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...
Mayor apologises after car accident
The Mayor of Georgetown has apologised after the vehicle he uses was involved in an accident Tuesday. The Mayor was...
Two killed, two injured while installing security cameras at stadium
An East Coast Demerara teen technician and a driver were Tuesday electrocuted while working at the Guyana National Stadium at...
Worker falls from Sheriff St. construction site
A man working on a construction site on Sheriff Street, Georgetown Tuesday fell from a scaffold he was working on...
Bandits brutalize businesswoman, duct-tape babies in daylight robbery
Two persons including a 16-year-old are being held for questioning in relation to the armed robbery of an East Canje...
Fight at Psychiatric hospital leaves one dead
A patient of the National Psychiatric Hospital in Berbice has died of injuries he sustained during a fight with another patient...
Minister Felix warns Suriname travellers against flouting immigration laws
(Ministry of the Presidency) Minister of Citizenship, Mr. Winston Felix, is urging members of the public travelling to and from Suriname,...
Woman remanded for marijuana inside Panty Liner box
Shaffen Donette, a 35-year-old resident of Mahdia, Region 8, was remanded to prison Monday by Chief Magistrate (ag) Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus...
Youth weeps after sentenced to 25 years jail for beating man to death with cricket bat
A weeping 22-year-old Jonathan Budhan was on Monday sentenced by Justice Navindra Singh to serve 25 years imprisonment for the...
Wanted man finally caught, charged with 2013 murder
A 31-year-old man who was on the run from the Police and wreaking havoc in Berbice, was on Monday charged...
Man recently released from jail charged with armed robberies
A 27-year-old Leopold Street, Georgetown resident, who was recently released from prison, was on Monday remanded to prison on two...
Agricola man jailed for beating aunt with wood
An Agricola, East Bank Demerara resident was on Friday sentenced to three months imprisonment for hitting his elderly aunt with...
‘Beach Clothes’ murdered by neighbour who alleges sexual assault
An East Bank Essequibo (EBE) man was on Saturday afternoon chopped to death by his neighbour who claimed he was...
Elderly man dies a month later after beaten by bandits
A 77-year-old man who was attacked and badly beaten in his home a month ago succumbed to his injuries at...
Safe and sound: Missing couple found at Enmore, husband arrested
A 50-year-old man of Warren Village, East Berbice Corentyne is in Police custody after he forcefully removed his wife from...
Mason tells court he used ganja with urine to treat nephew’s asthma
A 27-year-old mason on Friday told Chief Magistrate (ag) Sherdel Isccas-Marcus that he used cannabis with urine to treat his...
Young mother remanded for burning toddler with spoon
A 21-year-old mother was on Friday remanded to prison for allegedly burning her two-year-old daughter to the buttocks with a...
Ex-Cop wanted in U.S. for trafficking cocaine denied bail
Magistrate Faith McGusty Thursday refused bail for ex-police officer Shaun Darcy Nebblett, who is wanted in the United States for...
Popular G3 building gutted by fire
The popular G3 building at Diamond along the East Bank of Demerara has been ruined by a mid-morning fire which...
