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...
Top Cop lambastes Magistrate over “derogatory” comments
Police Commissioner (ag), David Ramnarine believes a Springlands Magistrate has “an axe to grind” with investigators who are involved in...
Father, son charged with murder of Vendor
A father and his son were today charged with the murder of a 22-year-old vendor, who was stabbed to death...
APNU+AFC Councillor jailed
Abel Seetaram 36, of Lot 121 B Woodley Park, West Coast Berbice was today sentenced to 18 months imprisonment after...
Body of 6-Y-O found
The body of a 6-year-old student of the Abrams Creek Primary school was found on Tuesday night in the Pomeroon...
VIDEO: Magistrate calls Police ‘bunch of jokers’ as more murder charges laid in piracy attack
Springlands Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh Wednesday accused the Police of “behaving like a bunch of jokers” as more murder charges were...
Grove robbery: Security frees self from shoelace, police nab bandits in Supermarket
A 53-year-old Security Guard Wednesday morning escaped from captive to alert police of a robbery attempt at a Chinese Supermarket...
‘Frustrated’ youth on attempted murder charge tells court he wants to die
A 21-year-old resident of Diamond, East Bank Demerara caused much chaos at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court this morning when he...
Blunt trauma to head caused death of young Georgetown woman
A Post Mortem Examination (PME) conducted on the remains of 19-year-old Sasia Adams today revealed that she died from blunt...
VIDEO: 3 bandits caught during attempted robbery
Three bandits were this morning arrested at Grove on the East Bank of Demerara after they attempted to rob a...
4 arrested for shooting GRA Officers
Four men have been arrested in connection with the shooting of law enforcement officers attached to the Guyana Revenue Authority...
6-year-old feared drowned in Pomeroon River
A search is on for the body of a 6-year-old student of the Abrams Creek Primary school after he reportedly...
UPDATE: Conflicting reports surround death of woman
Conflicting reports have emerged about what could have led to the death of a 19-year-old woman from Pomeroon, Essequibo. Sasia...
Five remanded in CANU’s Parika drug bust
Five men appeared at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court this morning before Magistrate Rushell Liverpool, charged with trafficking in narcotics. It...
Cosmetologist busted with ganja at Ogle Airport
A 22-year-old Cosmetologist of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown was remanded to prison today on a drug trafficking charge. Shareesa Tappin known...
Woman critical after allegedly “jumping” from moving car
A 19-year-old Clerk of Princess Ramada is on life support at a private city hospital after she allegedly jumped from...
Five busted with cocaine, ganja in Parika
Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on June 6, intercepted a quantity of suspected cocaine and marijuana concealed in...
Teen miner shot dead under mysterious circumstances
Police are investigating the death of 19-year-old Joel Amad, a miner of Anarika, Essequibo River, who died on Monday night...
Businessman accused of rape on station bail
The Corentyne Businessman /Rice Farmer who was arrested for the alleged rape of a nine-year-old girl was placed on $100,000...
