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...
Bartica woman dies after stabbed by man who went berserk
A Bartica woman has died after she was stabbed early Wednesday morning by a man who went berserk after his...
West Side youth killed in accident
Police are investigating an accident that occurred on Tuesday evening on the Vreed-en-Hoop West Coast Demerara public road which claimed...
Man goes berserk – attempts to murder friends, rapes teen, then commits suicide
An Essequibo River man went berserk early Wednesday morning just after his birthday celebration, attempting to kill three of his...
6-Y-0 killed in accident
A 6-year-old student attached to the Eversham Primary school lost her life Tuesday afternoon after she was struck down by...
Murder over hammock: Teen remanded to prison
A 19-year-old miner was on Tuesday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for allegedly killing a man over...
Businessman accused of killing cousin with arrow
David Smith, a 31-year-old businessman, was remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan Tuesday for allegedly killing his cousin...
Youth cleared of murder charge after 3 years on remand
Twenty – three – year old Kevin Garraway on Tuesday walked out of the High Court a free man after...
Education Ministry probing viral video of violence at NA technical institute
The Ministry of Education has launched an investigation into the savage beating of three students by another which reportedly occurred...
Months after release from prison youth back in jail for armed robberies
Months after his release following a two-year jail sentence for an unlicensed firearm, a 20-year-old Mason was on Monday remanded...
Soesdyke man killed in hit and run
Police are investigating the death of a Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara man who was struck down by a motor car...
Man sentenced to 80 years in prison for murder of ECD businessman
Justice Navindra Singh on Monday sentenced a 35-year-old man to serve 80 years imprisonment after a 12-member jury found him...
Murder over bicycle: Man jailed for 12 years
Ravindra Paremdass was on Monday sentenced to 12 years in jail after pleading guilty to killing another man during a...
Man drowns trying to get ball at Splashmin’s Resort
Twenty-five-year-old Dinesh Ramdas of Lot ‘A’Coglan Dam, West Bank Demerara man on Sunday lost his life at the Splashmin’s Resort...
Teen murdered by employer
A 30-year-old businessman of Batavia Island, Cuyuni River is in Police custody for the murder of his 19-year-old employee and...
3 years jail for less than an ounce of Cannabis
Michael O’ Brian also known as Michael Gouveia was on Friday sentenced to three years jail and fined $30,000 for...
Man stabbed and shot in Albouystown
Police are investigating the stabbing and shooting of 27-year-old Kezil Brazalio which occurred Thursday night at Sussex Street, Albouystown Georgetown....
Several injured in minibus accident
Several persons were on Thursday afternoon injured after a route 42 minibus collided with motor car PNN3115 at High and...
Teen shot at ‘Ghetto Flex Bar’
Police are investigating a shooting incident which occurred at ‘Ghetto Flex Bar’ Albouystown, Georgetown on Thursday afternoon during Phagwah celebrations....
