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...
7 accused found not guilty of Namdar’s murder
After some four hours of deliberating, a High Court jury Monday afternoon returned not guilty verdicts against seven persons who...
Fruit vendor charged with rape of disabled girl
A 61-year-old fruit vendor was on Monday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for the alleged rape of...
Fire leaves more than 15 homeless
Two families are now homeless following a fire on Sunday at Lot 3 B and C Tucville Terrace East La...
One dead in early morning accident
Police are investigating an early morning accident on Princes Street, Georgetown that claimed the life of 35-year-old Trevin Butters. News...
17-Y-0 accused of stabbing pregnant girlfriend, released on self-bail
A 17-year-old boy was on Monday released on self-bail for allegedly wounding his 16-year-old girlfriend, who is six months pregnant....
‘Young and the Restless’ actor dead at 52
Kristoff St. John, best known for his role on the long-running soap opera “Young and the Restless,” died Sunday, Fox News...
Man stabbed to death by Nephew over stolen cell phone
A 26-year-old man of Lot 11 Public Road Somerset, Essequibo Coast is in police custody after he allegedly stabbed his 39-year-old Uncle...
Cyclist killed in Berbice accident
A 27-year-old resident of El Dorado Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB) is in police custody after the car he was...
Trio allegedly busted with 70 lbs of Marijuana
Three men, including a Venezuelan National, were remanded to prison Friday by Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul for allegedly trafficking over 70 pounds of cannabis. Siddique Karahmad,...
Crabwood Creek farmer stabbed to death during home invasion
Bandits broke into the Lot 22 Grant 1655 Crabwood Creek house of 59-year-old Deoprakash “William” Lallbachan and stabbed him three times to the chest at around 22:30hrs...
Human skull found on Wismar Shore
Police in Linden Thursday found a suspected human skull on the Wismar Shore, in close proximity of the Wismar/Mackenzie Bridge....
Police with sniffer dog move in at QC after online threats
An online threat by the same person/persons involved in threats against School of the Nations surfaced against the Bishop’s High...
Five boys raped; Canal man arrested
A 44-year-old man from Belle West, West Bank Demerara is now in police custody after he was found with five...
Charlestown drug bust: 4 years jail, $8.4M fine for Demonick, female freed
Fifty-eight-year-old Courtney Demonick appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus Friday and pleaded guilty to the possession of 89.23 kilograms of cannabis...
Baby boy killed in Triumph fire
Tragedy struck a Triumph, East Coast Demerara family of ten Thursday afternoon when a fire of unknown origin engulfed the...
Fmr. murder accused to stand High Court trial for rape
Forty-three-year-old Odingo Greene, who was previously accused of two murders, has been committed to stand trial at the High Court...
5 years jail, $136M fine for 143 lbs of cocaine
Thirty-five-year old boat captain, Damion Williams of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara was sentenced to serve five years in prison...
Two Venezuelans charged for stealing from interior shop
Two Venezuelan nationals were remanded to prison for allegedly breaking into a shop along the Kaikan River, Region Seven and...
