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...
Crabwood Creek fire destroys Pensioner’s house
A fire of unknown origin on Monday afternoon completely destroyed the home of a pensioner at Grant 1802 Crabwood Creek,...
Security Guard robbed in Leopold St.
Police are investigating the alleged armed robbery committed on 35-year-old Wendel Maynard, a Security Guard of South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, which...
Corporal accidentally shoots self with unlicensed weapon
A Police Corporal is a patient at the Mabaruma Hospital after he actually shot himself while placing an unlicensed firearm...
Teen charged with attempted murder, granted bail
A 19-year-old Grove East Bank Demerara resident on Monday appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan, charged with attempted murder. Calvin...
Taxi Driver remanded for 150lbs ganja found on Sheriff St.
A 30-year-old Taxi Driver was on Monday slapped with a drug trafficking charge, days after he allegedly abandoned his car...
Weather hampers search for Shanette Savory’s body
Five days after the Police charged a man they said had confessed to the murder of Shanette Savory, the remains...
Woman injured during shooting at City ‘Vibz’ nightclub
A 39-year-old woman is hospitalised with a gunshot injury to her left hand following a shooting at the City Vibz...
Crime Chief ‘prepared’ to be Police Commissioner
Crime Chief Paul Williams, who has over three decades of experience in the Police Force, Monday morning said he was...
29-Y-O shot dead at Better Hope
A 29-year-old man was Saturday night shot dead at his Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home. The dead man...
One dead, 4 injured as alleged drunk driver crashes car
One person is dead and four others are nursing serious injuries after the car they were in careened off the...
Young couple beaten, robbed in New Amsterdam
Two armed men pounced on a popular Lottery Shop located at Lot 25 Main and Charles Place in New Amsterdam,...
Youths arrested after robbing businessman
Police Thursday evening arrested two persons on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) after they crashed their getaway vehicle following...
Berbice students allegedly molested by Pastor
A man, who claims he is a Pastor, is currently in police custody for allegedly sexually molesting nine children between...
Fire engulfs Regent Street store
Firefighters were called into action Friday afternoon to battle a small blaze that ignited at D Singh and Sons store...
Murder convicts who pretended to be First Lady charged
Two inmates of the Mazaruni Prison were today charged with impersonating First Lady, Sandra Granger and swindling money from two...
Bill Cosby found guilty of sexual assault
(BBC) – US comedian Bill Cosby has been found guilty of three counts of sexual assault, each of which carries a...
Young couple accused of trafficking Ecstasy
A young couple of Providence, East Bank Demerara appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan today, charged with trafficking Ecstasy. Lonsdale...
Ex-Lover charged with murder in disappearance of Soesdyke woman 2 years ago
As the police investigation continues into the disappearance of 37-year-old Shawnette Savory who went missing two years ago, her ex-boyfriend...
