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...
Four Prison Officers smuggled rum, cigarettes into Lusignan; to be charged
Four prison officers have been interdicted from duty and will be charged after it was found that they smuggled a...
Drugs, weapons found at Lusignan Prison Holding Bays
A large quantity of contraband items including drugs and weapons were discovered during a raid at the Lusignan Prison Holding...
Mother, father, daughter-in-law charged with drug trafficking
Three members of a North Ruimveldt, Georgetown family was on Monday charged for drug trafficking and was remanded to prison...
Security guard killed in West side accident
Police are investigating an accident which claimed the life of a 71-year-old security guard of lot 1 Public Road, Cornelia...
Canada seizes 81 kilos cocaine from Guyana
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canada Border Services Agency have seized 81 kilos of suspected cocaine concealed in...
Labourer arrested with unlicensed weapon, ammo
A 24-year-old labourer of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown was Monday morning arrested by Police after he was found with an unlicensed...
Subryanville hotel owner now charged with murder in death of handyman
The owner of the Tourist Villa Hotel in Subryanville, Georgetown was on Monday charged for the murder of his neighbour...
Contractor robbed by armed bandits at Lamaha Springs
A contractor was Saturday night robbed by armed bandits as he was walking to a friend’s house at Lamaha Springs,...
Couple robbed at gunpoint in Kitty
A couple was Saturday night robbed at gunpoint by a lone bandit at Dhanrad Street, Newtown, Kitty, Georgetown. Michael Francois-Johnson,...
Tuschen man surrenders after Uitvlugt ‘hit and run’
A 25-year-old man has turned himself into the Police after he fled the scene of a fatal accident at Uitvlugt,...
Teen Mom, baby, and driver killed in Essequibo accident
A teen mother and her six-month old baby, along with the driver of the vehicle they were in, were killed...
Berbice man killed after reversing canter strikes him off motorcycle
A Canje, Berbice man was killed after he was struck off his motorcycle by a reversing canter. Dead is Rajendranauth...
Businessman lured Venezuelan men to build cages; charged for trafficking
A 61-year-old businessman was Friday remanded to prison by the Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for trafficking two Venezuelan Nationals. Feezal...
Baby and driver killed in Essequibo Coast accident
A three-month old baby and a driver were reportedly killed in an accident on the Essequibo Coast after noon on...
‘Fifty’ charged with murder of Linden’s Leroy Baron
Travis Hazel, 31, also known as “Fifty” was on Friday charged for the murder of Linden resident, Leroy Baron. Hazel...
Ryan Crawford pleads not guilty; gets 11 top-ranking lawyers
Represented by a batch of top-ranking attorneys, attorney Ryan Crawford appeared at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court Friday morning to face...
‘Grinch’ crushed to death by log
A 20-year-old labourer of lot 100 Block 22 Squatting Area Wismar, Linden is now dead after he was crushed by...
Grove man killed after struck by truck; CCTV footage goes missing
A 34-year-old man lost his life last week after he was struck down by a speeding truck outside his home...
