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...
Man kills self after murdering wife, daughter
Police found the body of the man who killed his wife and daughter this morning at their Glasgow Housing Scheme,...
Breaking News: Berbice man kills wife, daughter
Police are on the hunt for a man who allegedly killed his wife and stabbed his daughter to death this...
Canal farmers shot, beaten by bandits
A farmer is hospitalised with a gunshot wound to his arm and his 68-year-old father is nursing injuries to the...
Labourer shot dead at Cattle Ranch in East Canje
Police are investigating the murder of 51-year-old Harrinarine Samaroo, who was found with a gunshot wound to the neck at...
Kitty man stabbed to death at Stabroek Market
A 22-year-old vendor died at the Georgetown Public Hospital last night hours after he was stabbed during a confrontation with...
Young farmer pinned to death in tractor accident
A 20-year-old man died on Monday morning after the tractor he was driving toppled and pinned him underneath at Philipe...
$8M in diesel stolen from SOL
Police are investigating a robbery which occurred at SOL Guyana Incorporated located at Lot BB Rome, Agricola, East Bank Demerara,...
Five homeless in West Ruimveldt fire
Five persons are now homeless after a fire completely destroyed a flat wooden house which is located about two corners...
Over 3000 ganja plants destroyed in Linden
Police on Saturday afternoon destroyed two marijuana farms at Watooka, Wismar in Linden. One of the farms, located in the...
Gang raids Cuyuni Camp, carts off with US$13M worth of gold
A gang has terrorised a mining camp in the Black Water Backdam, Cuyuni Region, leaving one person injured before they...
Cane Harvester dies in Berbice accident
A 45-year-old cane harvester of Whim Village Coretyne died after he was struck down by a motorcar on the Whim...
Non Pariel home destroyed by fire
A fire on Friday night completely destroyed a two storey wooden and concrete house at Non-Pariel on the East Coast...
‘Otiesha’ charged with rape of boy
Otis ‘Otiesha’ Pearson was today charged with engaging in sexual activity with a 14-year-old boy. Pearson appeared before Senior Magistrate...
GRA seizes $6M in foreign alcohol
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Tuesday seized a large quantity of smuggled alcohol at a location on the East...
Businessman, contractor robbed at gunpoint
Police are on the hunt for two men who held a 65-year-old businessman and his contractor at gunpoint on Thursday...
Another Eccles family tied up, robbed by gunmen
Another Eccles, East Bank Demerara family is now counting their losses after two masked gunmen broke into their Lot 998...
Woman pinned in car by steel rail after driver swerves from pothole
An early morning accident on the Eversham Public Road, East Berbice/Corentyne has left a woman nursing severe injuries to her leg....
Independent Psychiatrist to lead evidence in defence of GDF Captain
The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the case involving Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Captain Orwain Sandy, who is charged with the...
