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...
UG bomb suspect further remanded to prison
University of Guyana (UG) student Sheneza Jafferally was on Monday further remanded to prison by Magistrate Rushell Liverpool at the...
Less than a year after release youth back in jail again
A 22-year-old man who was among the 13 prisoners that escaped the Lusignan Prison in 2017, appeared before Magistrate Sherdel...
Minibus driver, conductor charged with assaulting cop, resisting arrest
A Route 45 minibus driver and conductor, who were caught on camera assaulting a Traffic Officer and resisting arrest, appeared...
Bible student charged with rape
A 25-year-old Theology student of a Bible College was on Monday charged for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman. Samuel Whaul...
Woman burnt to death in Mon Repos fire
A 57-year-old woman was burnt to death in her house in the wee hours of Sunday at Lot 564 Block...
Man, pregnant girlfriend remanded on fraud charges
A 57-year-old man and his pregnant 19-year-old girlfriend appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly Friday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, accused...
Canadian/Guyanese father accused of killing 11-Y-0 daughter
Feb. 14th was Riya Rajkumar’s 11th birthday, her mom’s birthday and Valentine’s Day. It was also the day she was...
Victim stabbed during alleged robbery, suspect remanded
Eon Vyphius, who allegedly stabbed a man during the course of a robbery, was remanded to prison Friday by Magistrate...
Kaneville family robbed of car at gunpoint
A Kaneville, East Bank Demarara family was robbed of their red Toyota Raum motor car at gunpoint just before dawn...
Canal family traumatised after attempted robbery
A family of Canal No.2, Belle West, West Bank Demerara was saved by their dog Thursday afternoon when two boys...
Convicted fraudster accused of impersonating Health Minister, scams man of $2.1M
An inmate of the Camp Street Prison was on Friday accused of impersonating Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence and...
Pregnant woman claims assault by drunk Rose Hall Police
Ranks at the Rose Hall Outpost are currently under investigation after they allegedly manhandled a mother of seven while responding...
Pastor missing since 2017; mother desperate for answers
Navindra Ramdin, 28, also known as ‘Rockey’ of Richardsville, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, was last seen at his brothers’...
Teen stabbed to death during fight over slippers
A 24-year-old man of Swan Village Soesdyke, Linden Highway is in police custody for the murder of 19-year-old Alex Daniels,...
Over $20M in losses as Corentyne house goes up in flames
A family of five of Lot 3 Fyrish Corentyne, Berbice are contemplating their next move after their house was destroyed...
Young Baramita resident missing since 2017
“He can’t just disappear like that,” said Kenneth Baird, the father of the now 20-year-old Kenyon Baird, who mysteriously disappeared...
Cuban doctor, wife jailed for fake passports
Alexie Vázquez and his wife Juliet Sanchez were sentenced to 12 months imprisonment by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for forging...
Taxi driver allegedly caught with Cannabis, remanded to prison
Taxi driver, Sherwin Edwards Clarke, 36, was remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan Thursday for allegedly trafficking over...
