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...
Kuru Kururu driver nabbed with marijuana
A 40 – year old driver of Kuru Kururu, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was nabbed with several parcels of compressed...
Gunmen invade Coffee Bean
Just before lunch today, two gunmen stormed the Coffee Bean café located on Church Street, Georgetown. The News Room was...
1-year-old allegedly raped
By Bibi Khatoon A mother is now distraught after she found that her 1 year, 5 months old baby was...
Man charged with killing teen wife
Twenty – five – year old Ryan Singh of 48 West Ruimveldt, Georgetown and of #2 Village East Canje Berbice,...
Probe launched into illegal aircraft, airstrip in Region 9
Authorities have begun investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of an abandoned aircraft on an illegal airstrip in Region Nine,...
Fish vendor charged with $28M armed robbery
A 25-year-old fish vendor was remanded to prison on Monday in connection with a $28M armed robbery committed on a...
Illegal aircraft, airstrip discovered in Region 9
Surveillance by the police over the last four weeks led to the discovery of an illegal aircraft and airstrip in...
Jealous Ex-boyfriend opens fire at Kitty seawall
By Leroy Smith The police in ‘A’ Division are investigating a shooting incident where three persons escaped death or injury...
Electrician murdered in Berbice
Police are investigating the murder of 50-year-old Sylvan Stull, an electrician of Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, who was stabbed to...
GDF ranks injured in Timehri accident
Lance Corporal in the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), 21-year-old Jamal McPherson of Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara, has been admitted...
Miner bludgeoned to death
Police are investigating the murder of 53-year-old Mohabeer Gangdeen, a miner of Old Road, Timehri, East Bank Demerara, who was...
Pedestrian killed by cop, Constable crashes car
Police are investigating a fatal accident on the Soesdyke Public Road, East Bank Demerara, involving Motor Car PPP 8497 driven...
Update: Decomposed body yet to be identified
By Royan Abrams The Police in Berbice are making efforts to identify the badly decomposed body of a male who...
Decomposed body found in Black Bush Polder
By Royan Abrams The badly decomposed body of a male was discovered in a canal by a farmer in the...
DEVELOPING: Man shot in city street
By Leroy Smith A man was moments ago shot by a so far unknown assailant along New Market Street in...
Five charged with rape in Bartica
Five men were granted bail on Friday after they appeared at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court, charged with rape. Police reported...
Update: Businessman planned to kill wife days before after she refused to sell property
By Royan Abrams The brutal killing of popular East Canje businesswoman by her husband, who later took his own life,...
Man arrested for alleged rape of Corentyne girl
A 21-year-old unemployed male is in police custody at the #51 Police Station after he was accused of raping a...
