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...
Teen sex worker charged with robbery
A 19-year-old male sex worker on Thursday appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, accused of...
Suspect in murder of Army Lieutenant turns self in
A man who was wanted for the fatal stabbing of 26-year-old Guyana Defence Force Lieutenant, turned himself into the Police...
Ex-cop to stand High Court trial for murder of wife
Ex-Police Special Constable Jermain Bristol was on Wednesday committed to stand trial at the High Court for the murder of...
Driver killed, passenger injured in Corentyne accident
A driver succumbed to his injuries at the Skeldon Public Hospital hours after he crashed into a parked tractor on...
Double tragedy: Bandits kill Bush Lot brothers
Tragedy greeted a family of Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne on New Year’s Day when bandits murdered two brothers. Dead are...
Essequibo Coast youth stabbed to death
A 20-year-old resident of Pomona, Essequibo Coast has been arrested for the murder of a 23-year-old labourer of Vilvoorden, Essequibo...
Toshao beheaded in Region Seven
Residents of the remote village of Kurutuku were thrown into a state of shock on New Year’s Day after their...
Army Lieutenant stabbed to death in Berbice
A twenty-six-year-old Lieutenant of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), who was visiting his family, was stabbed to death following an...
Man executed in front of Queenstown Hotel
A 38-year-old man was on early Sunday morning executed in front of the Adventure Suits Hotel at Foreshaw Street, Queenstown,...
Women killed in accident
Two women, 51 and 54 years old were on Saturday afternoon killed in an accident on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway. According...
Gov’t launches probe into death of child in mining pit
The Ministry of Natural Resources has launched an investigation into the death of an 11-year-old boy of North West District,...
11-Y-O killed in mining pit collapse
Police are investigating the death of an 11-year-old, who was killed after a mining pit collapsed at Creek Backdam, North...
Businessman on $400K bail for fatal accident
Twenty-eight-year-old Oscar Stull appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan on Friday, charged with causing the death of Quacy Lewis along...
Truck driver dies in Mahaicony accident
Thirty-nine-year old Travis Isaac of Tempie Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB) was pronounced dead on arrival at the Mahaicony Cottage...
‘Overdose’ stabbed to death, police hunt ‘Nick-Knock’
Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man known only as ‘Overdose’ who was found bleeding from a...
Nurse jumps to safety as Berbice house goes up in flames
A fire of unknown origin on Boxing Day completely destroyed the home of a Nurse and her brother and caused...
Residents deliberately blocked road causing fatal accident
A section of the Number 59 Village, Public Road was deliberately blocked which resulted in an accident that claimed the...
Berbice robbery: Mother, daughter shot; man gagged with cardboard
The Police in Berbice are investigating a robbery where a mother and her daughter were shot by bandits on Christmas...
