase in robberies over the past weeks in the area, residents of Lamaha Springs, Georgetown...
Murdered Plaisance schoolboy was warned not to go on the road
Fifteen-year-old Derril Wong of Robert Road, Plaisance on the East Coast of Demerara was warned by his grandmother to stay...
15-Y-0 boy stabbed to death by neighbour
Police are investigating the murder of 15-year-old Derril Wong, a student of the Cummings Lodge Secondary School, who was stabbed...
Kitty mechanic killed in East Bank accident
A 33-year-old mechanic of Lot 31 Railway Line, Kitty Georgetown died just after midnight Thursday after the motorbike (CD 7536)...
Businessman shot, robbed in Port Mourant
A 54-year-old businessman who went to purchase cattle at Babu John, Port Mourant, Corentyne Berbice was shot and robbed of...
