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...
GRDB members slapped with 34 fraud charges
Two former board members of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) were on Friday slapped with 34 fraud-related charges and...
2011 prison escapee captured in Suriname
A 43-year-old prisoner who escaped from the New Amsterdam Prison on June 11, 2011 was recaptured in Suriname by law...
Woman cries for help after 25 years of abuse
A mother is desperately crying out for help after she suffered her worst physical abuse at the hands of her...
100% increase in Berbice road fatalities
By Royan Abrams So far for this year, the Traffic Department in ‘B’ Division, which covers the Berbice Region, has...
50-Y-0 killed in early morning accident
An early morning accident on the Land of Canaan Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) has resulted in the death...
Diamond family of 7 homeless following fire
By Devina Samaroo A family of seven is now left homeless after their Lot 1892 Diamond houses went up in...
Woman jumps to safety after husband sets house on fire
By Bibi Khatoon A man who suspected that his wife was having an affair, locked her inside their Lot 182...
Trio busted with illegal gun
Police have arrested three men between the ages of 22-26, who were found in a car with an illegal weapon...
GDF rank killed in Lethem accident
Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 02:20hrs on Wednesday on the Lethem Public Road resulting in the...
Businessman, friend remanded on gun charges
Two men appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, charged with the illegal possession...
Cocaine charge dismissed against Taxi Driver
After spending almost five months on remand, 26-year-old taxi driver, Keon Aaron was on Tuesday freed of a drug trafficking...
Man granted bail for alleged rape of girl
Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Tuesday released Joel Patterson on $120,000 bail for the rape of a 12-year-old girl. The...
Father wants justice for son who was brutally murdered
By Royan Abrams Relatives of a Corentyne labourer who was brutally killed allegedly by six men are calling for justice...
Kitty man charged with murder of ‘Saga’, jailed on marijuana charge
A 26-year-old man was remanded to prison on Tuesday for the murder of 64-year-old Godfrey Scipio called ‘Saga’ – a...
Traffic Chief, ‘C’ Division Commander proceed on leave
The Guyana Police Force has announced that as of Tuesday, October 17, 2017, Commander of ‘C’ Division (East Coast Demerara),...
Alleged Republic Bank robbers granted bail
After almost four months on remand, the men implicated in the armed robbery committed on Republic Bank’s Water Street branch...
Bharatraj Mulai, convict in sensational ‘92 Mahaica murder, dies
Bharatraj Mulai, who was sentenced to death with his brother Lallman, for the murder of their neighbour in the Mahaica...
Ex-cop busted with illegal gun, ammo; had escaped from custody
A former member of the Guyana Police Force was on Monday remanded to prison on three firearms-related charges along with...
