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...
24-Y-O killed in Yarrowkabra accident
A motorist lost his life late Monday after his vehicle crashed into a parked lorry on the Yarrowkabra Public Road,...
Vendor charged with rape of teen; released on $350,000 bail
A 25-year-old vendor was on Wednesday charged and released on $350,000 bail for raping a 12-year-old girl. Stephon Belle of...
Three charged for robbery at Chinese store
Three men were on Wednesday charged with breaking into a Chinese store along Alexander Street, Georgetown and stealing $4.6M worth...
Mahdia family says man wrongfully locked up after “dhal” fight with cop
A family is accusing the police in Mahdia, Region Eight of abusing their authority after they arrested a father of...
Venezuelan passenger plane released
The private plane which was detained at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIIA) has been released. About two weeks ago,...
Marijuana, cell phones, other items found inside NA Prison
Over forty prohibited items along with 146 ziploc bags of marijuana were found Tuesday at the New Amsterdam Prison during...
Miner charged with murder of ex-girlfriend
A 38-year-old miner was today charged with the murder of a woman, whose skeletal remains were recently discovered at a...
VIDEO: Dead bandits had “long criminal history” – Top Cop
Three of the five bandits who were killed during an attempted robbery at Pattensen, Greater Georgetown this morning had a...
4 years jail for duo found guilty of cocaine trafficking
Two men were on Tuesday sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined $6M by Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan for trafficking...
Dead suspected bandits identified
Three of the five suspected bandits who were shot dead this morning during an attempted robbery at Pattensen, Greater Georgetown,...
Suspected bandits killed during attempted robbery
Five men, who allegedly attempted to break into a house at Pattensen, East Coast Demerara were killed in the wee...
Man granted $200K bail for $2.1M robbery
A 39-year-old Painter of Lot 192 Back Street, Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was today charged with robbery under arms...
Lloyd Singh charged with selling unregistered drug to GPHC
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the International Pharmaceutical Agency (IPA) was today charged for selling unregistered drugs to the...
Couple beaten, stabbed on Seawall
A 34-year-old miner of Laing Avenue, Georgetown is in a stable condition at a city hospital nursing a stab wound...
Berbice domestic worker dies after severe beating by husband
Six days after allegedly being beaten by her husband, 44-year-old domestic worker Sabita Shamnarine of Line Path Village, East Berbice,...
Gunman, 2 victims dead; 12 others injured in Toronto Greektown shooting
[CBC.CA] – A gunman and two victims are dead and 12 others are in hospital after a shooting in Toronto’s Greektown neighbourhood on Sunday...
Canal man sets fire to Lumber yard, damages ex-wife’s car
A 37-year-old man has been arrested after he set fire to a lumber yard at lot 40 Alliance, Canal #2,...
One dead, two hospitalised in West Side accident
Twenty-year old Victor Aditya Ram of Lot 496 Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara (WCD), was pronounced dead on arrival...
