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...
Consultant Alex Graham, family robbed; calls to 911 went unanswered
Advertising and communications consultant Alex Graham and his family have been left traumatized after bandits entered their South Ruimveldt, Georgetown...
Over 100 bus touts arrested and charged in one week
Minibus touts who run the bus parks around Georgetown are being arrested and charged for the offence of soliciting passengers....
Deadly land dispute: Father, son found guilty of beating neighbour to death
A father and son were on Thursday found guilty of fatally beating their neighbour and relative Suresh Nandkishore called “Ravo”...
Elderly woman thrown off roof in Corentyne robbery
A 63-year-old woman was thrown off her roof and then dragged under house during a robbery at her Corentyne, Berbice...
Cutlass brawl: Vendor charged for attempted murder of child father’s new girlfriend
A 25-year-old vendor was on Thursday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for attempted murder after she wounded...
Farmer charged for raping girl,9, in chicken pen and in his house
Clarence Marques, a 59-year-old farmer, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Thursday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court and was...
Fight over female: Linden teen chopped in head
Nineteen-year-old Zamaul Bobb is in a stable condition at the Linden Hospital Complex after he was chopped to the forehead...
Berbice labourer dies after falling off truck
The driver of a canter truck is in Police custody following the death of 43-year-old Chetram Ramoutar who fell out...
CANU vows to continue work in professional manner amidst ‘strip & search’ complaints
Following complaints from two women, including one who claimed that she was stripped and searched at the Cheddi Jagan International...
City Constab. Officer accused of shooting minibus driver
Mark Murray, a 24-year-old City Constabulary officer appeared before City Magistrate Faith McGusty accused of discharging his service weapon and...
Wanted woman nabbed, charged with 2009 murder of fuel dealer husband
Days after being arrested by police at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), 49-year-old Milaimi Alli appeared before Chief Magistrate...
3 years jail, $1.7M fine for trafficking marijuana
Thirty-six-year-old taxi driver Sherwin Edwards Clarke was sentenced to three years imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine of $1.7M...
Another woman claims she was stripped and searched at airport
Another woman is planning to sue the authorities after she said she was forced to strip naked and squat at...
Motorcyclist killed in Canal #2 accident
An accident between a car and a motorcycle on the Canal #2 public road, West Bank Demerara Monday night has...
Wife beater jailed for 18 months
Roopnarine Persaud, a 50-year-old mechanic, was sentenced to serve 18 months imprisonment by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan Tuesday for beating...
Family of murdered prisoner want justice
The relatives of 30-year-old Shaheed Alli of Barr Street Albouystown, Georgetown, who was beaten to death by prisoners at the...
‘Pretty boy’ accused of robbing man of $900,000
Edward Skeete, a 32-year-old, who was acquitted of a murder charge last year, appeared before Magistrate Dylon Bess Tuesday accused...
False bomb threat delays Copa flight at CJIA
One hundred and twenty-seven passengers along with six crew members were on Monday evacuated from a Copa Airlines flight after...
