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...
Bomb threat prompts evacuation on packed exam day at UG
An anonymous bomb threat was made to the University of Guyana at around 09:00 hrs Friday morning. The threat was...
Mother of 3 jailed for smuggling ganja to prisoner
Sarah Chance of Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, was on Friday sentenced to one-year imprisonment for smuggling 23 grams of cannabis...
Teen wife killed; 42-Y-0 husband said she threw herself onto roadway
Police are investigating the death of 18-year-old Kareema Mary Cholmondeley who was run over by a car on the Turkeyen...
Chief Justice frees Inspector Narine
Chief Justice Roxane George on Wednesday ordered the release of Inspector Prem Narine hours after he was sentenced to seven...
Magistrate jails former Best Cop after he asked her to ‘address him with respect’
Former Best Cop Prem Narine was on Wednesday jailed for seven days for contempt of the court after asking City...
Female taxi driver died from strangulation, blunt trauma
A post mortem examination conducted on the body of 47-year-old Indira Bipat revealed that she died from strangulation to the...
Minibus driver, conductor charged with rape of girl, 12
A route 48 minibus driver and conductor appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with...
Female prisoners charged for assaulting each other
Two female prisoners appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for injuring each other during a fight...
Mahaicony truck driver charged with attempted murder of boss
A 34-year-old truck driver was on Tuesday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for the attempted murder of...
Man gunned down in East La Penitence was wanted for murder of Cambio dealer
Forty-five-year-old Colin ‘Gun Youth’ Hooper who was gunned down Monday night in East La Penitence was wanted for questioning by...
With death of bandits who killed her two sons, Berbice mother believes God answered her cries for justice
Justice comes in different forms but for the mother of Harricharran and Premcharran Samaroo, who were brutally gunned down during...
Black Bush residents commend Police for killing bandits; want more patrols
By Bibi Khatoon “It is sad to see young lives had to go down the drain wastefully,” past President of...
20-Y-0 charged with murder of ‘White Boy’
A 20-year-old labourer appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with the murder of Patrick...
Woman dies in Mahdia motorcycle accident
Twenty-four-year-old Abidacy Klass is now dead after the motorcycle she was on crashed on the 111 Miles Mahdia Potaro Road...
Porter dies after falling from moving truck
A 20-year-old porter is now dead after he fell from a moving truck at around 20:30hrs Monday on the Le...
‘Gun Youth’ killed execution style in East La Penitence
By Isanella Patoir Police are investigating the murder of an East La Penitence, Georgetown man who was shot dead execution-style...
Families, friends say bandits killed ignored advice
By Bibi Khatoon Her son, the person she called her ‘baby’ would always tell her he was going to work,...
Pump attendant charged with brutal murder of ex-wife; lawyer argues bias
By Nigel Collymore After a week in Police custody, 38-year-old Ryan Sugrim appeared before Magistrate Zamina Ally at the Leonora...
