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...
Teen dies in early morning accident
Police are investigating the circumstances which led to the death of 19-year-old Mark Arjune, who died in an accident on...
Gunmen invade Suria Manufacturing
Police are on the hunt for three men, who allegedly robbed an employee and a customer at Suria Manufacturing at...
Baby’s skull fractured, man missing in separate boat accidents
By Devina Samaroo A three-month-old baby is battling for his life while another man is feared dead following two separate...
Duo accused of running fake church feeding programme
A couple accused of scamming victims into donating monies to a fake church feeding programme was on Friday jointly charged...
Father, teen son, employee confess to murder of Corentyne youth
By Royan Abrams Swift action by ranks from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Berbice have led to the arrest...
$118M prison boat to sail by November month end
(Department of Public Information, Georgetown, Guyana) Prisoners are soon to be transported to the Mazaruni high-level security prison via a...
Victims of 1976 Cubana Air disaster remembered
73 persons who perished in the Cubana Air Disaster 41 years ago, were today remembered. On October 6, 1976, two...
Ramjattan accepts police delinquency in dealing with domestic violence
By Bibi Khatoon Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan has acknowledged that police ranks have been ignoring reports of domestic...
Minibus driver charged with raping school girl
Minibus driver, Quacy Sealey, also known as “Cayenne” was on Friday charged with raping a 15-year-old school girl. Sealey, who...
GRA officer charged with discharging weapon
A 35-year-old licensed firearm holder was on Friday charged with discharging his firearm in public following a shooting incident at...
Corentyne house destroyed by fire, 5 homeless
By Royan Abrams A family of five is now homeless following a fire which completely destroyed their two-story wooden and...
Elderly women confirmed strangled, two confess to murder
Two of the five suspects in custody have confessed to the murder of two elderly women who were found bound...
Corentyne youth chopped to pieces, burnt in burial ground
By Royan Abrams Detectives are on the scene investigating an incident in which a Corentyne labourer was reportedly chopped to...
Cop charged with stealing gun, ammo from TSU
A 21-year-old Police Constable attached to the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) was on Friday charged with stealing a firearm from...
Female among four in custody for murder of elderly women
Four persons are now in custody assisting with the investigation into the murder of two elderly women at their Lot...
Prison escapee recaptured
A prisoner who escaped from the Lusignan Prison on Wednesday, October 04, 2017, has been recaptured. According to the police...
Minibus slams into US Ambassador’s vehicle
By Leroy Smith A number of persons have been rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital, after a Route 44 minibus...
Remains of suspected rape victim identified
The partly decomposed body of a female who was found at Foulis, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on September 27, 2017,...
