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...
Grove man died from heart failure – PME finds
A post mortem examination conducted on the body of Rayon Angel, who was found dead in his Grove, East Bank...
Nursing student accused of bullying friend with fake Facebook profile
A 19-year-old Nursing Student appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly Friday charged with the improper use of a telecommunication system after she...
20-Y-0 student jailed for 3 years for Ecstasy pills
A 20-year-old who said he is a student of School of the Nations was on Friday sentenced to three years...
UG bomb suspect granted High Court bail
A successful application by Defense Attorney Latchmie Rahamat resulted in High Court Judge Justice Navindra Singh granting $10,000 bail to...
UPDATE: Pilot’s burnt body recovered
Police have removed the body of a pilot, Randy Liverpool from aircraft #8R-GHB which crash landed five minutes from the...
Pilot dies after plane crash at Eteringbang
A single-engine aircraft on Thursday crash landed at the Eteringbang airstrip in Region Seven, exploding and killing the pilot onboard....
Good Hope man accused of pawning boss’ car
Rabindranauth Doodnauth, 27, of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan Thursday accused of pawning his...
Guyanese/Canadian Dad accused of killing daughter dies
On the same day his daughter was laid to rest, the man accused in her death has died in hospital....
Driver remanded for allegedly assaulting Traffic Cop, resisting arrest
A 26-year-old driver was remanded to prison Wednesday for allegedly assaulting Traffic Cop Carl Pedro, resisting arrest and behaving disorderly...
Essequibo couple accused of using bar as Brothel
Dhanraj Rambarran, 58 and his 53-year-old wife, Khamwattie Rambarran appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan Wednesday accused of using the...
LBI supermarket destroyed by fire
A supermarket located at Kersaint Park, La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara, went up in flames early Wednesday morning....
Grove man found dead in home
A Grove, East Bank Demerara man was Wednesday morning found dead in his home and Police are trying to ascertain...
Minibus driver accused of raping girl
A Route 41 minibus driver was on Tuesday released on $250,000 bail by City Magistrate Faith McGusty for allegedly raping...
Taxi driver charged with rape of girl, 14
Jaowel Williams, a 32-year-old taxi driver was remanded to prison Tuesday by Magistrate Faith McGusty for allegedly raping a 14-year-old...
Friends charged with murder of Grove man
Heeman Gocool and Khemraj Persaud appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty Tuesday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, charged with the murder...
Plane crash survivors rescued by GDF
A team from the Guyana Defence Force special forces on Monday night rescued a pilot and a policeman who survived a plane...
Pilot, Cop survive plane crash
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF), the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and other officials are searching for a single engine...
Investigation reopens into missing Pastor
Commander of ‘C’ Division, Calvin Brutus says the investigation into the disappearance of 28-year-old Navindra Ramdin known as ‘Rockey’ has...
