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...
Unemployed mother of three in distress after husband electrocuted
A 34-year-old father of three young children was electrocuted at about 13:30hrs during a family outing at a farm on...
Mason charged with murder of taxi driver
A 48-year-old mason appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with the murder of 42-year-old...
Farmer trailed wife, hid in bushes and then killed wife’s lover – Court hears
A 50-year-old farmer was on Tuesday remanded to prison for murder after he allegedly killed his wife’s lover with an...
Port Mourant family beaten, robbed, locked inside washroom by bandits
Three bandits armed with a gun and cutlasses attacked, beat and robbed a family as they sat under their house...
VIDEO: Man shot in broad daylight on Hadfield St
A man, who is so far unidentified, was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Sunday after he was shot by...
WATCH: Video clears ex-cop accused of planting drugs at Superbet outlet
Footage from the surveillance camera at the Superbet outlet in Reliance East Canje Berbice appears to have vindicated former Detective...
Police Station in Parfaite Harmonie within a month
Residents of La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, can now feel a sense of security, with the expected opening of...
Chief Justice denies bail to Muslim Scholar serving 45 years for rape of boy, 9
Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire on Friday refused bail pending the hearing of an appeal for Muslim scholar Nezaam Ali...
Cop resigns, claims he was framed after accused of leaking info. against Crime Chief
The Policeman accused of planting evidence on the premises of a Superbet outlet in East Canje Berbice is claiming that...
Arrest warrant issued for owner of Diamond Strip Club
Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan has issued an arrest warrant for Freeman Fordyce, the owner of the Diamond Strip Club after...
Two jailed, co-accused freed on cocaine charges
Two men were on Thursday sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment each for trafficking over five kilograms of...
Teen dies two months after accident, family wants justice
Two months after 18-year-old Bariel Hall was injured in an accident on the Avenue of the Republic in Georgetown, he...
Teen on bail for five counts of robbery accused of snatching woman’s cell phone
A 19-year-old Durban Street, Lodge resident on Wednesday appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan accused of snatching a woman’s cell...
Suspect arrested in murder of taxi driver, claims self-defense
A 48-year-old mason of Cemetery Road Mocha Arcadia, East Bank Demerara was arrested on Wednesday hours after he allegedly stabbed...
Fisherman charged with rape of Venezuelan woman
A 21-year- fisherman was on Wednesday remanded to prison for allegedly raping a 26-year-old Venezuelan woman. Jomal Bunbury known as...
Update: Taxi driver killed over fare
A 61-year-old mother is mourning the death of her only son who was killed on Tuesday night at Cemetery Road,...
Rancher killed by farmer in South Rupununi
Police have arrested a 50-year-old farmer who allegedly killed a 32-year-old rancher at around 22:00hrs Monday night at Karaudanawa Village,...
Taxi driver stabbed to death in Mocha
Police are investigating the murder of 34-year-old Owayne Lynch, a taxi driver of Stevedore Housing Scheme, Georgetown who was stabbed...
