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...
Lab Technician robbed at gunpoint on Main Street
A 40-year-old Lab Technician, who was on her way to pay her GPL bill, was attacked and robbed by two...
Two charged in connection with huge cocaine bust in Parika
Two men appeared before Senior Magistrate, Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Friday, December 29, 2017, charged with...
Pensioner dies after son sets her on fire
Seventy – three – year old Mengree Dahri known as ‘Gladys’ succumbed to injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital on...
Housewife fights back, bandit severely beaten in Sophia
Twenty – three – year old Ronaldo Parris of ‘C’ Field Sophia was given a sound thrashing after he attacked...
Alleged speeding ‘Sky Cow’ driver slapped with 5 charges
A Route 32 minibus driver, who fled the scene of an accident at Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Sunday,...
Youth charged with murder of Craig man
A 21-year-old man was on Wednesday remanded to prison for the murder of 40-year-old clothes vendor, Purcell Moore from Cayenne,...
Miner charged with murder of friend
A 37-year-old miner on Wednesday, December 27, 2017, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, charged...
Jeweller robbed of $500k gold chain at wedding house
Police are on the hunt for two men who allegedly robbed 34-year-old Dandkumar Jeebo of a gold chain valued $500,000...
Motorcyclist dies after head-on collision on Mandela Avenue
Shaquille Browne of Norton Street, Lodge was pronounced dead at the scene of an accident on Tuesday night (December...
43 Y-O killed after crashing into lamp post in Providence
A 43-year-old man is now dead after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving and crashed into a...
3 shot during wedding house brawl
Police are on the hunt for two men who allegedly shot three persons during a wedding house brawl on Saturday...
Mechanic ‘mysteriously’ shot while cleaning drain
A 36-year-old Mechanic of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown was early this morning shot in his left leg, but he claims...
Mon Repos man caught with gun in crotch
A 29-year-old Labourer is in police custody for being in possession of an unlicensed 9mm pistol. A brief police statement...
Sophia man stabbed to death, girlfriend hospitalised
Police are looking for a Sophia resident known as “Kevin” in connection with the murder of 35-year-old Celwyn Allen, who...
GDF rank killed in accident at Houston
A 22-year-old rank of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is now dead after he lost control of the motorcycle...
Taxi driver busted with 66kg of cocaine
Police have arrested a 33-year-old Taxi Driver with almost 66 kilograms of cocaine [approximately 145 pounds] hidden inside a gas...
Mother dead, children hospitalised in Windsor Forest accident
Forty – seven – year old Romona Persaud was pronounced dead on arrival at the West Demerara Regional Hospital following...
One dead, another critical after car crashes into utility pole
A 26-year old man is now dead while his 27-year-old colleague is battling for his life following an accident on...
