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...
Commissioners sworn-in to probe entry and subsequent release of private unnamed vessel
An unnamed private vessel was intercepted, detained and subsequently released after it was found in Guyana’s water between February 11...
BUSTED: Dataram wife arrested for smuggling contraband into Mazaruni prison
By Leroy Smith Anjanie Boodnarine, the reputed wife of Barry Dataram was moments ago arrested as she attempted to smuggle...
UPDATE: Police uncover human remains in Mibicuri farm yard; presumed to be missing woman.
The Police in Berbice have uncovered what appear to the remains of Lilwantie Balack. They began digging in the woman’s...
Breaking News: Man, sweet woman arrested after wife disappeared for 7 months; Search on for shallow grave
Scores of villagers from the closely knitted community of Black Bush Polder on the Corentyne have flocked the street, as...
Florida man gets five years for car crash that killed his wife as they had sex
(New York Daily News, Thursday, March 30, 2017) The South Florida man blamed for killing his wife in a car crash —...
Bar owner shot by security guard
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting of A 20-year-old businessman of 37 Adventure, Essequibo Coast, which occurred about...
Office Assistant remanded for causing death of Corentyne Welder
A 32-year-old man was today (Wednesday, March 29, 2017) charged with causing the death of 20-year-old Irshad Mamood of Lot...
Man narrowly escapes death after fleeing armed bandit
An Indian National who was on his way home along with his friends, was shot and hospitalised during an attempted...
Father and daughter robbed at gunpoint; Bandits on the run
Two men invaded the home of a Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara family last evening, carted off with an undisclosed...
Businessman, Welder shot and robbed by bicycle bandits
A Businessman was last evening (Tuesday, March 28, 2017) shot and robbed of his gold chain while he was attempting...
GDF boosted with approximately $300M boat purchases
By Leroy Smith The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) today (Wednesday, March 29, 2017) received two brand new Metal Shark Boats...
PPP urges Judiciary to not buckle under pressure amidst AG’s alleged threat to High court Judge
Peoples’ Progressive Party’s Press Statement The PPP is deeply concerned about the reckless utterances and their implications made by Attorney...
27-year-old dies in East Bank Accident
Nizamudeen Muhammed lost his life in the wee hours of Tuesday morning (March 28, 2017), after the vehicle which he...
Venezuelan President Asks UN for Help with Medical Supplies
CARACAS, Venezuela, Monday, March 27, 2017 – In an unusual acknowledgement of his country’s desperate situation, President Nicolas Maduro has asked...
One killed, driver on the run following Corentyne accident
A Corentyne family plunged into a state of mourning after a young welder was killed during an accident on the...
Food and Drug Department monitoring imports from Brazil amidst meat scandal
Following allegations of Brazilian companies selling unsafe produce for years and the subsequent banning of these products by several countries,...
Story of a horrific life, no woman should endure
By Leroy Smith Bibi Nazarena Houston, 24 years old of East Bank Essequibo (E.B.E) is now childless, has one arm,...
Construction worker dies in horrific smash-up
By Leroy Smith The relatives of 29-year-old Simon Simpson Paul, a construction worker of Section ‘B’ Lot 13, Sideline Dam,...
