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...
Murder of Bartica youth: Grieving mother pleads for justice
Jacqueline Bobb, a mother of four is pleading for justice for her 31-year-old son who was murdered Sunday at Kuribrong,...
Meten-Meer-Zorg man killed in Tractor accident
An early morning accident at the De Kinderen Sideline Dam, West Coast Demerara (WCD) has left a 38-year-old sawmill operator,...
Mentally ill prisoner attempts to set fire inside NA Prison
A mentally ill prisoner at the New Amsterdam prison Saturday caused a large amount of smoke at a main electrical...
Berbice woman jailed, 10 others arrested in major Police operation
Valencia Carmichael, a 37-year-old woman of Heatburn Village, East Bank Berbice (EBB) was sentenced to two years imprisonment Friday by...
Timehri youth knifed to death, parents injured during fight over Cabbage
A 25-year-old labourer of Swan Village Soesdyke /Linden Highway is in Police custody for the murder of David Toney, 18,...
Minibus driver found not guilty of raping girl, 9
A 35-year-old minibus driver walked out of the Demerara Sexual Offences Court a free man after a 12-member jury unanimously...
Woman charged for killing mother says she was tortured by Police
The Berbice woman who has been charged for the murder of her mother has claimed she was brutally beaten and...
National basketball coach tied up and robbed
National basketball coach Junior Hercules was on Thursday morning robbed of over $800,000 in cash and valuables at his Lot...
3 years jail for less than an ounce ganja
Daniel France, a 27-year-old man of Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, was given a three-year jail sentenced and fined $30,000 after...
Family forgives ‘disturbed’ woman who killed her mother
Some relatives, including a sibling and children of 71-year old Rookmin Jameer, have forgiven the woman’s daughter – Camila Jameer...
Man accused of forging $20.4M cheque, released on bail
Lindon Stephney, a former Assistant Manager attached to BK International was on Wednesday charged for uttering a forged cheque for...
Suspect shot by cops after robbing Nurses
A 27-year-old man of ‘D’ Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown, is in a stable condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital under...
Woman accused of killing mother faints in court, rushed to hospital
It was a chaotic scene at the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court Wednesday morning when the woman accused of killing her...
Baramita youth attempted to hack four persons to death
Eddie Williams, a 21-year-old Baramita, North West District resident, who allegedly went on a chopping spree in his village was...
Mother of 4 who stabbed Policewoman with broken bottle remanded to prison
Natasha Henry, a mother of four, was on Tuesday remanded to prison on a wounding charge after she allegedly stabbed...
Family pleads for eyewitnesses to come forward in East Bank ‘hit and run’
A Mocha, East Bank Demerara woman, Sophia Kissoonlall is calling for justice after her husband of 22 years was killed...
12 years imprisonment for chopping friend to death
A 35-year-old Port Kaituma man who spent seven years on remand for a murder committed in 2012, was sentenced to...
Rice farmers tied up, beaten and robbed of $1.5M cash
Two armed bandits in the wee hours of Tuesday tied up and beat a Mibicuri, Black Bush Polder family before...
